Ella Fitzgerald, Joe Pass – Speak Love (160g, Edition Japonaise)
RARITY - Unsealed - Mint condition
Vocals - Ella Fitzgerald [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ella Fitzgerald]
Guitar – Joe Pass [click here to see more vinyl featuring Joe Pass]
Written by Kurt Weill (A1), Ogden Nash (A1), Charlie Tobias (A2), Lew Brown (A2, B1), Sam Stept (A2), Hal Hopper (A3), Tom Adair (A3), Harry Ruskin (A4), Henry Sullivan (A4), Harry Warren (A5), Mack Gordon (A5), Ray Henderson (B1), Rick Darnell (B1), Roy Hawkins (B1), Allie Wrubel (B2), Herbert Magidson (B2), Count Basie (B3), Jerry Livingston (B3), Mack David (B3), Bobby Troup (B4), Neal Hefti (B4), Hoagy Carmichael (B5), Stuart Gorrell (B5)
1 LP, Standard Sleeve
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 160g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : unspecified (Japan)
Label : Polydor K.K Japan
Original Label : Pablo Records
Engineered by Arne Frager, Dennis Sands
Produced by Norman Granz
Sleeve Notes by Norman Granz
Design by Norman Granz, Sheldon Marks
Photography by Phil Stern
Originally released in 1983
Tracks:
Side A :
- Speak Low
- Comes Love
- There’s No You
- I May Be Wrong (But I Think You’re Wonderful)!
- At Last
Side B :
- The Thrill Is Gone (Medley)
- Gone With The Wind
- Blue And Sentimental
- Girl Talk
- Georgia On My Mind
Reviews:
“This set of duets with guitarist Joe Pass finds Ella Fitzgerald near the end of her career. Her voice mostly hinted at her former greatness and the setting was perhaps too intimate for what she had left. Fitzgerald's phrasing remained a joy despite the limited range, but there are many more significant records by the singer than this CD reissue despite touching versions of "Comes Love," "There's No You" and "Gone with the Wind."” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 2 / 5 ; Discogs : 5 / 5