Pure Ella: The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald

by Ella Fitzgerald

Pure Ella: The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald cover art
  • Type: Compilation
  • Released: 1998-01-01
  • Label: Verve Records
  • Country: United States
  • Length: 1:11:39
  • Community rating: 3.2/5 from 1 rating

Album Notes & Community Reviews

A compilation of Ella Fitzgerald's songbook-era recordings, centred on her peerless interpretations of the Great American Songbook. Her clarity of tone and improvisational ease anchor a selection of standards.

Genres

Descriptors: instrumental, virtuosic, improvisation, saxophone, piano, vocal

Tracklist

  1. Mack The Knife (4:47)
  2. Blue Skies (3:43)
  3. A Tisket, A Tasket (1:50)
  4. They Can't Take That Away From Me (4:38)
  5. Misty (2:51)
  6. You'll Have To Swing It (Mr. Paganini) (4:06)
  7. Tea For Two (3:15)
  8. Love Is Here To Stay (3:52)
  9. Night And Day (3:03)
  10. My Funny Valentine (3:52)
  11. The Boy From Ipanema (2:57)
  12. Too Marvelous For Words (2:29)
  13. Take The "A" Train (6:40)
  14. Summertime (4:58)
  15. How High The Moon (7:03)
  16. All The Things You Are (3:15)
  17. Over The Rainbow (4:16)
  18. Oh, Lady, Be Good (4:04)

Credits

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