Be advised that there are a lot of Ella's mono DECCA recordings included here and I did not expect that. Six selections alone are from the Decca Lp/Cd entitled "Pure Ella". Tha Cd is great, but it is not in stereo and the sound is off -- Ella's voice is recorded strangely and sounds much lower than it really was. These recordings simply do not fit in well with the others chosen. There are much better Fitzgerald compilations to chose, such as "The Jazz Sides" and the 3 cd "First lady of Song", both on Verve.
One of Tony's last Lps for Columbia and one of my favorites ever. The review called a music fan from Ottawa below says it all. Beautiful arrangements, flawless vocal interpretations, good material. He was at his vocal peak when this was recorded.
