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| Alternately tender and hard-swinging studio collaboration between the legendary jazz vocalist and the ingenious big bandleader. |
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| 1 Something to Live For |
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| 2 A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing |
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| 3 Passion Flower |
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| 4 I Like the Sunrise |
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| 5 Azure |
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| 6 Imagine My Frustration |
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| 7 Duke's Place |
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| 8 Brown-Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown) |
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| 9 What Am I Here For? |
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| 10 Cotton Tail |
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Album Review
This CD reissues Ella Fitzgerald's second studio session with Duke Ellington, following her first (the "Ellington Songbook") by eight years. The underrated set begins quietly with four emotional ballads (who else could hold their own with Johnny Hodges on "Passion Flower?") before Fitzgerald gets to scat a bit on the closing vamp of "Azure," comes up with fresh ideas on "Duke's Place" and closes the show by scatting up a storm on "Cotton Tail." The band makes its presence known in the ensembles, some solos by tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, altoist Hodges and trumpeter Cootie Williams (whose opening spot on "Duke's Place" is quite jubilant), and the high-note trumpet of Cat Anderson. Ella Fitzgerald is heard in peak form throughout this date. Recommended. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide
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