Ella Fitzgerald Let No Man Write My Epitaph 2LP 45rpm 200g Vinyl Verve Analogue Productions QRP USA
Title: Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Catalog Number: AP 4043 / MG V-4043
Label: Verve
Reissued by: Analogue Productions
Barcode: 753088404313
Original release year: 1960
Reissue year: 2013
Number of discs: 2
Revolutions per minute: 45 rpm
Disc size: 12"
Vinyl Weight Grade: 200gr
Limited Edition: Yes
Total Item Weight: 592gr
Pressing country: USA
For Market Release in: USA
Added to catalog on: February 17, 2020
Collection: Analogue Productions Verve Series
Note: Never eligible for any further discounts
Vinyl Gourmet Club: Yes
The best albums from legendary Verve Records jazz catalogue get impeccable audiophile treatment by Analogue Productions, cut at 45rpm for ultimate sound quality by equaly legendary mastering engineer George Marino at Sterling Sound, preserving all the analog glory of the Original Master Tapes to bring these sessions to life in spectacular fashion, like they deserve.
- Limited Edition
- Double LP 45rpm on 200 Gram Vinyl
- Pressed at QRP USA
- Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound
- Cut from the Original Analog Master Tapes
"...these are all truly classic Verve titles that you simply don't want to miss...most importantly, the sound of these reissues is nothing short of astounding. Particularly the early Billie and Ella mono records are incredible treasures of sonic beauty. I'd definitely ask Santa for the whole set, or, if you want to cherry pick, the most classic titles. Whatever you decide, you owe yourself at least a half dozen!" Winner of a 2012 Positive Feedback Online Writers' Choice Award - Danny Kaey, Positive Feedback Online
Accompanied by Paul Smith, Fitzgerald sings such tunes as I Cried for You, Angel Eyes, My Melancholy Baby, and more!
"I almost didn't review this review — after all, it was released by Analogue Productions on the same day as Ben Webster's Soulville ... But if Soulville was everything I hoped for, Epitaph is the over-achiever. Ella recorded a series of her 'greatest hits' for the soundtrack of this entirely forgettable movie, a few of which were used. Ella played a singing piano player, so she recorded the songs with only piano backing by Paul Smith. ... Recorded in 1960 at the United Western Recorders in Hollywood, which produced great sounding hits for everyone from Nat King Cole to the Beach Boys, this has always been recognized as one of Ella's best sounding records, and was released long ago by Classic Records. This new mastering by the late George Marino at Sterling Sound easily bests that earlier effort. Great music recorded during the golden age of recording at one of the great studios, mastered to perfection." — Recording = 10/10; Music = 10/10 – Dennis D. Davis, Hi-Fi+, Issue 104
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.
Track Listing:
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
09. 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
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