Ella Fitgerald - The Intimate Ella (FLAC) torrent

Recorded April 14th - 19th 1960



Review by Scott Yanow:

This is a most unusual Ella Fitzgerald recording, reissued on CD by Verve. Recorded around the time when she performed some of these songs for the film Let No Man Write My Epitaph, the masterful singer is heard in duets with pianist Paul Smith interpreting 13 songs (even \"I Cried for You,\" \"I Can\'t Give You Anything but Love\" and \"Who\'s Sorry Now\") at slow expressive tempos. Listeners who feel that Ella Fitzgerald was mostly a scat singer who had trouble giving the proper emotional intensity to lyrics will be surprised by this sensitive and often-haunting set.

Ella Fitzgerald with
Paul Smith – Piano

01. Black Coffee
02. Angel Eyes
03. I Cried For You
04. I Can\'t Give You Anything But Love
05. Then You\'ve Never Been Blue
06. I Hadn\'t Anyone Till You
07. My Melancholy Baby
08. Misty
09. September Song
10. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
11. Who\'s Sorry Now
12. I\'m Getting Sentimental Over You
13. Reach For Tomorrow