gmonahan Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Well, to me, the songbooks Ella is THE Ella, and I think her interpretations of those songs are truly what made her an icon. Occasionally, people become icons because, well, they deserve it! gregmo Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larry Kart Posted August 30, 2013 Report Share Posted August 30, 2013 Well, to me, the songbooks Ella is THE Ella, and I think her interpretations of those songs are truly what made her an icon. Occasionally, people become icons because, well, they deserve it! gregmo Many Ella admirers feel that her finest recordings of standards were her pre-songbooks Gershwin recordings with pianist Ellis Larkins: http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Ella-Original-Decca-Recordings/dp/B000003N3Y http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=H8oYz55KSlA Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.:.impossible Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 My personal favorite Ella Fitzgerald as an instrument and an interpreter of song is 1956 Ella And Louis. Months go by when I listen to it everyday. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sgcim Posted August 31, 2013 Report Share Posted August 31, 2013 (edited) OK, I thought you didn't respect her. How could you not respect a woman whose very name mentioned (AG) would cause Frankie Dunlop to exclaim, "The golden showers- the golden showers! Edited August 31, 2013 by sgcim Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ghost of miles Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 (edited) Recently picked up a super-cheap used copy of the two-CD set that collects all three of Ronstadt’s collaborations with Riddle—I’ve always been curious to hear them. So far I have to agree with Jsngry’s assessments, both about Ronstadt’s singing (a pleasant enough voice, but she seems to be in the same torchy emotional key no matter what the song she’s performing) and the lifelessness of Riddle’s arrangements (though I know he was in declining health at the time). These records were certainly successful in a commercial sense, especially the first one, and though not the first rock-to-standards effort, as Jim pointed out (and don’t forget Willie Nelson, though he was coming out of country, I realize), perhaps the ones, along with Nelson’s, that established the marketplace viability, for better or worse, of such projects. Edited October 30, 2018 by ghost of miles Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big Beat Steve Posted October 30, 2018 Report Share Posted October 30, 2018 13 minutes ago, ghost of miles said: ...and though not the first rock-to-standards effort, as Jim pointed out (and don’t forget Willie Nelson, though he was coming out of country, I realize) ... So did Linda Ronstadt ... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chewy-chew-chew-bean-benitez Posted October 31, 2018 Report Share Posted October 31, 2018 Willies on the kimmel show tonight 10/30 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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