Here was a black woman popularizing urban songs often written by immigrant Jews to a national audience of predominantly white Christians. The New York Times columnist Frank Rich was moved to write a few days after Fitzgerald's death that in the Song Book series, she "performed a cultural transaction as extraordinary as Elvis's contemporaneous integration of white and African-American soul." They are considered a cornerstone of 20th century recorded popular music, and as a whole, represent some of the finest interpretations of the greater part of the musical canon known as the Great American Songbook. Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Song Book ( Ella Abraça Jobim) (1981) (Erich Bulling).Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book (1964) (Riddle)Īs stated in the liner notes, Fitzgerald and Norman Granz made one final addition to the series in 1981 on Pablo Records with:.Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (1963) (Riddle).Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book (1961) ( Billy May).Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (1959) ( Nelson Riddle).Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book (1958) ( Paul Weston).Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (1957) ( Duke Ellington & Billy Strayhorn).Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book (1956) (Bregman).Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book (1956) ( Buddy Bregman).The eight albums are as follows, with arrangers in parentheses: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books were a series of eight studio albums released in irregular intervals between 19, recorded by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, supported by a variety of orchestras, big bands, and small jazz combos. The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
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