War Years
Editorial Reviews
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This two-CD set provides a window on the varied pop and jazz styles that flourished in the period, as well as an excellent portrait of Ella Fitzgerald between 1941 and 1946. The material ranges far afield, mixing ballads and period novelties like "Stone Cold Dead in the Market," with appearances by the Ink Spots and Louis Jordan. It's on the uptempo jazz tunes, however, that Fitzgerald reveals a new dimension of her talent, scat singing with the fluency and creativity of a first-rate instrumentalist. Her early grasp of bop is apparent in "Flying Home" and "My Baby Sleeps Like Bebop." --Stuart Broomer
War Years, Music, Ella Fitzgerald, Jazz, Jazz Music, Jazz Vocals, Pop
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