Love, Ella: The Original Versions [Remaster]

Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Producer: Harry Weinger (Compilation)
Distributor: Universal Distribution

Notes: Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Ellis Larkins (piano); Nelson Riddle, Paul Weston, Billy May, Buddy Bregman. Additional personnel: Dick Jacobs, Hank Jones , Ray Brown , Rudy Taylor, Ray Charles Singers, Bill Doggett (unknown instrument); Chick Webb & His Orchestra, Count Basie & His Orchestra, Duke Ellington Orchestra, Joe Williams , Sy Oliver & His Orchestra. Audio Remasterer: Seth Foster.

Through unparalleled ability and judicious choice of repertoire, Ella Fitzgerald became the foremost female interpreter of the 20th-century Great American Popular Song Book. With producer Norman Granz she worked on the "songbook" series, placing on record definitive performances of the work of America's leading songwriters. Fitzgerald had a wide vocal range, but her voice retained a youthful, light vibrancy throughout the greater part of her career, bringing a fresh and appealing quality to most of her material, especially her scat singing. While there are still numerous excellent artists whose work has been strongly influenced by Fitzgerald, the social and artistic conditions that helped to create America's First Lady of Song no longer exist, and it seems highly unlikely that we shall ever see or hear her like again.

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