Music CD - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [Remastered]

	Music CD: Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [Remastered] Artist: Ella Fitzgerald List Price: $11.98 Our Price: $7.17 Your Save: $ 4.81 ( 40% ) Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours Manufacturer: Umvd Labels
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Tracks: 1. Jingle Bells 2. Santa Claus Is Coming To Town 3. Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas 4. What Are You Doing New Year's Eve? 5. Sleigh Ride 6. The Christmas Song 7. Good Morning Blues 8. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! 9. Winter Wonderland 10. Rudolph, The Red-Nosed Reindeer 11. Frosty The Snowman 12. White Christmas 13. The Secret Of Christmas 14. Medley: We Three Kings Of Orient Are/O Little Town Of Bethlehem 15. Christmas Island 16. The Christmas Song 17. White Christmas (Alternative Take) 18. Frosty The Snowman (Alternative Take)
Binding: Audio CD EAN: 0044006508627 Format: Original recording remastered Label: Umvd Labels Manufacturer: Umvd Labels Number Of Discs: 1 Publisher: Umvd Labels Release Date: 2002-10-29 Studio: Umvd Labels
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Spotlight customer reviews: Customer Rating: Summary: Ella for the family Comment: My son at 5 declared that nobody sings Jingle Bells like Ella Fitzgerald. This cd was a must for us. Bing certainly popularized Christmas music and the crooners backed it up, but Ella gives Christmas style. Customer Rating: Summary: Adorable! Comment: I'm crazy about Ella Fitzgerald and Christmas is a very special time of the year for me, so this is perfect! I didn't know it existed. I've found it here at Amazon and I went crazy when I saw it. It's adorable to hear Ella singing Chrstimas songs! Customer Rating: Summary: Great for Ella Fans Comment: I got this CD just before Christmas 2007 and it is so good I am still playing it in the car on Easter!!! My favorite song on this CD is Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer, "Hang down your nose Rudy, hang down your nose and cry." I can't resist singing along. Customer Rating: Summary: Spirited, jazzy updates on Christmas classics in Ella's inimitable style Comment: I have nearly twenty Ella Fitzgerald recordings, and she is without a doubt my favorite jazz interpreter of all time. I also have a large collection of Christmas CDs, including Celtic, Polish, and standards, so when I finally got my hands on a copy of Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas, I was thrilled. Containing eighteen tracks (including several alternate takes), you'll find swinging covers of Jingle Bells, Sleigh Ride, Frosty, and Let It Snow!, along with some surprising choices such as Good Morning Blues and an upbeat Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas. Ella's tight phrasing and genius timing make these old standards swing, but she also shows a sultrier side on What Are You Doing New Year's Eve. Christmas Island is a fun Andrew Sisters / Der Bingle jingle that hearkens back to WWII. Ella uses her indomitable sense of playfulness to rejuvenate some potentially tired Christmas classics; nowhere is this more evident than on an alternate take of Frosty, where she adopts a little-girl pout complete with lisp. It was cute for one listen, but I found myself skipping over it on subsequent plays. Another fact that was a bit jarring was that the alternate tracks were not from the same sessions as the album tracks; they were recorded with a different orchestra as well. But the remastered sound quality is impeccable, and Ella's never sounded better. An extensive liner note essay by Will Friedwald only sweetens the deal. Customer Rating: Summary: Ella rocks! Comment: This is a fabulous CD -- Ella's voice is a Christmas present in and of itself. More Reviews
Editorial Reviews: It'd be hard to imagine a happier wish than the one this jazz vocal legend offers her listeners on this urbane-yet-homey collection of holiday favorites. The First Lady of Song recorded these tunes in 1960, at the peak of her interpretive powers. As such, she puts her singular stamp on everything from a sultry vamp like "What Are You Doing New Year's Eve" to the sweet and cozy "The Christmas Song." Even potentially shopworn standards like "Santa Claus Is Comin' to Town" sound fresher when they're coming from Ella Fitzgerald. --David Sprague