Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

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Track Listing
1. Jingle Bells
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
4. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
5. Sleigh Ride
6. The Christmas Song
7. Good Morning Blues
8. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
9. Winter Wonderland
10. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
11. Frosty The Snowman
12. White Christmas
13. The Secret Of Christmas
14. Medley: We Three Kings Of Orient Are/O Little Town Of Bethlehem
15. Christmas Island
16. The Christmas Song
17. White Christmas
18. Frosty The Snowman

Ella or Marvin?: Sunny

A dilemma - which is the better and why?



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It's the Birthday of Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917 and she passed away on June 15, 1996. She was known as "Lady Ella", the "Queen of Scat" and the "First Lady of Song". She with out a doubt is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th century.

With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. She is widely considered to have been one of the supreme interpreters of the Great American Songbook.

Over a recording career that lasted 59 years, she was the winner of 13 Grammy Awards, and was awarded the National Medal of Art by Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom by George H. W. Bush.

The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books

This 16-CD set collects all of Ella Fitzgerald's Songbooks, a monumental tribute to the American popular song and its greatest composers, recorded for Verve between 1956 and 1964. There is likely no other singer possessed of the mix of talents that Fitzgerald brought to the project, a combination of sheer vocal technique, creativity in phrasing and rhythm, and fidelity to lyrics and intent. The sheer scale of the project contributes to its value, for Fitzgerald went far beyond the standard repertoire, rediscovering little-known gems by many of her subjects: Cole Porter, George Gershwin, Jerome Kern, Harold Arlen, Rodgers and Hart, Johnny Mercer, Irving Berlin, and Duke Ellington. The discs of Ellington material still stand out, illuminated by the presence of Duke and his band. They put Ellington, a master melodist as well as a great composer, in his rightful place in the pantheon of American songwriters. --Stuart Broomer

Ella Fitzgerald @KK&R Music Blog
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Lots and Lots of Love

Wedding Song - Bob Dylan

You gave me babies one, two, three, what is more, you saved my life,
Eye for eye and tooth for tooth, your love cuts like a knife,
My thoughts of you don't ever rest, they'd kill me if I lie,
I'd sacrifice the world for you and watch my senses die.

Crazy for You - Adele

Found myself today singing out loud your name,
you said I'm crazy,
if I am I'm crazy for you.

Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - Ella Fitzgerald
The greatest American singer ever interprets Cole Porter (the greatest American Songwriter?)

Killing me softly - Roberta Flack
The first real love of my life ......

Al Green - Let's Stay Together
'His voice is ecstatic with romance, giddy with optimism and underpinned by quiet faith ....'

Sweet Child O'Mine - Guns N'Roses
Hurrah for Slash

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas

click image for mp3s

Track Listing
1. Jingle Bells
2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town
3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas
4. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?
5. Sleigh Ride
6. The Christmas Song
7. Good Morning Blues
8. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
9. Winter Wonderland
10. Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer
11. Frosty The Snowman
12. White Christmas
13. The Secret Of Christmas
14. Medley: We Three Kings Of Orient Are/O Little Town Of Bethlehem
15. Christmas Island
16. The Christmas Song
17. White Christmas
18. Frosty The Snowman

Esential Music: Ella Fitzgerald

There is something so elsential about Ella Fitzgerald and her music. I like to turn as many people on to her as I possible can. Her delevery, diction, power, and mastery of music is something that any fan of music needs to consider.

Ella sings "Georgia on My Mind" Sweden 1963


Ella Fitzgerald @Amazon.com