Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Title: Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"
Year Of Release: 1960/2014
Label: Verve
Genre: Vocal Jazz
Quality: FLAC {Tracks, 24bit/192kHz+cover}
Total Time: 00:42:41 min
Total Size: 1,75 Gb
Ella Fitzgerald appeared as a drug-addicted musician in the 1960 film Let No Man Write My Epitath which starred Burl Ives and Shelley Winters. Although the film was panned by critics, the songs Fitzgerald performed in the movie are considered some of the finest and most emotional of her career. This album includes the songs from the soundtrack and others that didn't make it, all performed as duets with pianist Paul Smith. Fitzgerald interprets these standards with deep emotion, often melancholy, befitting the themes of the songs. This album was previously released on CD under the title The Intimate Ella.
This album is a rare gem, a 1960 duo session featuring Ella Fitzgerald singing classic ballads, which she performed in the film Let No Man Write My Epitaph, with pianist Paul Smith as her sole accompanist. Unfortunately, this audiophile LP reissue by Classic omits seven of the 13 selections heard on the original record in order to release it as a pair of one-sided 12" 45-rpm discs. While the fidelity is superb, it seems like it would have been more intelligent to utilize both sides of each disc or the regular 33-rpm speed in order to include all of this valuable music. In any case, Ella's gift for capturing the essence of each melody is matched by Smith's flawless backing for her, especially in her powerful interpretation of "Angel Eyes" and the loping "One for My Baby (And One for the Road)." There's no doubt that the missing songs, which include "I Hadn't Anyone Till You," "Who's Sorry Now," and "I'm Getting Sentimental Over You," are every bit as good as the tracks on this abbreviated reissue. --AllMusic Review by Ken Dryden
Tracklist:
1. Ella Fitzgerald - Black Coffee [03:30]
2. Ella Fitzgerald - Angel Eyes [03:30]
3. Ella Fitzgerald - I Cried For You [03:30]
4. Ella Fitzgerald - I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby[03:30]
5. Ella Fitzgerald - Then You've Never Been Blue [03:12]
6. Ella Fitzgerald - I Hadn't Anyone Till You [02:51]
7. Ella Fitzgerald - My Melancholy Baby [03:00]
8. Ella Fitzgerald - Misty [02:54]
9. Ella Fitzgerald - September Song [03:43]
10. Ella Fitzgerald - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)[04:20]
11. Ella Fitzgerald - Who's Sorry Now? [03:29]
12. Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You [02:38]
13. Ella Fitzgerald - Reach For Tomorrow [02:28]
Personnel:
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Paul Smith – piano
Recorded: April 14–19, 1960 at United Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles
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