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Ella and Oscar
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by Ella Fitzgerald with Oscar Peterson
Sales Rank: 529907
Price:$49.99
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Album Details
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1. Mean to Me
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2. How Long Has This Been Going On?
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3. When Your Lover Has Gone
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4. More Than You Know
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5. There's a Lull in My Life
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6. Midnight Sun
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7. I Hear Music
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8. Street of Dreams
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9. April in Paris
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Listener Reviews & Comments
"The best way to start any musical evening is with this girl. It doesn't get better than this." ~ Frank Sinatra ~ Ella Fitzgerald was in her late fifties, not at the apex of her long and fruitful musical career when she recorded this album, "Ella and Oscar" and yet she still sings with such grace and precision she was always well-known for. And I really admire her for that. She still exudes enthusiasm and warmth in all her renditions albeit a slight difference on her vocal cords. She was still the undisputed "First Lady of Song." As always, the virtuoso of jazz piano is at his best as he backs Ella's voice with his sublime and distinctive style on the ivories. The listeners will be treated to nine of the most definitive songs from the Great American Songbook. Joining them on the last half of this presentation is Oscar Peterson's long-time partner and one of the best bass players whom Ella fell in love with and married, Ray Brown. One of the standouts from this collection is a Gershwin classic, "How Long Has This Been Going On?" where she projects her wide-ranging vocals to Peterson's engaging accompaniment. She's at her most emotional side singing "More Than You Know" with heartfelt sentiment while Peterson is mellowing it down for the most part. For my choicest cut, it has to be an all-time favorite of mine, "Midnight Sun," a beautiful song co-written by Johnny Burke, Lionel Hampton and Johnny Mercer. Whenever I hear this song, it reminds me of an interesting anecdote on how Mercer discovered this tune that eventually led him to pen the lyrics out of his love-at-first-listen with the melody. "I can't explain the silver rain that found me Or was that a moonlit veil? The music of the universe around me Or was that a nightingale?" For fans of Ella and Oscar, this is a welcome addition to your collection. With my heartfelt recommendation.
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Ella and Oscar
by Ella Fitzgerald with Oscar Peterson
Price:$49.99
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