Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book is a 1964 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, focusing on the songs of Johnny Mercer. This was Fitzgerald's fifth and final collaboration with Riddle during her years on the Verve label. It was reissued on CD in 1984. The album is notable as Ella's only songbook to concentrate on the work of a lyricist. Riddle's lush arrangements interact mos... More

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book is a 1964 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, focusing on the songs of Johnny Mercer. This was Fitzgerald's fifth and final collaboration with Riddle during her years on the Verve label. It was reissued on CD in 1984. The album is notable as Ella's only songbook to concentrate on the work of a lyricist. Riddle's lush arrangements interact most beautifully with Fitzgerald on ballads like "Midnight Sun" and "Skylark". Fitzgerald's impeccable swing is most evident on "Something's Gotta Give" and "Too Marvelous for Words". All lyrics by Johnny Mercer, composers between brackets. Side One: Side Two: Recorded October 19–21, 1964 at Radio Recorders Studio 10-H, Hollywood:

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