Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book
| Recorded | Aug 1, 1960 & Jan 16, 1961 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1960 |
| Discogs | master 538559 |
The record
Arlen's bluesy, theatrical material gives this songbook entry a different weight -- more torch, more shadow, than the brighter Tin Pan Alley volumes that came before it.
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
| 1961 | Verve Records · V-4046-2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Verve Records, Inc. Labels earliest on file · deep groove; gatefold |
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| 1961 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V6-4046-2 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1961 | Verve Records · V-4046-2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, MGM Pressing |
| 1962 | Verve Records · EPV 5186 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1984 | Verve Records · 817 526-1 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo, Reissue |
| 1993 | Verve Records · V6-4046-2 — CD, Album · gatefold |
| 2008 | Verve Records · V6-4046-2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, 180 Gram · gatefold |
| 2008 | Verve Records · V6-4046-2 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Test Pressing, 180 Gram |
| 2017 | WaxTime · 772228 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Limited Edition, Reissue, Remastered, 180gram, Gatefold · gatefold |
| 2017 | Verve Reissues (2) — File, FLAC, Album, Reissue, 24bit/192kHz |
| — | His Master's Voice · CLP. 1479 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| — | Verve Records · V-40461 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |