Ella Fitzgerald - The Intimate Ella (1960)

This is a most unusual Ella Fitzgerald recording. Recorded around the time when she performed some of these songs for the film Let No Man Write My Epitaph, the masterful singer is heard in duets with pianist Paul Smith interpreting 13 songs (even "I Cried for You," "I Can't Give You Anything But Love," and "Who's Sorry Now?") at slow expressive tempos. Listeners who feel that Ella Fitzgerald was mostly a scat singer who had trouble giving the proper emotional intensity to lyrics will be surprised by this sensitive and often-haunting set.

Tracklist:
01 - Ella Fitzgerald - Black Coffee (3:31)
02 - Ella Fitzgerald - Angel Eyes (3:30)
03 - Ella Fitzgerald - I Cried For You (3:30)
04 - Ella Fitzgerald - I Can't Give You Anything But Love, Baby (3:31)
05 - Ella Fitzgerald - Then You've Never Been Blue (3:13)
06 - Ella Fitzgerald - I Hadn't Anyone Till You (2:52)
07 - Ella Fitzgerald - My Melancholy Baby (3:00)
08 - Ella Fitzgerald - Misty (2:55)
09 - Ella Fitzgerald - September Song (3:43)
10 - Ella Fitzgerald - One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (4:20)
11 - Ella Fitzgerald - Who's Sorry Now (3:29)
12 - Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (2:39)
13 - Ella Fitzgerald - Reach For Tomorrow (2:24)