Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Fitzgerald: Golden Collection (2003)

"The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time (although some may vote for Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday). Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, Fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a brilliant scat singer, and had near-perfect elocution; one could always understand the words she sang. The one fault was that, since she always sounded so happy to be singing, Fitzgerald did not always dig below the surface of the lyrics she interpreted and she even made a downbeat song such as "Love for Sale" sound joyous. However, when one evaluates her career on a whole, there is simply no one else in her class.

Tracklist:

CD1

01. Goodnight My Love
02. I'm The Loneliest Gal In Town
03. You Can't Be Mine And Somebody Else's Too
04. Three Little Words
05. Keep Cool Fool
06. Ella
07. My Man
08. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
09. Strictly From Dixie
10. I Must Have That Man
11. Who Is Me
12. Melinda The Mousie
13. When My Sugar Walks Down The Street
14. Love, You're Just A Laugh
15. Stairway To The Stars
16. That's All Brother

CD2

01. Hallelujah
02. If That's What You're Thinking
03. When I Get Low I Get High
04. If You Ever Change Your Mind
05. Sing Me A Swing Song
06. Little White Lies
07. Coochi Coochi Coo
08. I Got A Guy
09. Deedle-De-Dum
10. Baby Won't You Please Come Home
11. Holiday In Harlem
12. So Long
13. Dipsy Doodle
14. Five O'Clock Whistle
15. Louisville K-Y
16. This Time It's Real