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Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book by Ella Fitzgerald (CD, 1997)
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GREAT ALBUM. CD AND DIGIPACK IN EXCELLENT CONDITION. FROM A PRIVATE COLLECTION
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The mercer standards are given the Ella treatment and the arrangements are so memorable. Every track is a classic.
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at 94 it is my kind of music
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(ALSO SEE "E. FITZGERLD :JEROME KERN SONGBOOK) This album is part of the great recording legacy of Fitzgerald's career. Recorded in the 50s when she was at her peak. All these "songbook" albums are a must to have. This one like the Jerome Kern this one is also accompanied by Nelson Riddle and his orchestra. So again we have lush, sophisticated, if a tad overblown, accompaniments. Johnny Mercer is a smooth and sophisticated song writer though unlike Cole Porter (who wrote his music as well his lyrics), only 3 of these are with Mercer's music others are by Hoagy Carmichael H Arlen and many others. This particular album has less of those "marvellous" songs that one HAS to hear Ella interpret, and fills itself out with quite a lot of padding. But it does have " Laura" (one of Julie London's torchsongs) "Skylark" which Ms Fitzgerald presents us with masterful ease "And something's gotta give" (Both music and lyrics by Mercer) Ella's performance is in it's way definitive and this is the real highlight of the album. Later it presents "I remember you" a hit in the 60s for Frank Ifield, and it might have filled a space then but somehow it comes over now as a bit of a dirge. The album finishes with "When a woman loves a man" a further piece of padding that might be describes as ending not with a bang but a drone! But if you love Ella you should definitely have this. I.M.Read full review
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