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Tommy Flanagan - Lady Be Good … For Ella (1994)
Label: Groovin' High | FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps | 61:05 | 392 MB / 145 MB | 11 tracks
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bop
Label: Groovin' High | FLAC (image + .cue,log,scans) | MP3/320 kbps | 61:05 | 392 MB / 145 MB | 11 tracks
Genre: Jazz, Cool Jazz, Bop
On Lady Be Good … For Ella, the exceptionally elegant pianist Tommy Flanagan delivers a heartfelt and brilliant trio tribute to the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, with whom he spent many years working as a masterful musical director and accompanist. Released in 1994 by Groovin' High, this sublime studio album features Flanagan alongside a stellar rhythm section consisting of bassist Peter Washington and drummer Lewis Nash. Together, the trio navigates eleven classic compositions closely associated with Ella's legendary repertoire, demonstrating an extraordinary level of swing, emotional depth, and collective interplay. From the vibrant, hard-driving treatments of Cherokee and Rough Ridin' to the deeply tender, introspective balladry of Angel Eyes and Isn't It a Pity?, Flanagan's signature fluid touch, harmonic sophistication, and poetic phrasing are on full display. The result is a definitive, world-class piano trio document that functions as both a celebration of a historic vocal icon and a masterclass in modern acoustic jazz performance.