Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson is a 1962 (see 1962 in music) studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. This album is one of a pair, the other being Ella Swings Gently with Nelson, that were released in 1962.
This was the first time Fitzgerald and Riddle had worked together since 1959's epic Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook.
Fitzgerald's performance on this album won her...
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Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson is a 1962 (see 1962 in music) studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra. This album is one of a pair, the other being Ella Swings Gently with Nelson, that were released in 1962.
This was the first time Fitzgerald and Riddle had worked together since 1959's epic Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook.
Fitzgerald's performance on this album won her the 1963 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female.
The last three songs listed are not included on the original Verve recording #V/V6-4054
Recorded from January 5, 1959–December 27, 1961 Capitol Tower, Hollywood, Los Angeles:
Tracks 1-13
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