Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook

When Ella Fitzgerald began recording her series of albums devoted to the work of America's greatest song writers, she elevated the art of jazz singing into a new dimension while celebrating a unique musical heritage bequeathed to the world of popular music. Norman Granz encouraged the bold decision to record five albums all featuring the extraordinary output of songs composed by the brothers George and Ira Gershwin during the Golden Age of popular song. Gershwin show tunes had long been a staple diet for bandleaders, pop-vocalists and star-instrumentalists eager to perform such exhilarating material as 'Strike Up the Band', 'Oh, Lady Be Good!', 'S'Wonderful and 'I Got Rhythm'. But there was also a gamut of ballads and romantic dance themes needing to be interpreted with greater sensitivity. Ella was more than capable of focusing on lyrics and caressing melodies of songs like 'Someone To Watch Over Me', 'A Foggy Day' and 'Embraceable You'. They are among the 53 Gershwin classics she recorded over an eight month period in 1959 and now featured in this superb collection.

Disc 1
1: Sam and Delilah
2: But Not for Me
3: My One and Only
4: Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
5: (I've Got) Beginner's Luck
6: Oh, Lady Be Good!
7: Nice Work If You Can Get It
8: Things Are Looking Up
9: Just Another Rhumba
10: How Long Has This Been Going On?

Disc 2
1: 'S Wonderful
2: The Man I Love
3: That Certain Feeling
4: By Strauss
5: Someone to Watch Over Me
6: The Real American Folk Song
7: Who Cares?
8: Looking for a Boy
9: They All Laughed
10: My Cousin in Milwaukee
11: Somebody from Somewhere

Disc 3
1: A Foggy Day
2: Clap Yo' Hands
3: For You, for Me, for Evermore
4: Stiff Upper Lip
5: Boy Wanted
6: Strike Up the Band
7: Soon
8: I've Got a Crush On You
9: Bidin' My Time
10: Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?
11: Of Thee I Sing (Baby)

Disc 4
1: 'The Half of It, Dearie' Blues
2: I Was Doing All Right
3: He Loves and She Loves
4: Love Is Sweeping the Country
5: Treat Me Rough
6: Love Is Here to Stay
7: Slap That Bass
8: Isn't It a Pity?
9: Shall We Dance?
10: Love Walked In
11: You've Got What Gets Me

Disc 5
1: They Can't Take That Away from Me
2: Embraceable You
3: I Can't Be Bothered Now
4: Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!
5: Fascinatin' Rhythm
6: Funny Face
7: Lorelei
8: Oh, So Nice
9: Let's Kiss and Make Up
10: I Got Rhythm

Number of Discs: 5

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