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The Best of the Song Books: The Ballads

The Best of the Song Books:  The Ballads
 

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The Best of the Song Books: The Ballads

 
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Label: Polygram Records
Rating: 5.0
 
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Description: Never as dramatic in her interpretations as Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgerald nonetheless imbued the songs she chose with a personal touch. This disc, one of several recent distillations of her epochal Songbook series, wisely chooses a number of relatively lesser known pieces ("Let's Begin," "You're Laughing at Me") to complement classic readings of "I'm Old Fashioned," "Oh, Lady Be Good!" and "Ill Wind (You're Blowing Me No Good)." Ella's singing tended to shield her pain, but the resigned note she brings to some of these numbers is touching. A good starter disc for those who would investigate her wide-ranging Verve catalog. --Rickey Wright
 
 

 
Tracklist of The Best of the Song Books: The Ballads

Disc 1
1 Oh, Lady Be Good  4:04 no lyrics yet - submit it
2 I'm Old Fashioned  3:30 no lyrics yet - submit it
3 Laura  3:46 no lyrics yet - submit it
4 Day Dream  4:01 no lyrics yet - submit it
5 Easy to Love  3:27 no lyrics yet - submit it
6 It Was Written in the Stars  5:12 no lyrics yet - submit it
7 How Long Has This Been Going On?  3:15 no lyrics yet - submit it
8 Let's Begin  3:01 no lyrics yet - submit it
9 Now It Can Be Told  3:12 no lyrics yet - submit it
10 There's a Small Hotel  2:49 no lyrics yet - submit it
11 Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me  7:39 no lyrics yet - submit it
12 Ill Wind  3:53 no lyrics yet - submit it
13 You're Laughing at Me  3:18 no lyrics yet - submit it
14 Ship Without a Sail  4:11 no lyrics yet - submit it
15 Trav'lin' Light  3:48 no lyrics yet - submit it
16 This Time the Dream's on Me  4:35 no lyrics yet - submit it

Reviews:

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!