Ella Fitzgerald - Let No Man Write My Epitaph (1960) [2014 SACD]

Considered one of Ella’s greatest recordings, she’s backed on this 1960 release by pianist Paul Smith. “Let No Man Write My Epitaph” was a 1960 Hollywood movie featuring Fitzgerald. The album hits at a depth of emotional understanding that critics often complained was missing in Ella’s reading of jazz lyrics, and once again establishes her as one of the supreme interpreters of the Great American Songbook.

Tracks:

01. Black Coffee
02. Angel Eyes
03. I Cried for You
04. I Can’t Give You Anything But Love
05. Then You’ve Never Been Blue
06. I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
07. My Melancholy Baby
08. Misty
9. September Song
10. One for my Baby (And One More for the Road)
11. Who’s Sorry Now
12. I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
13. Reach for Tomorrow

Personnel:

Ella Fitzgerald (singer)
Paul Smith (piano)