Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Sings the Blues

Styles: Vocal
Year: 2023
Time: 95:27
File: MP3 @ 320K/s
Size: 220,0 MB
Art: Front

(3:07) 1. Smooth Sailing (Feat. Ray Charles Singers)
(2:41) 2. See, See Rider
(4:00) 3. How Long, How Long Blues
(3:42) 4. Blues In The Night
(4:40) 5. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues (Feat. Duke Ellington & His Orchestra)
(3:07) 6. Basin Street Blues
(2:25) 7. Pete Kelly's Blues
(2:41) 8. In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)
(5:13) 9. Ella Hums The Blues
(5:41) 10. Wee Baby Blues (Live)
(3:15) 11. Good Morning Blues
(4:12) 12. Cherry Red
(5:12) 13. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues
(6:31) 14. St. Louis Blues (Live From Rome/1958)
(2:50) 15. Swingin' Shepherd Blues (Alternate Take)
(2:26) 16. Beale Street Blues
(2:32) 17. Later
(3:15) 18. Too Young For The Blues (Alternate Single Version)
(5:27) 19. Joe Williams Blues (Live In Berlin, 1961)
(2:33) 20. I'll Chase The Blues Away (Single Version / Matrix 39614) (Feat. Chick Webb And His Orchestra)
(3:01) 21. A New Shade Of Blues
(3:33) 22. Trouble In Mind
(4:02) 23. St. Louis Blues
(5:11) 24. Every Day I Have The Blues
(3:58) 25. Party Blues

Part of a Fantasy sampler series that features musicians (and in this case a notable vocalist) performing the blues, this CD features Ella Fitzgerald on 11 performances taken from a variety of sessions. Although she never specialized in the blues, Ella had no difficulty swinging over blues changes and sometimes putting strong emotion into the lowdown variety.

There is one song apiece from the 1950s and '60s, while the remainder of the program dates from 1971-1979. Ella's rendition of "C-Jam Blues" at the Santa Monica Civic in 1972 is a true classic, and other highlights include "Duke's Place" (with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1966), "I'm Walkin'," and the lengthy "Basella," with Count Basie's big band. But the material is easily available in more complete form elsewhere, making this reissue more of a sampler for casual fans. By Scott Yanow
https://www.allmusic.com/album/bluella-ella-fitzgerald-sings-the-blues mw0000615825#review

Ella Sings the Blues

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