Ella Swings Gently With Nelson

by Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Swings Gently With Nelson cover art
  • Type: Album
  • Released: 1962
  • Label: Verve
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 48:14
  • Community rating: 4.05/5 from 4 ratings

Album Notes & Community Reviews

Reuniting with a trusted arranger, the peerless vocalist tackles a curated selection of songbook classics with effortless, fluid grace. The swinging, mid-tempo orchestral charts provide an ideal cushion for her unparalleled pitch and rhythmic timing.

Genres

Descriptors: vocal, orchestral, ballad, vintage

Tracklist

  1. Sweet And Slow (3:17)
  2. Georgia On My Mind (3:32)
  3. I Can't Get Started (3:34)
  4. Street Of Dreams (3:13)
  5. Imagination (3:48)
  6. The Very Thought Of You (2:48)
  7. It's A Blue World (2:46)
  8. Darn That Dream (2:33)
  9. She's Funny That Way (3:16)
  10. I Wished On The Moon (2:45)
  11. It's A Pity To Say Goodnight (2:37)
  12. My One And Only Love (3:15)
  13. Body And Soul (3:45)
  14. Call Me Darling (3:36)
  15. All Of Me (3:22)

Credits

  • Ella Fitzgerald - primary artist
  • Nelson Riddle - primary artist, arranged by, conductor
  • Dubin-Warren - written by
  • Al Dubin - written-by
  • Harry Warren - written-by
  • Carmichael-Gorrell - written by
  • Hoagy Carmichael - written-by
  • Stuart Gorrell - written-by
  • Norman Granz - producer [supervision]

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