Ella Swings Gently with Nelson
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| Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald | ||||
| Released | 1962 | |||
| Recorded | November 13–December 27, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 47:48 | |||
| Label | Verve V4055 | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Ella Swings Gently with Nelson is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle. This album is one of a pair, the other being Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, that were released in 1962.
In 1961 Ella Fitzgerald recorded two albums with Nelson Riddle's Orchestra. Her voice was in peak form and, even if the backup band was somewhat anonymous, Fitzgerald uplifted the 15 songs on this set; "All of Me" was from a different obscure sampler and "Call Me Darling" was previously unissued. Although the accent is on ballads, several of the songs are taken at medium tempos and she swings throughout. Highlights include "Georgia on My Mind," "The Very Thought of You," "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight," "Darn That Dream," "Body and Soul" and a cooking "All of Me."
For the 1962 Verve LP album, Verve MG V-4055
Side One:
Side Two:
Bonus Tracks; Issued on the 1993 Verve CD re-issue, Verve 519 348-2
14. "Call Me Darling" (Dorothy Dick, Mort Fryberg, Rolf Marbet, Bert Reisfeld) – 3:41
15. "All of Me" (Gerald Marks, Seymour Simons) – 3:22
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