Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
1959 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers is a 1959 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded with a studio Orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol.
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| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | November 24, 1958 & July 11, 1959 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 37:55 | |||
| Label | Verve MG V-4032 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Ella focuses on well known jazz standards by lesser known songwriters, a useful counterbalance to her continuing songbooks project, which at this time found her in the midst of recording the epic George and Ira Gershwin Songbook.
Reception
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |  [2] |
Writing for AllMusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Ella Fitzgerald is in fine form on this obscure LP, performing a dozen standards... An enjoyable if not classic release."[1]
Track listing
For the 1959 Verve LP album, Verve MG VS-6072, re-issued in 2003 on CD; Verve B0000762-02
Side A:
- "Sweet and Lovely" (Gus Arnheim, Jules LeMare, Harry Tobias) – 3:15
- "Let's Fall in Love" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:08
- "Makin' Whoopee" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:47
- "That Old Feeling" (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain) – 4:20
- "I Remember You" (Johnny Mercer, Victor Schertzinger) – 2:26
- "Moonlight Serenade" (Glenn Miller, Mitchell Parish) – 3:03
Side B:
- "Gone with the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) – 3:04
- "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:25
- "Out of This World" (Arlen, Mercer) – 4:37
- "My Old Flame" (Sam Coslow, Arthur Johnston) – 3:06
- "East of the Sun (And West of the Moon)" (Brooks Bowman) – 3:48
- "Lullaby of Broadway" (Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 2:26
Personnel
Recorded in two sessions held on November 24, 1958 and July 11, 1959 in Hollywood, Los Angeles:
- Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
- Harry Edison – trumpet
- Other musicians unidentified
- Frank DeVol – arranger, conductor