Although her voice was visibly fading, fitzgeralds charm and. Our first lady of song her incredible technical abilities were selfevident, but in front of a microphone, she radiated pure joy. Speak love is a 1983 studio album by the american jazz singer ella fitzgerald, accompanied by the jazz guitarist joe pass it is the third of fitzgeralds series of duets with pass, following take love easy 1973 and fitzgerald and pass. Ella fitzgerald and joe pass recorded 4 albums together. The collection consists of many tracks that have passionate lyrical value, that the words instantly relate to those moments in life when you are struggling with devotion for a.
Ive said before that im a big joe pass fan, and i love his duet recordings with the wonderful ella fitzgerald. Speak love is a 1983 studio album by the american jazz singer ella fitzgerald, accompanied by the jazz guitarist joe pass. Her rich voice and vocal innovations brought her fame and a remarkable career than spanned half a century and won her generations of fans around the world. Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald audiobook, by andrea davis pinkney. Ella fitzgerald manhattan every time we say goodbye his masters voice ireland 45pop i 373. At the thought i was foolish and proud and let you say goodbye and then one day from my infinite sadness you came and brought me love again now i know that no matter what ever befalls ill never let you go i will hold you close, make you stay because love is the saddest thing when it goes away love is the saddest thing when it goes away. In striving to enrich the lives of all readers, teachingbooks supports the first amendment and celebrates the right to read. Will you speak low to me, speak love to me and soon speak, when you speak love our summer day withers away too soon, too soon speak low when you speak love our moment is swift like ships adrift were swept apart, too soon speak low darling, speak low love is a spark lost in the dark too soon, too soon i feel wherever i go that tomorrow is near.
Ella fitzgeralds songbook series in ensured a place in history, not only for more than two hundred songs written by some of the greatest american composers of the twentieth century. Speak low when you speak love our summer day withers away too soon, too soon speak low when you speak love our moment is swift like ship. For any lover of jazz or a fan of american popular music, ella fitzgerald. Ella fitzgerald also recorded albums exclusively devoted to the songs of porter and gershwin in 1972 and 1983, the albums being ella loves cole and nice work if you can get it, respectively. Books by ella fitzgerald author of a tisket, a tasket. Like someone in love by ella fitzgerald 8436028694655 cd. Top 30 quotes of ella fitzgerald famous quotes and sayings. The life of the very private and mediashy ella fitzgerald has long been shrouded in a mixture of halftruths and fiction.
Drawing on original documents, interviews, and new information, nicholson draws a complete picture of fitzgeralds professional and personal life. Ella fitzgerald was a phenomenon an artist of greatest talent and blessed with a voice that can not be categorised into any specific kind of music, for her music was her life, she lived for the applause and giving the people what they wanted to hear. Like someone in love by ella fitzgerald 8436028694655. She is joined by a guitarist of highest qualities, joe pass. It is the third of fitzgeralds series of duets with pass, following take love easy 1973 and fitzgerald and pass. Ella fitzgerald for the love of ella fitzgerald 1989. Its the wonder of the world, its a rocket to the moon it gets you high, it gets you low, but once you get that glow. These selections are taken from the complete ella fitzgerald song books, a sixteencd box set.
Ella fitzgerald, joe pass speak love releases discogs. Although life for this top female vocalist was not without its struggles, ella showed the world that people can overcome adversity and achieve their dreams. Through painstaking research and personal interviews with fitzgerald s family, friends, and fellow musicians, stuart nicholson offers the first full picture of this singers life and times. Again 1976 a later album, easy living, followed in 1986 the title of the album refers to the first line of the opening song on the album, speak low. This was the fourth and final album in fitzgeralds series of duets with pass, the three earlier albums being take love easy 1973, fitzgerald and pass.
Together, they have created some of the most beautiful jazz music that we, jazz fans, always have the great pleasure of listening to as time goes by. Sep 29, 2011 easy living was the fourth and final release pass and fitzgerald offered, putting to rest one of the best guitarvocalist combinations in jazz music history. Ella fitzgerald the gold collection the overall illusion of ella fitzgeralds the gold collection album is a reflection of the trials and tribulations of love. Enlightened leadership is spiritual if we understand spirituality not as some kind of religious dogma or ideology but as the domain of awareness where we experience values like truth, goodness, beauty, love and compassion, and also intuition, creativity, insight and focused attention. Ella is a play of contrasts, and a fiery tribute to female power, which feels very au courant. Complete your ella fitzgerald, joe pass collection. Again is a 1976 studio album by ella fitzgerald, accompanied by jazz guitarist joe pass, the second of four duet albums they recorded together after take love easy 1973.
Again 1976 a later album, easy living, followed in 1986. All recordings are newly remastered from the original lp sources. Speak love, ellas 1983er album mit joe pass, prasentiert diese. Fitzgeralds performance on this album won her the 1977 grammy award for best jazz vocal album. The duo would record two later albums together, speak love 1983, and easy living 1986. It is the third of fitzgerald s series of duets with pass, following take love easy 1973 and fitzgerald and pass. Ella fitzgerald ella sings pal joey his masters voice uk.
Ella fitzgerald has 26 books on goodreads with 282 ratings. Most of the songs are veteran standards, stan getzs warm tenor helps out on four tunes, and although this is not an essential release her voice was so strong and appealing during this era that all of her recordings from the mid to late 50s are enjoyable and easily recommended. Jazz ella fitzgerald, joe pass speak love 1983, vinyl discogs. For her third duo recording with guitarist joe pass, ella fitzgerald swings 15 mostly familiar standards that range from my ship and dont be that way to why dont you do right. Where there is love and inspiration, i dont think you can go wrong. Fitzgerald was nominated for the grammy award for best jazz vocal performance, female at the 30th annual grammy awards for her performance on this album. Ella fitzgerald lyrics 584 song lyrics sorted by album, including the nearness of you, misty, tenderly. Again is a 1976 studio album by ella fitzgerald, accompanied by jazz guitarist joe pass, the second of four duet albums they recorded together after take love easy 1973 fitzgeralds performance on this album won her the 1977 grammy award for best jazz vocal album. Theres fitzgerald on the one hand, freely diddleeedopping while maintaining total musical. Ella fitzgerald was accompanied by an orchestra arranged by frank devol for this fine studio session. Ella fitzgerald hooray for love lyrics metrolyrics.
A later collection devoted to a single composer was released during her time with pablo records, ella abraca jobim, featuring the songs of antonio carlos. What emerges in stuart nicholsons groundbreaking biography is a remarkable story of a poor black girls determination to realize the american dream in the face of racial and sexual prejudice. The duo would record two later albums together, speak. Ella fitzgerald for the love of ella fitzgerald 1989 written by bluesever saturday, 17 october 2009 16. Stuart nicholsons biography of ella fitzgerald is considered a classic in jazz literature. Heres to my best romance, heres to my worst romance heres to my first romance ages ago. Ella fitzgerald, joe pass speak love 1983, vinyl discogs. Again is a 1976 studio album by ella fitzgerald, accompanied by jazz guitarist joe pass, the second of four duet albums they recorded. Ella fitzgeralds most popular book is the souls code. Sophisticated lady is a live album by ella fitzgerald, accompanied by joe pass, released in 2001 see 2001 in music. Often referred to as the first lady of song and the queen of jazz or just simply lady ella, she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a hornlike.
This was the fourth and final album in fitzgerald s series of duets with pass, the three earlier albums being take love easy 1973, fitzgerald and pass. Twenty seven years ago, pablo records produced a treasure of an album titled speak love where ella fitzgerald, also known as the first lady of song, was paired with a guitar virtuoso, joe pass. Ella jane fitzgerald april 25, 1917 june 15, 1996 was an american jazz vocalist with a vocal range spanning three octaves d. Easy living ella fitzgerald and joe pass album wikipedia. Ella fitzgerald audiobook, by andrea davis pinkney. Ella fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the apollo theater when she was just seventeen years old. Sophisticated lady ella fitzgerald and joe pass album. Easy living was the fourth and final release pass and fitzgerald offered, putting to rest one of the best guitarvocalist combinations in jazz music history. Our moment is swift like ships adrift were swept apart, too soon speak low darling, speak low love is a spark lost in the dark too soon, too soon i feel wherever i go that tomorrow is near tomorrow is here and always too soon time is so old and love so brief love is pure gold and time a thief were late, darling, were late the curtain descends everything ends too soon, too soon i wait. Fitzgerald rose from being a pop singer with chartnovelty hits in the late 30s to become a bandleader and then one of the greatest interpreters of american.