Ella A Nice [Remastered] - Ella Fitzgerald

Advantages: Easy listerning - Relax mode - Good recording
Disadvantages: Sax solo a bit shorter - I like more !

...Introduction My first impression to Ella is from a compilation. What's an amazing to me when her gentle and intimate voice came into my ears? She is really a good singer that you are hard to find in now a day. She sings with her soul and feeling. Thereafter, I bought "The Ballads" from a local store when I saw it, I told myself must buy and try. Overall Date of release: 26 July 1994 Genre: Vocal - Jazz Ballads Label: Verve Records The Singer - Top Classic. The Lyric - Graceful, flawless. The Melody - Tunefulness, easy listening, soothing. The tempo - Slow to medium. This jazz ballads album embraced the 50's great ballads collections, including big-band and swing. It's remastered from the original LP by Verve Records. The background of the music in this record is clean and clear, and Ella's warmth voice is closed... Read review

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Advantages: A compact CD with excellent repertoire
Disadvantages: May not be know to the younger generation

...A Classic old time favourite by Ella Fitzgerald with excellent vocals and the timbre unique to Ella herself; optimum recording exceeds some modern Jazz in tonality and expression. Ella Fitzgerald provides good enjoyable listening and a splendid addition to previous volumes - a veritable Jazz experience, well recommended. As an old classic released in 2005 this Ella Fitzgerald Vol. 4 is not new on the market but still provides enjoyable background music - why not propose on occasions such as family celebrations or some super wedding anniversary? Ella Fitzgerald generates loving memories and moving old-time novelties for the younger generation. As for the collectionists or jazz music afficionados I would say this CD of Classic Jazz Vocals would be a special addition ensuring some long moments of listening to good music with a good... Read review

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Advantages: Beautiful Lady with a Beautiful Voice
Disadvantages: None

...I found this CD a couple of years ago in my mum's collection when I was looking for something to listen to as I was bored. I was pleasently suprised when I discovered it had lots of pieces that I already knew. I have been brought up surrounded by classical, jazz, blues etc as my parents are fanatics and to be honest I prefer classic singers to modern music (which is quite unusual for a 20 year old!). She was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25th, 1917 and died on June 15th, 1996. In her lifetime, Ella won 13 Grammy awards and also sold over 40 million album, working with Jazz ledgends such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Nat King Cole. She was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25th, 1917 and died on June 15th, 1996. Ella Fitzgerald has a warm, romantic style of singing and sounds sooo relaxed when she's singing and you... Read review

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