Classics 1939

構成数 : 1枚
合計収録時間 : 01:07:29
Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald, Taft Jordon, Sandy Williams, Tommy Fulford, Bobby Stark, George Matthews, Chick Webb, Hilton Jefferson, Ted McRae. Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Taft Jordan (vocals, trumpet); John Trueheart (guitar); Hilton Jefferson (flute, clarinet, alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); Wayman Carver (flute, tenor saxophone); Garvin Bushell (clarinet, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Teddy McRae (tenor saxophone, baritone saxophone); Dick Vance, Bobby Stark (trumpet); Nat Story, Sandy Williams , George Matthews (trombone); Tommy Fulford (piano); Chick Webb, Bill Beason (drums). Liner Note Author: Anatol Schenker. Recording information: New York, NY (02/17/1939-06/29/1939). Director: Chick Webb. Unlike GRP, which has merely reissued the "best" of early Ella Fitzgerald domestically, the European Classics label has released all of the great singer's early recordings (from the 1935-41 period) on six CDs. This, the fourth volume, has her final recordings with Chick Webb's Orchestra (before the legendary drummer's premature death) and her first after she took control of his big band. Fitzgerald is best on "'Tain't What You Do" and the ballads (particularly "Don't Worry About Me," "Little White Lies," "Stairway to the Stars" and "Out of Nowhere") although she is less memorable on such uptempo novelties as "Chew-Chew-Chew Your Bubble Gum" and "I Want the Waiter with the Water." This CD is well worth acquiring along with the other entries in this definitive series. ~ Scott Yanow
録音 : モノラル (Studio)