Ella Fitzgerald/Joe Pass - Easy Living

Artist:

Fitzgerald, Ella

UPC:

888072328419

See Also:

Cole, Nat "King" Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington - Ella & Duke At The Cote D`Azur Ann Hampton Callaway - To Ella With Love Dinah Washington/Ella Fitzgerald/Holliday/Nina Simone/Sarah Vaughan - Les 5 Plus Grandes Divas Du Jazz [Box] *

Description:

Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Joe Pass (guitar).
Recorded at Group IV Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California on February 25 and 28, 1986. Includes original release liner notes by Benny Green.
Digitally remastered by George Horn (1987, Fantasy Studios, Berkeley, California).
Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Joe Pass (guitar).
Audio Remasterer: Joe Tarantino.
Liner Note Authors: Tad Hershorn; Benny Green .
Recording information: Group IV Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA (1983-1986).
Photographer: Tad Hershorn.
Recorded in early 1986, toward the end of Ella Fitzgerald`s studio career, EASY LIVING is among the singer`s quietest and most intimate recordings. Essentially a duet album with her longtime compatriot, guitarist Joe Pass, EASY LIVING, true to its title, finds the pair in a relaxed mood, tossing off jazz standards with a pleasing, casual feel. The material is first rate, with classics like "My Ship" and "On Green Dolphin Street" alongside bluesier material like the Billie Holiday-identified "My Man," "Why Don`t You Do Right?," and a relaxed, swinging take of "I Don`t Stand a Ghost of a Chance (With You)." Pass`s cool, Wes Montgomery-influenced playing and economical solos are remarkable throughout, with the latter placed perfectly in service to the songs.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. My Ship
2. Don`t Be That Way
3. My Man
4. Don`t Worry `Bout Me
5. Days of Wine and Roses
6. Easy Living
7. (I Don`t Stand) a Ghost of a Chance With You
8. Love for Sale
9. Moonlight in Vermont
10. On Green Dolphin Street
11. Why Don`t You Do Right?
12. By Myself
13. I Want a Little Girl
14. I`m Making Believe
15. On a Slow Boat to China
16. Don`t Be That Way [Take 3, Alternate] - (previously unreleased, alternate take)
17. Love for Sale [Take 1, Alternate] - (previously unreleased, alternate take)

Album Information

Release Date:

06/06/2011

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Jazz Instrument

Subgenre:

Guitar

Label:

OJC Remasters

Producer:

Norman Granz; Nick Phillips (Reissue)

Catalog Number:

OJC3284102

Original Release Year:

1986

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

64 : 46

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