Dear Ella
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| Tribute album by Dee Dee Bridgewater |
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| Released | September 30, 1997 | |
| Recorded | January 29, 1997 – February 19, 1997 |
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| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 36:31 | |
| Label | Verve Records | |
| Producer(s) | Robbie Cavolina, Anita O'Day |
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| Professional reviews | ||
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| Dee Dee Bridgewater chronology | ||
| Love and Peace: A Tribute to Horace Silver (1997) |
Dear Ella (1997) |
Live at Yoshi's (1998) |
Dear Ella is a 1997 (see 1997 in music) studio album by the American jazz singer Dee Dee Bridgewater. The album is a recorded tribute to jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, who had died a year before the release. Dee Dee's performance on this album won her the 1998 Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album.
[edit] Track listing
- "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Van Alexander, Ella Fitzgerald) – 2:32
- "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) – 3:59
- "Undecided" (Leo Robin, Charlie Shavers) – 6:22
- "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) – 7:22
- "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" (Cole Porter) – 3:31
- "How High the Moon" (Morgan Hamilton, Nancy Lewis) – 5:05
- "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" (Sam Coslow) – 6:34
- "Cotton Tail" (Duke Ellington) – 2:58
- "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Cole Porter) – 5:05
- "(I'd Like to Get You on A) Slow Boat to China" (Frank Loesser) – 2:57
- "Oh, Lady be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:39
- "Stairway to the Stars" (Matty Malneck, Mitchell Parish, Frank Signorelli) – 4:10
- "Dear Ella" Burrell – 4:56
[edit] Personnel
Recorded January 29 - February 19, 1997, in New York City:
- Dee Dee Bridgewater - Vocals
