Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book (Volume Two)
| Recorded | Jan 5 & Jul 18, 1959 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Discogs | master 484076 |
The record
Volume two of the Gershwin set finds her working these standards like old friends, nothing overplayed, the swing kept unhurried and the warmth kept in check.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 16 pressings on file.
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-4025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono earliest on file |
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| 1959 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1959 | His Master's Voice · CLP 1339 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono · laminated sleeve |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V6-4025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG VS-6078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo · gatefold |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-4025 — Vinyl, LP, Album |
| 1959 | Verve Records · VSTC 216 — Reel-To-Reel, 7 ½ ips, ¼", 4-Track Stereo, 7" Cine Reel |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MG V-4025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V-4025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono |
| 1961 | Barclay-Verve · MG V-4025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| — | His Master's Voice · CSD 1293 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| — | Verve Records · MG VS-6078 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · laminated sleeve; gatefold |
| — | Verve Records · MG VS-64025 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Stereo, Gatefold · gatefold |