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Hi Jen,
I don't have that paticular album but I must say that any of Ella's songbooks series is a winner. Ella at Dukes Place and Ella Swings Gently with Nelson also come to mind as knockouts. I don't know if you listen to Sinatra but the album Francis A (Sinatra) and Edward K (Duke) is a killer. Happy listening.
Mike
You can't go wrong with Ella. I've collected a lot over the years, but I don't have the particular recording your talking about. My favorites - apart from the duets with Louis which is priceless - are "Take Love Easy" with Ella and Joe Pass and the songs Ella did for "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" where she is accompanied only by a piano. Her voice and phrasing are so wonderful to listen to that I think, sometimes, that substantial orchestral support is distracting. I'm also convinced that while she was great when young, she got better as she got older.