Ella sets the standard

If you don't already own any Ella Fitzgerald recordings, you should buy all three in this "Best of the Songbooks" collection. Ella shows us how jazz is to be sung.

Gives me chills in the best way

No one sings like Ella. Her voice is a warm instrument in itself, and she flows through this set in comfortable perfection. This and the two other 'Best of the Songbooks' albums are simply outstanding. 'Oh Lady Be Good' and 'I'm Old Fashioned' are especially heartfelt -- listen to the range and enunciation on both. Every note she hits sounds like it's smack in the center of her comfort zone. 'There's a Small Hotel', more obscure, is magnificent -- with a tasteful arrangement and rich performance by Buddy Bregman's orchestra -- treasureable.

Ella has been appreciated for a long time, but in the context of modern popular she is untouchable. Even after you've heard it a hundred times, each song is a discovery. An Ella album in the evening is like a glass of the best wine after a day of Coke and water.

Now it can be told!

Ella has the dreamiest voice you would ever want to hear.
I just get lost in a daydream when I hear her voice.
Every song on this CD is wonderful!