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Review 1
Few artists stand as the very definition of the art they practice, but Ella Fitzgerald is one of them. No jazz singer can avoid being influenced by her, or at least taking into account the monument of her work.
Fitzgerald didn't have the darkness of Billie Holiday, the bravura of Sarah Vaughan or the acidity of Carmen McRae, but what she did have was a suniness, a childlike joy and a classic command of her craft that audiences picked up on right away. Originally influenced by Connie Boswell, she also swung like mad, and was one of the few singers revered by jazz instrumentalists. Her scat singing, which soared through a three-and-a-half octave range, was flexible, creative and a sure crowd-pleaser. |
Players
Bill Doggett - Organ
Count Basie - Piano
Louie Bellson - Drums
Bob Cooper - Clarinet, Oboe, Sax (Tenor)
Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet
Roy Eldridge - Trumpet
Herb Ellis - Guitar
Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet
Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
Herb Geller - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Stan Getz - Sax (Tenor)
Freddie Green - Guitar
Urbie Green - Trombone
Jim Hall - Guitar
Illinois Jacquet - Sax (Tenor)
Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor)
Hank Jones - Piano
Barney Kessel - Guitar
John Kirby - Bass
Grover Mitchell - Trombone
Joe Newman - Trumpet
Oscar Peterson - Piano
Flip Phillips - Sax (Tenor)
Marshall Royal - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Bud Shank - Flute, Sax (Alto)
Sonny Stitt - Sax (Alto)
Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor)
Lester Young - Sax (Tenor)
Pete Candoli - Trumpet
Taft Jordan - Trumpet
Stan Levey - Drums
Lou Levy - Piano
Matty Matlock - Woodwind
Babe Russin - Woodwind
Chick Webb - Drums
Justin Gordon - Woodwind
Corky Hale - Harp
Coleman Hawkins - Sax (Tenor)
Moe Wechsler - Piano
Connie Kay - Drums
Albert Aarons - Trumpet
Louis Armstrong - Vocals
Everett Barksdale - Guitar
Mario Bauza - Trumpet
Frank Beach - Trumpet
Bill Beason - Drums
Benny Carter - Sax (Alto)
Milt Bernhart - Trombone
John Best - Trumpet
Sandy Block - Bass
Ray Brown - Bass
Garvin Bushell - Clarinet, Sax (Alto), Sax (Soprano)
Wayman Carver - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Buddy Catlett - Bass
Pete Clark - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
Henry Coker - Trombone
Conrad Gozzo - Trumpet
Sid Cooper - Sax (Alto)
Jimmy Crawford - Drums
Michael Cuscuna - A&R
Eric Dixon - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Don Fagerquist - Trumpet
Harold Feldman - Sax (Tenor)
Arnold Fishkin - Bass
Charlie Fowlkes - Sax (Baritone)
Tommy Fulford - Piano
Chuck Genduso - Trumpet
Chuck Gentry - Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Baritone), Woodwind
Hilton Jefferson - Sax (Alto)
Gus Johnson - Drums
Claude Jones - Trombone
Irv Kluger - Drums
Edward Kusby - Trombone
Ellis Larkins - Piano
Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
Joe Mondragon - Bass
George Matthews - Trombone
Teddy McRae - Sax (Baritone), Sax (Tenor)
Wilfred Middlebrooks - Bass
Ralph Muzillo - Trumpet
Dick Noel - Trombone
Beverly Peer - Bass
Benny Powell - Trombone
Don Rader - Trumpet
George Roberts - Trombone (Bass)
Wilbur Schwartz - Woodwind
Stuff Smith - Violin
Joe Steele - Piano
Nat Story - Trombone
Fred Stulce - Woodwind
Juan Tizol - Trombone (Valve)
John Trueheart - Guitar
Lloyd Ulyate - Trombone
Dick Vance - Trumpet
Frank Wess - Sax (Alto), Sax (Tenor)
Hy White - Guitar
Elmer Williams - Sax (Tenor)
Bernard Kaufman - Sax (Alto)
William Pritchard - Trombone
Sandy Williams - Trombone
Hollis King - Art Direction
Felix Giobbe - Bass
Sid Rubin - Sax (Tenor)
Louis Ruggiero - Trumpet
William Schaefer - Trombone
Bobby Johnson - Guitar |
Tracks
1. A-Tisket A-Tasket
2. Vote For Mr. Rhythm
3. Betcha Nickel
4. Flyin' Home
5. Nice Work If You Can Get It
6. Smooth Sailing
7. Lullaby Of Birdland
8. Night and Day
9. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
10. Sophisticated Lady
11. Oh, Lady Be Good!
12. Blue Skies
13. Mack The Knife
14. How High The Moon
15. Blues In The Night
16. (You'll Have To Swing It) Mr. Paganini
17. A Night In Tunisia
18. Shiny Stockings |
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