Album · 1959
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook is a 1959 jazz album by Ella Fitzgerald. It runs 53 tracks across 180 minutes. Riffiter listeners rate it 3.5/5 from 1 rating.
Jazz · Classic Rock · Cool Jazz
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- 3.5 /5
- 1 rating
- 87 /100
- 3 critics
- 53
- Tracks
- 180 min
- Runtime
- 122 bpm
- Tempo
- A# major
- Key
Ratings
1 rating · avg 3.5
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alec millerreview3.5★
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1 review
- 3.5
Her voice is great but what really makes the album special are the songs. These are all songs from Broadway musicals (I assume) and have lots of fun lyrics with very descriptive and interesting word play. She is backed by what sounds like a jazz band orchestra. It’s some great background music but if you really listen to the lyrics it becomes even more enjoyable. Bottom Line: There are a lot of songs here and I don’t know if anyone needs them all, but a handful are fantastic!
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3 publications
- Encyclopedia of Popular Music5/5
- The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings4/4
- The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide3/5
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During the late '50s, Ella Fitzgerald continued her Song Book records with Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, releasing a series of albums featuring 59 songs written by George and Ira Gershwin. Those songs, plus alternate takes, were combined on a four-disc box set, Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, in 1998. These performances are easily among Fitzgerald's very best, and for any serious fan, this is the ideal place to acquire the recordings, since the sound and presentation are equally classy and impressive.
In brief
- Is Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook good?
- Riffiter listeners rate Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook 3.5/5 from 1 rating.
- When was Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook released?
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook was released in 1959.
- How many tracks are on Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook?
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook has 53 tracks, with a runtime of 180 minutes.
- What genre is Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook?
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook is catalogued under Jazz, Classic Rock, Cool Jazz.
- What BPM is Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook?
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook runs at a median tempo of 122 BPM across its tracks, most often in A# major, measured from audio analysis.
- What albums are similar to Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook?
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook at a glance
- Label
- Verve Records
- Produced by
- Norman Granz
- Written by
- George Gershwin
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