
Ella Fitzgerald – Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book (2LP)
Ella Fitzgerald - vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ella Fitzgerald]
Orchestra conducted by Buddy Bregman
Arranged by Buddy Bregman
All songs written by Rodgers & Hart (Composer Richard Rodgers and lyricist Lorenz Hart)
2 LPs, Gatefold Jacket by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33 RPM
Size : 12'’
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Verve Acoustic Sounds Series
Original Label : Verve Records
Recorded at Capitol Studios in 1956
Engineered by Val Valentin
Produced by Norman Granz
Mastered by Matthew Lutthans at The Mastering Lab
Photography by Herman Leonard
Liner Notes by Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers
Art Direction by Sheldon Marks
Cover Design by Bill Curry
Originally released in 1957
Reissued in 2025
Tracks:
Side A:
- Have You Met Miss Jones?
- You Took Advantage of Me
- A Ship without a Sail
- To Keep My Love Alive
- Dancing on the Ceiling
- The Lady Is a Tramp
- With a Song in My Heart
- Manhattan
Side B:
- Johnny One Note
- I Wish I Were in Love Again
- Spring Is Here
- It Never Entered My Mind
- This Can't Be Love
- Thou Swell
- My Romance
- Where or When
- Little Girl Blue
Side C:
- Give It Back to the Indians
- Ten Cents a Dance
- There's a Small Hotel
- I Didn't Know What Time It Was
- Ev'rything I've Got
- I Could Write a Book
- The Blue Room
- My Funny Valentine
Side D:
- Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered
- Mountain Greenery
- Wait Till You See Her
- Lover
- Isn't It Romantic?
- Here in My Arms
- Blue Moon
- My Heart Stood Still
- I've Got Five Dollars
Reviews:
“The second of Ella Fitzgerald's famed Songbook series features her singing 34 of the best songs co-written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The arrangements by Buddy Bregman for the string orchestra and big band only border on jazz but she manages to swing the medium-tempo numbers and give sensitivity to the ballads. With such songs as "You Took Advantage of Me," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "It Never Entered My Mind," "Where or When," "My Funny Valentine," and "Blue Moon," it is not too surprising that these recordings (originally released on a two-LP set) were so popular.” AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow
Ratings :
AllMusic : 5 / 5 , Discogs : 4,57 / 5