Ella Fitzgerald - Let No Man Write My Epitaph
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From The columbia Pictures Film "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"
Vocals – Ella Fitzgerald [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ella Fitzgerald]
Piano – Paul Smith
Written by Sonny Burke (A1), Paul Francis Webster (A1), Earl Brent (A2), Matt Dennis (A2), Gus Arnheim (A3), Arthur Freed (A3), Abe Lyman (A3), Dorothy Fields (A4), Jimmy McHugh (A4), Ted Fio Rito (A5), Sam M. Lewis (A5), Frances Langford (A5), Joe Young (A5), Ray Noble (A6), Ernie Burnett (A7), George Norton (A7), Johnny Burke (B1), Erroll Garner (B1), Maxwell Anderson (B2), Kurt Weill (B2), Harold Arlen (B3), Johnny Mercer (B3), Burt Kalmar (B4), Harry Ruby (B4), Ted Snyder (B4), George Bassman (B5), Ned Washington (B5-6), Jimmy McHugh (B6)
1 LP, Gatefold jacket
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12''
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Verve Acoustic Sounds Series
Original Label : Verve records
Recorded April 14–19, 1960 at United Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles:
Original session produced by Norman Granz
Reissue produced by Chad Kassem
Mastered by Bernie Grundman at Sterling Sound
Originally released in 1960
Reissued in OCtober 2023
Tracks :
Side A:
- Black Coffee
- Angel Eyes
- I Cried for You
- I Can't Give You Anything But Love
- Then You've Never Been Blue
- I Hadn't Anyone Till You
- My Melancholy Baby
Side B:
- Misty
- September Song
- One for my Baby (And One More for the Road)
- Who's Sorry Now
- I'm Getting Sentimental Over You
- Reach for Tomorrow
Reviews :
"Epitaph is the over-achiever. Ella recorded a series of her 'greatest hits' for the soundtrack of this entirely forgettable movie, a few of which were used. Ella played a singing piano player, so she recorded the songs with only piano backing by Paul Smith. ... Recorded in 1960 at the United Western Recorders in Hollywood, which produced great sounding hits for everyone from Nat King Cole to the Beach Boys, this has always been recognized as one of Ella's best sounding records, and was released long ago by Classic Records. Great music recorded during the golden age of recording at one of the great studios, mastered to perfection." Dennis D. Davis, Hi-Fi+, Issue 104
"This is a most unusual Ella Fitzgerald recording. 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." AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Rating:
AllMusic 4 / 5 , Discogs 4.81 / 5