What makes a legend? Ella Fitzgerald fans would say her music – 200-plus albums’ worth of it, recorded over half a century, which continues to attract new converts. There’s also a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, awarded in 1960 and thirteen Grammy awards. But what makes her the most popular female jazz singer was her distinctive, flexible, wide-ranging and accurate voice. She worked with all the jazz greats and performed at top venues all over the world. Here are 100 tracks to remember the much-loved and never to be forgotten ‘First Lady of Song’.
Disc 1
1. The Lady Is A Tramp
2. A Fine Romance (With Louis Armstrong)
3. Manhattan
4. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
5. I Get A Kick Out Of You
6. Cheek To Cheek (With Louis Armstrong)
7. Sophisticated Lady
8. (Let’s Go) Slumming on Park Avenue
9. Easy To Love
10. By Strauss
11. Thou Swell
12. Begin The Beguine
13. Someone To Watch Over Me
14. Isn’t This A Lovely Day
15. Mountain Greenery
16. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
17. Wait Till You See Her
18. Here In My Arms
19. Blip-Blip!
20. Ev’rything I’ve Got
21. (You Forgot To) Remember
22. I Could Write A Book
23. I’m Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
24. In A Sentimental Mood
25. Let’s Face The Music And Dance
Disc 2
1. It’s Only A Paper Moon
2. Night And Day
3. Cry Me A River
4. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (With Louis Armstrong)
5. My Funny Valentine
6. Come Rain Or Come Shine
7. Everything But You
8. Always
9. How Deep Is The Ocean?
10. It’s All Right With Me
11. I’ve Got Five Dollars
12. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road)
13. Give It Back To The Indians
14. The Blue Room
15. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
16. The Very Thought Of You
17. Things Are Looking Up
18. All Of You
19. (I’ve Got) Beginner’s Luck
20. Who Cares?
21. Now It Can Be Told
22. There’s A Small Hotel
23. Top Hat, White Tie And Tails
24. Nice Work If You Can Get It
25. They Can’t Take That Away From Me
Disc 3
1. Blue Skies
2. Let’s Call The Whole Thing Off (With Louis Armstrong)
3. The Man I Love
4. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
5. Anything Goes
6. Isn’t It Romantic
7. Azure
8. Always True To You In My Fashion
9. Love Me Or Leave Me
10. Lush Life
11. This Can’t Be Love
12. My Heart Stood Still
13. Miss Otis Regrets
14. That Certain Feeling
15. Blue Moon
16. Oops! (With Louis Armstrong)
17. Reaching For The Moon
18. Heat Wave
19. All By Myself
20. Lazy 21. How’s Chances?
22. Let Yourself Go
23. The Song Is Ended
24. You Do Something To Me
25. Every Time We Say Goodbye
Disc 4
1. Misty
2. Darn That Dream
3. But Not For Me
4. How High The Moon
5. Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me)
6. It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
7. In The Still Of The Night
8. Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall In Love)
9. Love You Madly
10. Satin Doll
11. Get Out Of Town
12. Get Thee Behind Me, Satan
13. Sam And Delilah
14. Alexander’s Ragtime Band
15. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
16. My One And Only
17. Puttin’ On The Ritz
18. Russian Lullaby
19. From This Moment On
20. I Used To Be Color Blind
21. Supper Time
22. Lover Come Back To Me
23.Where Or When
24. Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!
25. Mack The Knife (Live)