" My One and Only Love" ( Robert Mellin, Guy Wood) – 3:12."It's a Pity to Say Goodnight" ( Mack Gordon, Billy Reid) – 2:34." I Wished on the Moon" ( Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 2:44."She's Funny That Way" ( Neil Moret, Richard A." Darn That Dream" ( Eddie DeLange, Van Heusen) – 2:31."It's a Blue World" ( George Forrest, Robert C." The Very Thought of You" ( Ray Noble) – 2:46." Imagination" ( Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 3:47." I Can't Get Started" ( Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) – 3:33." Georgia On My Mind" ( Hoagy Carmichael, Stuart Gorrell) – 3:29."Sweet and Slow" ( Al Dubin, Harry Warren) – 3:15.Highlights include "Georgia on My Mind," "The Very Thought of You," "It's a Pity to Say Goodnight," "Darn That Dream," "Body and Soul" and a cooking "All of Me."įor the 1962 Verve LP album, Verve MG V-4055 Although the accent is on ballads, several of the songs are taken at medium tempos and she swings throughout. "All of Me" was from a different obscure sampler and "Call Me Darling" was previously unissued. Most were veterans of the top big bands of the 40's and 50's such as Conrad Gozzo on lead trumpet, Harry Edison playing solo trumpet, George Roberts on bass trombone. The Nelson Riddle Orchestra was filled with the creme de la creme of Hollywood studio musicians of the era. Her voice was in peak form and she was surrounded with the elegant arrangements of Nelson Riddle. In 1961 Ella Fitzgerald recorded two albums with Nelson Riddle's Orchestra. Review Professional ratings Review scores This album is one of a pair, the other being Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson, that were released in 1962. Ella Swings Gently with Nelson is a 1962 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Nelson Riddle.
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