Track Listing

1. Fascinating Rhythm - Ella Fitzgerald
2. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off - Sarah Vaughan
3. I Loves You, Porgy - Nina Simone
4. Summertime - Dinah Washington
5. Nice Work if You Can Get It - Ella Fitzgerald
6. Love Is Here to Stay - Shirley Horn
7. 'S Wonderful - Sarah Vaughan
8. I've Got a Crush on You - Dinah Washington
9. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Ella Fitzgerald
10. Someone to Watch Over Me - Sarah Vaughan
11. Embraceable You - Sarah Vaughan
12. Man I Love - Betty Carter

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #73992 in Music
• Released on: 1998-03-30
• Number of discs: 1

Customer Reviews

They're Singing Gershwin Songs....'S Wonderful, Ladies!
This CD is a compilation of some of the nicest songs by the legendary team of George and Ira Gershwin. These songs were taken from nine various albums and interpreted by the most remarkable songbirds of all-time: Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan, Nina Simone, Dinah Washington, Shirley Horn and Betty Carter.

Ella, the queen of jazz, who needs no introduction, performs three of the eleven tracks, "Fascinating Rhythm," "Nice Work If You Can't Get It" and "They Can't Take That Away From Me."

Sarah, the divine one, delivers standout performances on "Let's Call The Whole Thing Off," "'S Wonderful," "Someone To Watch Over Me" and "Embraceable You."

Nina, the jazzy and soulful one, covers "I Love You, Porgy."

Dinah, the bluesy one who's better known for her rhythm & blues repertoire, sings "I've Got A Crush On You."

Shirley, the ballad singer and a talented pianist, performs "Our Love Is Here To Stay," one of the very last songs Gershwin composed.

Betty, the jazz singer/pianist with a husky-voice and has worked with the jazz greats Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, wraps it up with her rendition of "The Man I Love," one of the two bonus tracks, the other is Sarah Vaughan's "'S Wonderful."

This CD would have been great if not for the flaw on track #4. On the track listing, it's supposed to be Dinah singing "Summertime" but it's an instrumental version. Anyway, with all these great ladies in one CD, it's still worth listening to. The rest of the tracks overshadow this flaw. Nice work... ladies! Every performance is so remarkable and superb.

The Ladies Sing with Class
These are classic renditions of classic Gershwin from Verve Records. The only disappointment is The Dinah Washington rendition of Summertime is an instrumental, no Dinah singing, unless she's humming in the background. The trumpet solo is marvelous. She does sing "I've got a crush on you." No liner notes are provided. All you get is the singer, the title and the original album.

intense
This was my first Gershwin purchase. The magnificent female voices captured his feelings. I was moved the first time I listened and am still moved the 3,000th time I listen to it. It sets a romantic, still mood. You'll know what I mean when you listen.