| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book | ||||
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| Released | 1963 | |||
| Recorded | January 5–7, 1963 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 43:00 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [1] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music |  [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| Record Mirror | [4] |
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book is a 1963 studio album by the Americanjazz singerElla Fitzgerald accompanied by an orchestra arranged and conducted byNelson Riddle. The album focuses on the songs of the composerJerome Kern.
This was the second of Fitzgerald's Song Book series to have been orchestrated by Riddle; their previous collaboration was herGeorge and Ira Gershwin Song Book in 1959. Fitzgerald and Riddle also recorded two albums of standards,Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson andElla Swings Gently with Nelson, in 1962.
This was the seventh and penultimate album in Fitzgerald's Song Book series of songs written bymusical theater composers; it was preceded by 1961'sElla Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book and followed byElla Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book in 1964.
Awarded four and a half stars byDown Beat magazine in 1963.
For the 1963 Verve LP release; Verve V6-4060; Re-issued in 2005 on CD, Verve B0003933-02
Side One:
Side Two:
All music written byJerome Kern with lyricists as indicated.
Recorded January 5–7, 1963 at Radio Recorders Studio 10H,Los Angeles:
Tracks 1,3,5-6 and 8
On Tracks 2,4, and 7:
Personnel same as tracks 1,3,5-6, and 8 except Felix Slatkin and Marshall Sossonviolin replace Don Lube and Sidney Sharp; Edgar Lustgartencello replaces Ray Kramer; and add Ann Stockton onharp.
