If Christmas is going to swing, Ella Fitzgerald is a very good place to start.
There is such ease in this record. Ella treats familiar Christmas songs with the same impeccable timing, warmth and rhythmic intelligence that she brought to the Great American Songbook. Nothing feels over-sentimental and nothing is thrown away.
It is joyous, sophisticated and one of those records that can fill a room without demanding it.
Recorded in 1960 with arrangements by Frank DeVol, the album gives Ella the colour of a full studio orchestra while leaving plenty of space around the voice.
Her phrasing is the real pleasure. She can sit behind a beat, bounce effortlessly through an up-tempo number and then completely change the atmosphere on a ballad.
This is classic Verve-era Ella: relaxed, elegant and swinging.
New and sealed limited-edition Ruby Red vinyl LP from Verve Records.
This 2023 edition also features a special Ella-focused collectable sleeve created for the release.
Catalogue: 5831064
Barcode: 0602458310641
Carefully packed for dispatch using protective vinyl mailers.
Originally released by Verve in 1960, Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas was recorded with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol and has become one of the defining jazz Christmas albums.
Verve brought the album back for the 2023 festive season in this first-ever Ruby Red vinyl variant with redesigned collectable artwork.
If Christmas is going to swing, Ella Fitzgerald is a very good place to start.
There is such ease in this record. Ella treats familiar Christmas songs with the same impeccable timing, warmth and rhythmic intelligence that she brought to the Great American Songbook. Nothing feels over-sentimental and nothing is thrown away.
It is joyous, sophisticated and one of those records that can fill a room without demanding it.
Recorded in 1960 with arrangements by Frank DeVol, the album gives Ella the colour of a full studio orchestra while leaving plenty of space around the voice.
Her phrasing is the real pleasure. She can sit behind a beat, bounce effortlessly through an up-tempo number and then completely change the atmosphere on a ballad.
This is classic Verve-era Ella: relaxed, elegant and swinging.
New and sealed limited-edition Ruby Red vinyl LP from Verve Records.
This 2023 edition also features a special Ella-focused collectable sleeve created for the release.
Catalogue: 5831064
Barcode: 0602458310641
Carefully packed for dispatch using protective vinyl mailers.
Originally released by Verve in 1960, Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas was recorded with an orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol and has become one of the defining jazz Christmas albums.
Verve brought the album back for the 2023 festive season in this first-ever Ruby Red vinyl variant with redesigned collectable artwork.
