We All Love Ella: Celebrating The Firs (2007)

Product Summary Label: Universal Music Group UPC: 00602517320642 Release Date: 6/5/2007 Buy.com Sku: 204589403 Item#: M3M7CY Format:  CD Song Listing Disc 1 Song Title Sample 1. Tisket a Tasket, A - Natalie Cole ~ Various Artists 2. Lullaby Of Birdland - Chaka Khan ~ Various Artists 3. Lady Is A Tramp, The - Queen Latifah ~ Various Artists 4. Dream A Little Dream Of Me - Diana Krall/Hank Jones ~ Various Artists 5. (You'll Have To Swing It) Mr. Paganini - Natalie Cole/Chaka Khan ~ Various Artists 6. Oh Lady Be Good! - Dianne Reeves ~ Various Artists 7. Reaching For The Moon - Lizz Wright ~ Various Artists 8. Blues In The Night - Ledisi ~ Various Artists 9. Miss Otis Regrets - Linda Ronstadt ~ Various Artists 10. Someone To Watch Over Me - Gladys Knight ~ Various Artists 11. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me - Etta James ~ Various Artists 12. Angel Eyes - K.D. Lang ~ Various Artists 13. Too Close For Comfort - Michael Buble ~ Various Artists 14. You Are the Sunshine of My Life - Stevie Wonder/Ella Fitzgerald (Live 1977 New Orleans) ~ Various Artists 15. Airmail Special - Nikki Nova (Bonus Track) ~ Various Artists (P) 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. (C) 2007 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.   Album Notes and Credits Notes & Personnel Info Personnel: Dean Parks, Rodney Jones, Russell Malone (guitar); Regina Carter (violin); Dave Mann (flute); Steve Wilson (alto saxophone); Tony Kadleck (trumpet, flugelhorn); Jeff Kievit (trumpet); John Fedchock (tenor trombone); Hank Jones , Rob Mounsey, Terry Trotter, Billy Childs (piano); Christian McBride, David Finck, Kevin Axt (bass instrument); Curt Bisquera, Gregg Field, Lewis Nash, Mark McLean (drum). Demonstrating the First Lady of Song's wide-ranging influence on generations of singers from all shades of jazz and R&B, this tribute album to the great Ella Fitzgerald features swinging contributions from Natalie Cole, Queen Latifah, and Diana Krall, as well as a duet between Fitzgerald and Stevie Wonder on his "You Are the Sunshine of My Life," recorded live in New Orleans in 1977. Despite her name on the cover and her photos in the credits, Ella Fitzgerald's shadow doesn't loom over this tribute album, which is a good thing. A succession of female vocalists (plus Michael Bubl? and Stevie Wonder) pay tribute to Fitzgerald with their own interpretations of her best-known standards. Despite the fact that few of the singers originated with jazz vocals (most started in R&B), they're usually able to nod to Fitzgerald's greatness but also impart a degree of wisdom themselves. Virtually all of them appear in front of the same band, and the consistency helps the collection from being too scattered. From Natalie Cole's delighted "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" to young Nikki Yanofsky's scatting "Airmail Special," the vocalists each find something interesting to say. Highest points go to Dianne Reeves, whose "Oh, Lady Be Good" has the same sublime power as Fitzgerald's, and Queen Latifah, who finds the proper amount of sass to inject into "The Lady Is a Tramp." ~ John Bush Producer: Phil Ramone   Technical Info Release Date : 06/05/2007 Original Release Date : 2007 Catalog ID : 0008833 Label : Verve (USA) Number of Discs : 1 Runtime : 60m : 31s Studio/Live : Studio Mono/Stereo : Stereo SPAR Code : n/a UPC : 00602517320642    Product Image