Original released on LP Verve MG VS-64034
(US, May 1959)
A fine gem among the diamonds of Ella Fitzgerald's late-'50s period with Verve, "Hello Love" may not have approached the quality of her songbooks, but it did allow her to sing a few fine songs she'd missed the first time around. (And although none of the songbook giants are represented, the material is hardly second-rate.) Wrapped in the strings of Frank DeVol's orchestra, Fitzgerald is a bewitching presence singing these dreamy standards: "Tenderly," "You Go to My Head," "Willow Weep for Me," and "Stairway to the Stars." DeVol's charts are dynamic as well, allowing space for expressive players such as trumpeters Harry "Sweets" Edison and Pete Candoli or tenor Ben Webster. A few of the titles are solo versions of songs she had recently sung on her Louis Armstrong duets. (John Bush in AllMusic)
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I learned to like Ella in the late 50ies with her Cole-Porter-album/Songbooks. Since then I have been fascinated by her voice, and the expression of a gem between her diamonds is truly true! So thank you very much for this very fine treasure!
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