Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book

by Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: September 1964
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 42:27
  • Community rating: 4.03/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Continuing her monumental series dedicated to the Great American Songbook, Ella Fitzgerald tackles the sophisticated compositions of Jerome Kern. The lushly arranged vocal jazz performances emphasize her flawless phrasing and melodic invention.

Genres

Descriptors: melodic, orchestral, sophisticated, velvety, ballad

Tracklist

  1. Let's Begin (2:56)
  2. A Fine Romance (3:36)
  3. All The Things You Are (3:15)
  4. I'll Be Hard To Handle (3:47)
  5. You Couldn't Be Cuter (3:13)
  6. She Didn't Say Yes (3:20)
  7. I'm Old Fashioned (3:27)
  8. Remind Me (3:50)
  9. The Way You Look Tonight (4:28)
  10. Yesterdays (2:50)
  11. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (3:54)
  12. Why Was I Born? (3:44)

Credits

  • Ella Fitzgerald - primary artist
  • Nelson Riddle - arranged by, conductor
  • Jerome Kern - music by
  • Otto Harbach - lyrics by
  • Dorothy Fields - lyrics by
  • Oscar Hammerstein II - lyrics by
  • Bernard Dougall - lyrics by
  • Johnny Mercer - lyrics by

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