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release date: 1955
format: vinyl (1960 reissue, DL 8149)
[album rate: 4 / 5] [3,92]
producer: various
label: Decca - nationality: USA
Early compilation album by Ella Fitzgerald with eleven tracks stemming from older recordings, which have all been previously issued for 78rpm singles during the late 1940s and early 1950s (track #11 is recorded in 1945, tracks #5 & #8 are from 1947, track #9 from 1949, tracks #2-4 & #10 from 1952, tracks #1 & #6 from 1954, and track #7 from 1955).
These recordings are a fine treat and despite some missing dynamics, mostly issues with vocal range, this compilation is remarkably good.
