It wasn't typical for Fitzgerald to perform the Songbook arrangements in concert, let alone with the original arranger-conductor. The performance was discovered in the personal archive of Verve founder and Fitzgerald producer/manager/confidante Norman Granz. Tomorrow, June 24, Verve/UMe will release the complete, never-before-issued 15-song performance as Ella at the Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook. Now, this once-in-a-lifetime evening from The First Lady of Song is coming to CD, vinyl, and digital formats. But before the Grammys, and just a few months after recording the album, Fitzgerald and Weston took to the stage of the Hollywood Bowl on Augto introduce their renditions to a live audience. Ella earned a Grammy Award for Best Pop Vocal Performance - Female and a nomination for Album of the Year at the very first Grammy ceremony (one of two trophies she picked up on that landmark evening, the other being in the Jazz field for her Duke Ellington songbook). Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook, recorded over one week in March 1958, featured more than 30 selections from the legendary songwriter including "Puttin' on the Ritz," "Alexander's Ragtime Band," "Cheek to Cheek," "How Deep Is the Ocean," "Always," and "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm." Berlin's extraordinary body of work inspired some of the singer's most remarkable performances, all set to the vibrant arrangements of Paul Weston. Recorded in five sessions from Aug– Jin Hollywood, Los Angeles.When Ella Fitzgerald selected the songs of Irving Berlin for the fourth volume in her acclaimed Songbook series, it turned out to be a match made in heaven. " Sing My Heart" (Alternative take) – 2:32Īll songs composed by Harold Arlen, with lyricists indicated. " Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" (Alternative take) – 4:07Ģ8. " Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (Harburg) – 3:19īonus tracks issued on the 2001 Verve 2CD Reissue, 589108.Ģ7. " I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" (Koehler) – 5:12įirst 2CD re-issue in 1988 added two previously unreleased bonus tracks Both were included on the 2001 re-issue.Ĥ." It Was Written in the Stars" (Robin) – 5:11." One for My Baby (and One More for the Road)" (Mercer) – 3:58." The Man That Got Away" (Gershwin) – 5:21." It's Only a Paper Moon" (Harburg, Billy Rose) – 3:37." Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe" (Harburg) – 3:30." Come Rain or Come Shine" (Mercer) – 3:24." When the Sun Comes Out" (Koehler) – 5:10." Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive" (Mercer) – 3:37." Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" ( Ira Gershwin, E.Y." I've Got the World on a String" (Koehler) – 4:54." That Old Black Magic" (Mercer) – 4:13." This Time the Dream's on Me" (Mercer) – 4:39." Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" (Koehler) – 2:26." Let's Fall in Love" ( Ted Koehler) – 4:05." Blues in the Night" ( Johnny Mercer) – 7:14.The cover art is a drawing by Henri Matisse.įor the 2-LP set originally released on the Verve label in 1961: Verve MG V-4046-2 The Harold Arlen Song Book is the sixth album in Fitzgerald's series of recordings of songs written by the pantheon of Broadway composers who formed the body of work now considered the Great American Songbook. This album marked the only time that Fitzgerald worked with May. ‹ The template Album ratings is being considered for merging. › Professional ratings Review scoresĮlla Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book is a 1961 (see 1961 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Billy May.
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