Honeysuckle Rose/’Deed I Do/Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall/Them There Eyes/Dream A Little Dream Of Me/Tea For Two/Satin Doll/I’m Beginning To See The Light/Shiny Stockings/My Last Affair/Ain’t Misbehavin’/On The Sunny Side Of The Street
Ella & Basie featured a unique collaboration between in form jazz legends Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie, backed up by the up and coming arranger Quincy Jones. (US:69)
“This 1963 session is a fine meeting of two great performers with a single-minded devotion to swing, a high point for both in the decade. The tunes are all familiar standards, many with roots in jazz, while the arrangements by Quincy Jones seem ideal. They're perfectly matched to Count Basie's idiom while providing a fine complement to Ella Fitzgerald's vocal leads. They may possibly be the best settings ever constructed for her scat singing.”
“A hot, swinging session, full of intense emotion, gleeful play, and ravishing talent. I have been in love with Ella ever since.”
“Absolutely priceless. Ella was always impressive when she had someone to impress, This 1963 studio date is certainly a winner. The scat exchange on Honeysuckle Rose shows that Ella is in a playful mood. Her phrasing throughout the album is inventive and she eloquently interprets many classic standards. Basically the entire album is like a big advertisement for the glory days of swing.”
“All the numbers have a really solid beat, as we are used to hearing from the Count, and a couple are uptempo, as we would probably expect. There's a little scat singing from Ella, but not that much. If you like big band music with vocals, this is a fine example.”
“Ella, Basie and Quincy; how can you go wrong? The band swings throughout, and Ella’s vocals are wonderful. The session done in '63 shows that the Basie band was still rompin’.”
“This album is pure magic. Ella is in great, great form, she swings more than ever with her clear, impeccable voice. Basie's accompaniment is solid and swinging as usual. Your feet or fingers will be tapping along unwittingly to the rhythm all the way and you'll be smiling all the while. A class act.”
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