Sings Cole Porter

"Night and Day;"
and my favorite Cole Porter tune: "Begin the Beguine;"
"I Get a Kick Out of You with" a kick;
the most loveliest of lovely -"I Love You;"
Medley: "Easy to Love/I've Got You Under My Skin;"
"Don't Fence Me In;"
"I Concentrate on You;"
"Why Shouldn't I;"
"Just One of Those Things;"
"Why Can't You Behave?" - Phil Moore Four;
"So in Love;"
"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" - June Hutton;
"Cherry Pies Ought to Be You" - Rosemary Clooney;
"You Do Something to Me;"
"I Am Loved"
"You Don't Remind Me"

Tracks:

I Love Paris
You Do Something To Me
Ridin' High
Easy To Love
It's All Right With Me
Why Can't You Behave
What Is This Thig Called Love
You're The Top
Love For Sale
It's Delovely
Night & Day
Ace In The Hole
So In Love
I've Got You Under My Skin
I Concentrate On You
Don't Fence Me In

Customer Reviews:

Not nearly as good as Vol. 1.......2007-04-26

I love Ella Fitzgerald, so any of her albums are great, but for some reason this just doesn't have the same magic as Vol. 1 in this series. That is one of my favorite CDs, so I thought this one would be as good. She is always amazing, and the better songs on this album are 'Night and Day', 'So In Love', 'I've Got you Under My Skin', and 'Don't Fence Me In.' The last is probably my favorite. For an Ella fan, it's worth buying. But buy 'Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook Vol. 1' first.

The Voices of Angels.......2005-08-30

Ella Fitzgerald is one of those rare people that can seldom be found in the world of musicians and vocal singing Jazz Ballads. She is masterful in both Volumes One and Two of the Cole Porter Song Book CD's. If you want to hear an angel on earth sing get both these CD's from Amazon.com, especially if your going to propose marriage to someone during dinner, I recommend that you have this music playing softly in the backround.

THE BEST COLE PORTER ALBUM EVER.......2001-07-28

This and Vol. 1 of "The Cole Porter Songbook" is the best collection of Porter's songs you'll find. Fitzgerald hits all the right beats. She's emotional when she should be emotional. Flirty when she should be flirty. Perhaps the most appealing part of her performance is the sense of humor that shines through. And so does Porter's. It's the best songwriter and the best singer all in one. How can you beat it? If you don't have Vol. 1, buy the complete set. You'll save money in the long run. Because you'll want both volumes once you have one of 'em.

I love Ella in the springtime.......2000-06-05

Even better than volume one. From the gorgeous rendition of I Love Paris to the delightful and fun Don't Fence Me In (which noone else should even bother singing again because Ella has perfected it), this CD has one great song after another, different in moods, yet united by their great arrangements and above all Ella's clear beautiful voice and perfect phrasing. On some of the tracks, especially I've Got You Under My Skin (this version blows Sinatra's away) and Don't Fence Me In, the sound quality is remarkable and it sounds like it was recorded yesterday not in the mid 50s.

De-Lovely.......2000-04-21

The companion to volume 1--you can't have one without the other. Beautiful, lyrical renditions of "I Love Paris" and "So in Love." "It's All Right with Me" is really hot, and "Don't Fence Me In" is a fun finish. Really, they're all favorites. As with volume 1, Buddy Bregman provides the apt orchestra arrangements. I can't honestly say whether I prefer either volume; whenever I listen to one of them, I invariably play the other immediately afterward.

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook, Vol. 1

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The best of both
If it's Ella, it's got to be good...
she's the top
A Truly Remarkable Woman
First Lady of Song and Great American Songwriter

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook, Vol. 1
Ella Fitzgerald
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ASIN: B0000046UG
Release Date: 1990-10-25

Tracks:

All Through The Night
Anything Goes
Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)
Too Darn Hot
In The Still Of The Night
I Get A Kick Out Of You
Do I Love You
Always True To You In My Fashion
Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
Just One Of Those Things
Ev'ry Time We Say Good-bye
All Of You
Begin The Beguine
Get Out Of Town
I Am In Love
From This Moment On

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There have probably never been a singer and a songwriter as perfect for each other as Ella and Cole, and this delicious, inexhaustibly delightful album is the pinnacle of Fitzgerald's career, not to mention one of the most likeable records ever made. Porter's songs were wry, sly and as sexy as he could get away with; over Buddy Bregman arrangements that have the good sense to stay out of the way, Ella delivers them with absolute grace and wit, savoring the words' erudite jokes but integrating them into her playful, technically astonishing swing. The Cole Porter Songbook--augmented with three illuminating alternate takes in this rerelease--works as jazz, as Broadway, and as an example of what a great vocalist can do with the right lyric. --Douglas Wolk

Customer Reviews:

The best of both.......2003-02-24

If you're a Cole Porter fan and an Ella Fitzgerald fan, you get the best of both worlds here. Her interpretations of Mr. Porter's songs make this a listening delight and so darn hot!

If it's Ella, it's got to be good..........2002-08-15

What keeps me from awarding this famous album five stars? Hard to say. Price is a consideration. It is the wonderful Ella, singing the wonderful stuff of Cole Porter, but it's been selling well for more than 45 years. I think by now the price ought to drop by a fiver or so. There are a lot of great jazz records on CD from the 1952-62 era one can buy for less than this one. Second, I like the "Ella in Berlin" live album better, probably because I owned that one in high school in the 60's as my introduction to her, and it has great nostalgic value. Third, the orchestrations by Buddy Bregman, while they don't get in Ella's way, also don't make enough of a splash. This set is a bit low-key for my taste. I do prefer this disc to the one called "Best of the Songbooks", but I think Ella really comes to life either live, or sharing the recorded gig with Louis Armstrong, for instance. Let me switch five of these 16 songs for five that show up on Volume II, and I'd award that fifth star afterall.

she's the top.......2000-06-05

With the exception of Miss Otis Regrets which is too slow for my taste, these songs are all sung impeccably. The combination of Porter's incredibly witty and daring lyrics, great arrangements, and Ella's crystal clear voice and brilliant phrasing make for a great record. She may not be emotional like Billie Holiday but in my book between the purity of the voice and her timing and phrasing noone does it like Ella (for example, in Always True to You in My Fashion Ella just KNOWS that the key verse is the one beginning "There's an oilman known as Tex" so she gives it a different emphasis. The sound quality is phenomenal too.

A Truly Remarkable Woman.......2000-05-31

Wow.

Can you say cocktail music? Can you believe that the witty lyrics and word play of Cole Porter can get better? Absolutely.

Ella has a rich voice that makes you smile and slide back into your chair. Tap your glass along with your foot as she swings to Anything Goes. Her rendition of Lets Do It is simply classic.

I discovered this CD years ago and always find someone to share it with a smile. You may experience other collections more upbeat and more bouncy, but Ella comes through like a charm here.

First Lady of Song and Great American Songwriter.......2000-04-01

Ella's first album in the celebrated Songbook series done for Verve is still one of my favorites. Who could resist Ella's pure voice coupled with Cole Porter's wonderful melodies? The warmth and sweetness of Ella's voice comes through in "All Through the Night," "Do I Love You?," and her incomparable rendition of "Miss Otis Regrets." Other songs swing, such as "Anything Goes" and "Too Darn Hot." I've heard criticisms that the orchestra fails to match the top-notch arrangements of some of the later Songbooks accompanied by other bandleaders, but Buddy Bregman is no hack. The real stars here are Ella and Cole Porter. I never hear one of these songs performed without comparing it to Ella's version. This album is timeless and beautful.

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Coming to Kiri's rescue
Thanks but no thanks
Pathetic...
Porter
This is perhaps Kiri's finest cd

Kiri Sings Porter; Dame Kiri TeKanawa
Dame Kiri TeKanawa , Cole Porter , New World Philharmonic , and Peter Matz
Manufacturer: Angel Records
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Release Date: 1994-03-15

Tracks:

Ridin' High
I've Got You Under My Skin
Let's Misbehave
I Love Paris
So In Love
Just One Of Those Things
I Concentrate On You
It's All Right With Me
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
After You
Night And Day
Don't Look At Me That Way
In The Still Of The Night
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
True Love

Customer Reviews:

Coming to Kiri's rescue.......2007-07-03

I am delighted to counter the carping, grouchy reviews that this crossover CD from Kiri Te Kanawa has received here. I am not a die-hard fan of hers in corssover pop standards. Her Gerhswin didn't swing, and even her Eliza Doolittle was overly stiff and reserved. But this Cole Porter anthology shows enormous grwoth in style. Kir is very easy-going and phrases quite naturally. She is in sympathy with Porter's sophistication, and her impeccable intonation certainly helps when it comes to the composer's triky chromatic melodies.

I can't see why anyone would get anythng but the purest pleasure form this, the best of Kiri's crossover efforts along with her Kern album.

Thanks but no thanks.......2003-12-13

Kiri should never attempt to sing popular American music, she doesn't have the voice, talent, or swing to do so. Sorry kiri, thanks, but NO thanks...

Pathetic..........2003-11-29

In respected jazz critic Will Friedwald's book, he's very critical of Kiri's lousy recordings of standards(anyone can hire Nelson riddle and try to sound legit). She doesn't pull it off. Pass on this please. This should have never been released.

Porter.......2001-08-28

This is a nice collection of Porter by a wonderful singer. Kiri may not give the greatest interpretation of American music (try Dawn Upshaw), but it is still a delightful collection. The arrangements are interesting and you have to apprectiate the big-band sound. Over-all, a fine collection.

This is perhaps Kiri's finest cd.......2000-11-14

What a pleasure it is to hear Kiri sing these EVERGREENS. This could possibly be her finest cd. On this particular cd Kiri really belts out the songs. This is unusual for her, because her style is more laid back than what's performed here. On this cd I think she would be considered a very polished crooner(possibly a supped up Barbra Striesand)

I thought Peter Matz did a great job with his arrangements. The orchestra sounded right on target for most songs. The main concern I had for this cd was the song selection. I thought Kiri could have added a few more big gems from C.P.'s repertoire.

Tracks:

All Of You - Annie Ross
Always True Yo You In My Fashion - Peggy Lee
Anything Goes - Tony Bennett
Begine The Beguine - Gordon MacRae
Blow, Gabriel, Blow - Martha Tilton
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - June Christy
From Now On - Peggy Lee
I Get a Kick Out Of You - Chris Connor
I Happen To Like New York - Judy Garland
In The Still Of The Night - Helen O'Connell
It's All Right With Me - Dinah Shore
I've Got You Under My Skin - Louis Prima & Keely Smith
Just One Of Those Things - Nat King Cole
Looking At You - Liza Minnelli
Miss Otis Regrets (She Is Unable To Have Lunch...) - Francis Faye
So In Love - John Raitt
True Love - Dean Martin
What Is This Thing Called Love - Keely Smith
Why Shoudn't I - Margaret Whiting
Wunderbar - Jo Stafford & Gordon Macrae
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To - Nancy Wilson
You're The Top - Jean Turner
Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) - Trudy Richards
Get Out Of Town - Jeri Southern
You Do Something To Me - The Andrew Sisters

Customer Reviews:

Not bad, but not great.......2007-04-10

The 25 tracks on this CD have exactly one thing that binds them together: all the songs were written (both words and music) by Cole Porter. Some of the singers doing the songs were very well-known artists, others were obscure ones I never heard of. Most of the songs have become standards, but a couple are quite obscure. Most of the recordings were made in the 1950s, but not quite all of them. Most are taken from albums, but at least one is shown as "previously unreleased" on the liner notes. And the styles range from quite jazzy to almost operatic. So this is a very mixed bag.

It should be noted that some of the artists (such as Tony Bennett and Dinah Shore) are represented with recordings made after their primes, as they are best known in work for other record companies, and only recordings for Capitol (or other companies that Capitol took over) are included.

But although there is a variation in all these factors, most, perhaps all, sounded decent to me. Not great, but certainly good.

Disappointed.......2006-11-05

After seeing the motion picture "De-Lovely" and reading several Cole Porter bio's, I eagerly anticipated listening to "Capitol Sings Cole Porter: Anything Goes". Although the Capitol CD contains many more selections by competent, well known artists, I much prefer listening to the CD from the soundtrack of the movie. The "Capitol Sings..." arrangements are slick, but to my ear the De-Lovely arrangements are more wonderfully crafted and have a much more sensuous, emotional quality, even when sung by non-singers Kevin Kline and Ashley Judd. Diana Krall's interpretation of "Begin the Beguine", along with the gorgeous minor key accompaniment, is worth the ownership of the CD alone. I find it to be nothing less than thrilling, no matter how often one listens. I gave my "Capitol Sings..." CD away.

A disappointing "Greatest".......2006-03-20

This sterling line-up of songs by the witty tunesmith Cole Porter, as interpreted by some of the 20th-century's greatest singer/performers - Tony Bennett, Peggy Lee, Judy Garland, Nat King Cole, etc. - is surprisingly dull. Very little information accompanies the CD, and I suspect many of the numbers were recorded in mono, which might account for the weak stereo sound "enhanced" by digital technology.

Or maybe Capital was forcing the singers to complete contracts. I found the recently released soundtrack for Delovely, a bad bio-pic about Porter, far more enjoyable and it features a cast of some of the best singers of the early 21st century.

PORTER DONE RIGHT.......2005-08-17

THIS CD IS EXACTLY WHAT I WANTED, COLE PORTER SUPERBLY TREATED BY VARIOUS ARTISTS.

~"You're The Top" Cole Porter~Awesome Selections!!!~.......2004-08-30

Romantic, rhythmic, sophisicated and incredibly brilliant are the classic works of 20th Century legendary composer Cole Porter who is represented here by an impressive array of Capitol recordings artists. The smooth sophisicated swing of "All Of You" kick off a program of greatly diverse and fascinating performances and always true to her legendary fashion is a superb Peggy Lee while Tony Bennett does a stunning "Anything Goes" with Count Basie. "I Happen To Like New York" smolders and soars with the haunting intensity of a soulful Judy Garland vocal that is a truly stunning masterpiece!!! A mesmerizing Nancy Wilson vocal make "You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To" a memorable listening experience and this collection is a keeper for those who love the finest songs and singers that music has to offer. Thanks to Cole Porter and all those great Capitol Recording Artists for making this great collection possible...highly recommended!!!!!!!

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This CD is still in print!
This is The Bottom, not The Top!
Nothing groundbreaking, but enchanting nonetheless
A real good Abulm
Pleasant but what a disappointment!

Sings Cole Porter
Dionne Warwick
Manufacturer: Arista
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Then Came You

ASIN: B000002VG5
Release Date: 1990-06-12

Tracks:

Night And Day
I Love Paris
I Get A Kick Out Of You
What Is This Thing Called Love/So In Love (Medley)
You're The Top
I've Got You Under My Skin
Begin The Beguine
It's All Right With Me
Anything Goes
All Of You
I Concentrate On You
Just One Of Those Things
Night And Day (Jazz Version)

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Recorded in 1990, the same year various pop stars came out in recognition of Cole Porter and AIDS awareness with Red, Hot + Blue, Dionne Warwick's Porter album collects 13 favorites. It's hard to go wrong with this singer or this songwriter, but the production is pretty middle of the road, neither strikingly good nor shockingly bad. She's backed by a large orchestra, except in the reprise of "Night and Day," in which Stanley Jordan and the late Grover Washington Jr. add a smooth-jazz groove. No, Dionne's not exactly Ella here, but then she's not trying to be. --David Horiuchi

Customer Reviews:

This CD is still in print!.......2007-06-25

BMG/Sony still has prints of this bright Warwick session produced by the late Arif Mardin. Warwick fans in England and Japan bought it. I mostly liked "Begin The Beguine" and "Night and Day" when I first heard this CD back in 1990. A great concept album that should have done better in the States if given a solid promotional push.

This is The Bottom, not The Top!.......2007-01-03

I simply cannot understand why all this album was recorded with sample keyboards, making sound of false violins. Pure disaster.

Certainly the most disappointing album by Ms. Warwick. Not even the great Cole Porter save the disc. One may say she is great as always, I cannot disagree.

Maybe the budget was small and so the producers gave birth to this completely neglectable album.

Nothing groundbreaking, but enchanting nonetheless.......2006-08-12

This album was recorded in 1990, by which time all the years of smoking had clearly taken their toll on Dionne's once enviable vocal range. The musical arrangements here are pretty generic as others have mentioned, but that's not necessarily a bad thing as songs this good basically carry themselves with at least decent instrumentation (and there is plenty of orchestration on this record, even if it is a bit uninspired). Dionne's voice does sound a bit worn and tired throughout, but at the same time retains a rich quality and sophistication that make this album a very pleasant listen from start to finish.

A real good Abulm.......2005-03-08

This is a real good cd, I would like to see it become aviable again.

Pleasant but what a disappointment!.......2004-12-27

When this was originally released I couldn't get my copy soon enough, not especially because of Dionne but because of the style of music. I have enjoyed Warwick's music in the past and think that it would've been lovely to have had her release a definitive anthology of Bacharach/David songs, at which she excelled. Here, she isn't ill-served by Porter's writing, for the most part, but the arrangements aren't so much awful as they are completely and unforgivingly generic; there isn't a single track that stands out in my memory for they all sound exactly alike: same tempo, same style, and even Dionne herself falls into the trap of sameness, giving each lyric the identical performance, though to her credit she does seem to be enjoying herself quite a bit. Every once in a while I'll play this album, just to see if my feelings have changed, and in the nearly-15 years since this was released, they haven't. Not at all. That said, for her big fans or those interested in this style of music but who aren't entirely discriminating, go for it - you'll probably enjoy it. For the serious fan of standards, however, I'd say buy it on the cheap. Definitely in that "nice, but no cigar" category.

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Sings Cole Porter
A Real Mood Booster!
A Real Mood Booster!
John Gary and Cole Porter-a perfect match!
John Gary - Master of Expression

Sings Cole Porter
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Release Date: 1995-12-01

Tracks:

I've Got You Under My Skin
I Get A Kick Out of You
Just One of Those Things
Let's Do It
You Do Something To Me
Medley: Easy To Love/What Is This Thing Called Love
I Concentrate On You
Blow Gabriel, Blow
Night and Day
It's All Right With Me
Miss Otis Regrets
From This Moment On
You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To
Begin the Beguine
In The Still Of The Night
Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye

Customer Reviews:

Sings Cole Porter.......2006-05-21

We love his earlier music. But this much later edition leaves this previously wonderful singer totally wanting. We listened to each selection and found nothing of any merit in comparison to his earlier works, plus the accompaniment was equally awful. And we are in the non-profit field of providing musically underserved Philadelphia school children with a wide range of music education programs through an organization called Musicopia (previously Strings for Schools). Absolutely don't buy it-or you can our purchase free.

A Real Mood Booster!.......2002-03-02

If you're stuck in Friday afternoon gridlock like I was when I first previewed this CD, be prepared to sport a silly grin in no time. It's that good. Who'da thought that John Gary, that supreme romantic balladeer, would get together with a bunch of swingin' New Orleans cats and cook! He's obviously enjoying himself here and in fine form. In one sense this is a more intimate John Gary because he's casual and relaxed and there's no "big studio production" feel. John's just one of the guys and he gives all of the players ample opportunity to strut their stuff. I had the sense of "listening in" on one of his appearances at some small, intimate club.

There are 16 Cole Porter favorites here - it would be hard to choose a personal favorite, although I "got a kick out of" his clever low-key rendition of "Let's Do It". They're mostly all pick-me-ups except for the final track, "Everytime We Say Goodbye", which should bring a tear to the eye of any true-blue John Gary fan now that he is gone and probably up there right now working with Gabriel!

A Real Mood Booster!.......2002-03-02

If you're stuck in Friday afternoon gridlock like I was when I first previewed this CD, be prepared to sport a silly grin in no time. It's that good. Who'da thought that John Gary, that supreme romantic balladeer, would get together with a bunch of swingin' New Orleans cats and cook! He's obviously enjoying himself here and in fine form. He also researched the material extensively and provides documentation on the history of each song as well as an inspired account of Cole Porter's life.

In one sense this is a more intimate John Gary because he's casual and relaxed and there's no "big studio production" feel. John's just one of the guys and he gives all of the players ample opportunity to strut their stuff. I had the sense of "listening in" on one of his appearances at some small, intimate club.

There are 16 Cole Porter favorites here. If you're familiar only with Gary's smooth ballad past, his upbeat renditions, especially of "I Get a Kick Out of You", "I've Got You Under My Skin", "Just One of Those Things" and "From This Moment On" will be a revelation and should prove that he's capable of swinging with the best of them. I also "got a kick out of" his droll, low-key rendition of "Let's Do It". They're mostly "pick-me-ups" here except for the final track, "Everytime We Say Goodbye", which will no doubt bring a tear to the eye of any true-blue John Gary fan now that he is gone and probably up there right now working with Gabriel!

John Gary and Cole Porter-a perfect match!.......2001-04-25

I am fortunate to own this CD, as well as a few of John's early RCA Victor albums. This CD represented John at his best, singing great Cole Porter songs backed by a superb jazz combo. Although his beautiful voice is now silenced, we are fortunate to have his music around for future generations to enjoy. It would be nice to see RCA release many of his early albums on CD; these are prime examples of the kind of singer he was (I cannot understand why he was not as popular as Sinatra)!

John Gary - Master of Expression.......2000-03-16

As an opera fan for many years, I have heard the greatest voices from the past 100 years, including John Gary. Although John is no Caruso, neither Caruso nor any of the opera Greats could claim greater voices than our own John Gary. I was most skeptical when a friend told me back in 1965 of a voice he had heard that had a 3-octive range. I quickly conceded that John Gary had an incredible range, with the lowest notes as pure and easy and the very highest. He makes it all seem so effortless. But even more, is the poetical expression and warmth that he captures in each song which can bring tears to your eyes. I was very saddened to learn that John Gary recently pass away. I keep checking the Amazon.com to see if they have release any of this earlier albums in CD. Although I have several of his albums, I no longer have the equipment to adequately play them. I would also be interested in his biography if one has beem written.