The Jerome Kern Song Book is perhaps not as celebrated as some of Ella Fitzgerald's earlier entries in the Songbook series, like the Duke Ellington and Cole Porter volumes, but it's a magnificent, joyous celebration nonetheless. Recorded in 1963, with Nelson Riddle arranging and conducting the sessions, The Jerome Kern Song Book has Riddle's typically lush sound and languid tempos, which perfectly suit both Fitzgerald (whose warm, honeyed voice sounds like it was made for Riddle's arrangements) and the sophisticated material. After opening with the standard "Let's Begin," Fitzgerald and Riddle glide through a dozen of Kern's best tunes, including a remarkable reading of perhaps Kern's best-known song, "The Way You Look Tonight." A flirty "You Couldn't Be Cuter" and a sassy "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" add variety to the ballad-heavy selection, but it's the romantic gems like "All the Things You Are" that resonate the longest. All of her songbooks are now included in the massive 16-CD box set The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books.
Genre - Jazz
Styles - Traditional Pop, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Time - 42:49
Format - mp3@320 Kbps
Size - 88 mb
Tracks
01. Let's Begin
02. A Fine Romance
03. All the Things You Are
04. I'll Be Hard to Handle
05. You Couldn't Be Cuter
06. She Didn't Say "Yes"
07. I'm Old Fashioned
08. Remind Me
09. The Way You Look Tonight
10. Yesterdays
11. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
12. Why was I Born?
Credits
Ella Fitzgerald (vocals)
Robert Bain (guitar)
Nathan Ross (violin)
Ray Kramer (cello)
Plas Johnson (tenor sax)
Shorty Sherock (trumpet)
Dick Nash (trombone)
Paul Smith (piano)
Joe Comfort (bass)
Alvin Stoller (drums)
Label
Verve, 1963
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