Ella Fitzgerald: Jazz Love / 爵士戀曲類 費茲潔拉 /  UltraAnalog CD AAD

UPC 9787884818853

Product Details: 

• Label: ABC (International) Records
• Format: CD, Compilation
• Country: Germany
• Released: 2020
• Genre: Jazz

Overview

"Jazz Love" celebrates the legendary Ella Fitzgerald, often referred to as the "First Lady of Jazz." This compilation features her timeless renditions of classic jazz songs from the 1950s and 60s, including hits like "Cry Me A River," "Over The Rainbow," and "The Way You Look Tonight." Mastered using superior HD Mastering technology from the original analog tapes, this release provides an unfiltered, authentic sound with breathtaking clarity, showcasing Fitzgerald’s extraordinary vocal range and unparalleled mastery. The album is a limited edition pressed on 99.9999% pure silver, ensuring a unique, high-fidelity listening experience. It's a must-have for audiophiles and fans of jazz.

Track Listing:

1. Cry Me A River – Ella Fitzgerald (4:16)
2. Let’s Fall In Love – Ella Fitzgerald (5:07)
3. Over The Rainbow – Ella Fitzgerald (4:21)
4. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most – Ella Fitzgerald (5:00)
5. Always – Ella Fitzgerald (5:10)
6. The Way You Look Tonight – Ella Fitzgerald (4:57)
7. Dream A Little Dream Of Me – Ella Fitzgerald (4:08)
8. You’re My Thrill – Ella Fitzgerald (5:59)
9. Isn’t This A Lovely Day – Ella Fitzgerald (5:30)
10. My Funny Valentine – Ella Fitzgerald (3:56)
11. Cheek To Cheek – Ella Fitzgerald (3:49)
12. My Romance – Ella Fitzgerald (3:45)
13. The Man I Love – Ella Fitzgerald (5:54)
14. Good Morning Heartache – Ella Fitzgerald (4:21)
15. Blue Skies – Ella Fitzgerald (5:47)
16. It’s Only A Paper Moon – Ella Fitzgerald (5:37)

Key Credits:

• Mastering: HD Mastering, Ultra Analog CD™ Technology
• Remastered from the original analog master tapes
• Limited Edition: 99.9999% Pure Silver

Recognized worldwide as “The First Lady of Song,” Ella Fitzgerald is arguably the finest female jazz vocalist of all time. Blessed with a highly resonant voice, wide range, and near-perfect elocution, Fitzgerald also possessed a deft sense of swing, and with her brilliant scat technique, could hold her own against any of her instrumental contemporaries. She came to initial popularity as a member of drummer Chick Webb’s band in the 1930s, scoring a hit with a “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” before ascending to wide acclaim in the 1940s with Jazz at the Philharmonic and Dizzy Gillespie’s Big Band, and issuing landmark performances like “Flying Home” and “How High the Moon.” Working with producer/manager Norman Granz, she gained even more acclaim with her series of albums on Verve, recording definitive versions of the music of the Great American Songbook composers, including 1956′s Sings the Cole Porter Songbook. Over her 50-year career, she earned 13 Grammy Awards, sold over 40 million albums, and picked up numerous accolades including a National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A hugely important cultural figure, Fitzgerald made an immeasurable impact on the development of jazz and popular music, and remains a touchstone for fans and artists decades after her passing.

Some people are just born with a gift. And that’s especially true when it comes to music. On April 25, 1917, jazz legend Ella Fitzgerald is born in Newport News, Virginia. She was called “The First Lady of Song,” an honor whose meaning is captured in a compliment paid to her by the great composer Ira Gershwin: “I never knew how good our songs were until I heard Ella Fitzgerald sing them.” Quite apart from the quality of her voice, there was a warmth and intelligence behind it that gave even melancholy songs a plausible tilt toward optimism. Billie Holliday or Frank Sinatra might fully inhabit the dark side of a torch song, but Fitzgerald, in the words of the critic Frank Rich, “could turn any song into an oxygen rush of bouncing melody that reached the listener’s ears as pure, untroubled joy—the eternally young sound of a young country.”

Over her long and storied career, singer Ella Fitzgerald was given many titles, including the “First Lady of Song,” “First Lady of Scat,” and the list goes on. But what she did better than most was interpret and breathe new life into even the most forgettable standards, often turning them into classics.