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Title: Ella Fitzgerald - Soon
Added: Jan 23, 2010
Author: Nocaro
Duration: 2:22
Description:
In 1959 Nelson Riddle arranged 59 of George and Ira Gershwin's songs for Ella and conducted the orchestra for the Grammy-Award winning album from which this recording of "Soon" comes. Fortunately, Ira Gershwin was still alive at the time of this endeavor and contributed additional lyrics and orchestrations for the album. His comments upon its completion, " I never knew how good our songs were until I heard Ella sing them".
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Channel: Music
Tags: ella fitzgerald soon george & ira gershwin jazz nelson riddle
ella fitzgerald soon george & ira gershwin jazz nelson riddle
Youtube Comments: 6
rainhead07 Says:
Dec 5, 2010 - This is one of my favorite standards. I don't know why more people don't play it. Ella can make anything sound good, though, haha.
NobleJoyous Says:
May 6, 2011 - I hit the thumbs up within 20 seconds. Fabulous. Thank you Nocaro!
bachboy111 Says:
Aug 4, 2011 - Music just exudes out of her pores.....
rasrealtor Says:
Aug 30, 2011 - Gershwin, Riddle, & Fitgerald. Who'd want to follow that act. Class all the way.(Thrilled to find this video. Thanks.)
mmdillon1 Says:
Feb 7, 2012 - Such a beautiful song. The Ella fervor has always eluded me, but this fabulous orchestration in the hands of some of the finest session men in the business is heaven to hear.... Simply superb.
Bialyforever Says:
Mar 13, 2010 - What a transcendant gift she had! What I would give to have seen her in concert! What a gift to have this recording!