Ella Fitzgerald

One of Ella's L/P's that I missed first time around.

Get Happy! Review by Scott Yanow (AllMusic)

Recorded during the period of time when Ella Fitzgerald cut her famous series of "songbooks," this set is a bit of a hodge-podge, drawing its 14 selections from six different dates which find Ella backed by orchestras led by either Nelson Riddle, Frank DeVol, Russ Garcia or Paul Weston. "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" was previously available as just a single while "Swingin' Shepherd Blues" (an alternate take) was previously unreleased. As usual, Ella uplifts all of the material and her best moments come on "Somebody Loves Me," a heartfelt "Moonlight Becomes You," a scat-filled "Blue Skies" and (somewhat surprisingly) "St. Louis Blues." Although this was not her most essential release, the formerly obscure Get Happy finds Ella Fitzgerald at the peak of her powers.

1. Somebody Loves Me

2. Cheerful Little Earful

3. You Make Me Feel So Young

4. Beat Me Daddy Eight To The Bar

5. Like Young

6. Cool Breeze

1. Moonlight Becomes You

2. Blue Skies

3. You Turned The Tables On Me

4. Gypsy In My Soul

5. Goody Goody

6. St Louis Blues

7. A Tisket A Tasket

8. Swingin' Shepherd Blues

          2. Blue Skies