Ella Fitzgerald is an incredible vocalist and songwriter. That being said this album did not need to be 3 fucking hours and 15 minutes. Jesus christ, even as a fan of this style of music this was a slog to get through. I dont regret listening to it though, there are some amazing songs on here, and I'm happy im now aware of this incredible wonderful women and her music. I was definitely vibing with the music, and it is very well made music, so I cant ... read more

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This is a monster of an album, even the shortest version of it is around 3 hours and 15 minutes. This is a great collection of tracks, though, and if you're interested in music from the period and before, this is a good place to start, because a majority of the songs people sang then that made it big were written by the Gershwins, and Ella delivers a comprehensive list of them with a great voice and instrumentation to back it.

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Fantastic voice, great instrumentals but holy hell is this thing long. Honestly, just pick out your favorite tracks and listen to those instead of going through the bother, I would recommend at least one listen all the way through however.

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