Editors’ Notes For jazz’s greatest singers, a humble song becomes a catalyst for proper feats of wonder. Ella Fitzgerald’s prodigious scatting or perfect pitch can be every bit as life-changing as Billie Holiday’s grainy, slow-burn romance. Whether dating back as early as the 1920s (Fats Waller and Bessie Smith) or representing a new century (Michael Bublé and Diana Krall), these singers have fine-tuned the art of phrasing to get the most indelible personality out of each lyric. It’s no surprise, then, that every possible emotion is captured here: Feel the forlorn crush of grief and longing, then pivot to the dizzying potential of new love and personal triumphs.
SONG
ALBUM
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
3:17
A-Tisket, A-Tasket (feat. Chick Webb and His Orchestra)
2:36
The Girl from Ipanema (feat. Astrud Gilberto & Antônio Carlos Jobim) [Single Version]
2:47
My Baby Just Cares for Me (2013 Remastered Version)
3:35
Tea For Two (Live At Mr. Kelly's Restaurant, Chicago, 1958)
3:58
Fly Me to the Moon (feat. Count Basie and His Orchestra)
2:27
Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered (Stereo Version)
7:03
I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter
3:36
Stormy Weather
3:12
Ol' Man River (feat. The Buddy Cole Trio) [Single Version]
2:19
What a Diff'rence a Day Made (Single Version)
2:31
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (feat. Ella Fitzgerald) [Single Version]
3:11
Fools Rush In (Where Angels Fear to Tread)
2:31
One for My Baby (And One More for the Road)
4:23