Good, But Reissue "Brighten the Corner!"

The greatest Jazz singer ever applies herself to Gospel. It's great! There's only one problem with it: all 10 tracks are taken from the 1967 Capitol album "Brighten the Corner" (which had 14 tracks). Missing from that album are "Abide with Me," "God Will Take Care of You," "Let the Lower Lights Be Burning" and "Rock of Ages." I guess there were copyright problems in getting the entire album reissued under the "Spirituals" title. The Capitol album, issued on CD in 1991, is currently out of print. Capitol, BRING IT BACK!!! In the meantime, this'll do, or I suggest going to ebay and seeing if you can find "Brighten the Corner" being offered.

Just okay

This particular CD is, from what I can tell by listening to it, material recorded sometime in the early to mid 1970's. The style of the arrangements as well as Ella's vocals here reflect that. The performances are less than spectacular, and if you are not a big fan of Ms. Fitzgerald's, then I would skip this one. But, the CD is far from worthless and I wouldn't hold it against anyone for having this CD.