Ella For Lovers by Ella Fitzgerald - DeepRiffs

ALBUM

This 16-track collection features Ella Fitzgerald in a variety of musical settings singing romantic songs of love. The disc covers the years 1950 to 1961 with songs taken from the Verve and Decca archives. Four songs are culled from Intimate Ella, which has pianist Paul Smith as her sole accompanist. For the six songs from Pure Ella, she is backed by the wonderful pianist Ellis Larkins. A lovely take from this session on the Gershwin brothers "I've Got a Crush on You" is a highlight of the compilation. Two tracks are lifted from the gently swinging Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! with backing by a small combo. Three songs are extracted from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook; two with small-combo backing including Paul Smith on piano, one, the haunting "Wait Till You See Her," with Barney Kessel providing guitar. The disc closes out with a song taken from Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book. "Russian Lullaby" is a spare track with Fitzgerald's majestic vocals supported by viola and harp. Fitzgerald sounds marvelous throughout, she could sing your phone bill and make it sound like a heavenly choir, and the song selection is top notch. There are a lot of Ella Fitzgerald collections available, this is a solid if not essential addition to them and also a nice disc for a romantic evening.
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1. I Got A Guy

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Double Bass: Wilfred Middlebrooks; Performer
Drums: Gus Johnson; Performer
Guitar: Herb Ellis; Performer
Performer: Lou Levy
Herb Ellis
Gus Johnson
Wilfred Middlebrooks; Performer
Piano: Lou Levy; Performer
Composer: Marion Sunshine; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Artist: Gus Johnson
Lou Levy
Wilfred Middlebrooks
Herb Ellis; Production
Composer Lyricist: Marion Sunshine; Other

2. I Hadn't Anyone Till You

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Paul Smith; Performer
Piano: Paul Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Ray Noble; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Artist: Paul Smith
Ella Fitzgerald; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ray Noble; Other

3. Please Be Kind

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Main Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Performer
Piano: Ellis Larkins; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Saul Chaplin; Composer
Composer: Saul Chaplin; Composer
Author: Sammy Cahn; Production
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Production
Author: Sammy Cahn; Production

4. How Long Has This Been Going On?

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Performer: Sy Oliver
Ellis Larkins; Performer
Piano: Ellis Larkins; Performer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Composer: George Gershwin; Composer
Author: Ira Gershwin; Production
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Recording Arrangement: Sy Oliver; Production
Artist: Ellis Larkins
Sy Oliver; Production
Author: Ira Gershwin; Production

5. With A Song In My Heart

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Double Bass: Joe Mondragon; Performer
Drums: Alvin Stoller; Performer
Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Richard Rodgers; Composer
Conductor: Buddy Bregman; Conductor
Author: Lorenz Hart; Production
Artist: Paul Smith
Barney Kessel
Joe Mondragon
Alvin Stoller
Ella Fitzgerald
Buddy Bregman; Production
Author: Lorenz Hart; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers; Other
Guitar: Barney Kessel; Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Barney Kessel
Joe Mondragon
Paul Smith
Alvin Stoller
Buddy Bregman; Performer
Piano: Paul Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Buddy Bregman; Conductor
Engineer: Alan Emig; Production
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording Arrangement: Buddy Bregman; Production
Studio Personnel: Alan Emig; Production

6. Baby, What Else Can I Do?

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Main Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Performer
Piano: Ellis Larkins; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Gerald Marks
Walter Hirsch; Composer
Composer: Walter Hirsch
Gerald Marks; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Production

7. I've Got A Crush On You

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Performer: Sy Oliver
Ellis Larkins; Performer
Piano: Ellis Larkins; Performer
Composer: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Composer
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Recording Arrangement: Sy Oliver; Production
Artist: Ellis Larkins
Sy Oliver; Production
Composer Lyricist: George Gershwin
Ira Gershwin; Other

8. My Melancholy Baby

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Paul Smith; Performer
Piano: Paul Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Ernie Burnett; Composer
Composer: Ernie Burnett; Composer
Author: George Norton; Production
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording: Val Valentin; Production
Studio Personnel: Val Valentin; Production
Artist: Paul Smith
Ella Fitzgerald; Production
Author: George Norton; Production

9. Wait Till You See Her

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Guitar: Barney Kessel; Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Barney Kessel; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Richard Rodgers; Composer
Author: Lorenz Hart; Production
Engineer: Alan Emig; Production
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Studio Personnel: Alan Emig; Production
Artist: Barney Kessel
Ella Fitzgerald; Production
Author: Lorenz Hart; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers; Other

10. You're My Thrill

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Double Bass: Joe Mondragon; Performer
Drums: Stan Levy; Performer
Guitar: Herb Ellis; Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Joe Mondragon
Lou Levy
Stan Levy
Herb Ellis; Performer
Piano: Lou Levy; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Sidney Clare
Jay Gorney; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording: Val Valentin; Production
Studio Personnel: Val Valentin; Production
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Lou Levy
Stan Levy
Herb Ellis
Joe Mondragon; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jay Gorney
Sidney Clare; Other

11. Misty

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Bass Guitar: Wilfred Middlebrooks; Performer
Drums: Gus Johnson; Performer
Guitar: Jim Hall; Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Jim Hall
Paul Smith
Gus Johnson
Wilfred Middlebrooks; Performer
Piano: Paul Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Erroll Garner; Composer
Composer: Erroll Garner; Composer
Author: Johnny Burke; Production
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording: Val Valentin; Production
Studio Personnel: Val Valentin; Production
Artist: Paul Smith
Ella Fitzgerald
Wilfred Middlebrooks
Gus Johnson
Jim Hall; Production
Author: Johnny Burke; Production

12. What Is There To Say?

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Main Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Performer
Piano: Ellis Larkins; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Vernon Duke; Composer
Composer: Vernon Duke; Composer
Author: E.y. Harburg; Production
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Production
Author: E.y. Harburg; Production

13. Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Buddy Bregman; Conductor
Composer: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Composer
Double Bass: Joe Mondragon; Performer
Artist: Paul Smith
Barney Kessel
Joe Mondragon
Alvin Stoller
Ella Fitzgerald
Buddy Bregman; Production
Drums: Alvin Stoller; Performer
Guitar: Barney Kessel; Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Barney Kessel
Joe Mondragon
Paul Smith
Alvin Stoller
Buddy Bregman; Performer
Piano: Paul Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra; Ensemble
Conductor: Buddy Bregman; Conductor
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording: Val Valentin; Production
Recording Arrangement: Buddy Bregman; Production
Studio Personnel: Val Valentin; Production
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

14. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Paul Smith; Performer
Piano: Paul Smith; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: George Bassman
Ned Washington; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording: Val Valentin; Production
Studio Personnel: Val Valentin; Production
Artist: Paul Smith
Ella Fitzgerald; Production
Composer Lyricist: Ned Washington
George Bassman; Other

15. Imagination

by Ella Fitzgerald

Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Main Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Performer
Piano: Ellis Larkins; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Composer: Jimmy Van Heusen; Composer
Author: Johnny Burke; Production
Producer: Milt Gabler; Production
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Ellis Larkins; Production
Author: Johnny Burke; Production
Composer Lyricist: Jimmy Van Heusen; Other

16. Russian Lullaby

by Ella Fitzgerald

Featured Artist: Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Paul Weston And His Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Main Performer
Performer: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald; Performer
Orchestra: Paul Weston & His Orchestra
Paul Weston And His Orchestra; Ensemble
Orchestra: Paul Weston & His Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Irving Berlin; Composer
Conductor: Paul Weston; Conductor
Conductor: Paul Weston; Conductor
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald; Production
Composer Lyricist: Irving Berlin; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

51 minutes and 11 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

Available and up to 1500x1500 px

Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

All tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

7/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Vocal Jazz, Jazz, Vocal, Standards, Traditional Pop

Label

Verve Reissues

Music Distribution Service

UMG Global

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Jan 27, 2003

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

Delivery Method

Digital download link via Email or Personal Dashboard on this site

UPC

602577174995