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75th Birthday Celebration
by Ella Fitzgerald
Product Group: Music
Studio: Verve
ISBN: B000003N3L
EAN: 0011105061926
UPC: 011105061926
Audio CD
Original Release Date: 1993-03-30
Release Date: 1993-03-30
SKU: 0078063
Condition: Very Good
Comments: Clean, bright and tight. 2 CDs inside front cover of small hardcover book - profusely illustrated with photos of Ella during her radio days with Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, and more. Complete biography of the 39 songs. Awesome - it doesnt get any better than this. Book and CDs in wonderful condition; paper covering on back with song titles and bar code has peeled partway off the box. Excellent condition.
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Editorial Reviews
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Amazon.com
In the first decades of her career, Ella Fitzgerald took her considerable gifts as a vocalist--near-flawless intonation, precise diction, and a joyous sense of swing--and gradually transformed herself into one of the few great jazz singers, a master of roller-coaster improvisation and a consummate interpreter of standards. This two-CD set is an excellent sampling of her Decca recordings from 1938 to 1955, beginning with "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," the scintillating nonsense song that became her first hit as featured vocalist with Chick Webb's big band. The '40s recordings present Fitzgerald's broadening skills with a cross section of fine performers, including the Mills Brothers and Louis Armstrong, while the '50s are highlighted by her increasingly subtle skills with melodic variation and the nuances of lyrics. --Stuart Broomer
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