Sunshine of Your Love

by Ella Fitzgerald

Overview

During her long career, every once in awhile Ella Fitzgerald would attempt to "get with it" and record contemporary pop tunes. In 1968 for a live concert with a big band and the Tommy Flanagan Trio, the First Lady of the American Song did what she could with such unsuitable material as "Hey Jude," "Sunshine of Your Love," "Watch What Happens" and "A House Is Not a Home." The results (despite her sincerity) sometime borders on the embarassing; there is no way anyone can swing "Hey Jude." A few of the other numbers (particularly "Give Me the Simple Life," "Old Devil Moon" and "Love You Madly") are of a higher quality but when Ella tries to turn "Alright, Okay, You Win" into funk, it is time to switch records. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	11/13/2015
Label:	Mps Records / Naxos Of America
UPC:	4029759098744
Rank:	71046

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ella Fitzgerald   Primary Artist,Vocals
Ed Thigpen   Guest Artist,Drums
Tommy Flanagan   Guest Artist,Piano,Conductor
Frank DeLaRosa   Bass
Allen Smith   Trumpet

Technical Credits

Burton Lane   Composer
Paul McCartney   Composer
Sidney Wyche   Composer
Jimmy Mundy   Composer
Bill Holman   Arranger
Kurt S. Weil   Liner Notes
Duke Ellington   Composer
Jack Bruce   Composer
Rube Bloom   Composer
Eric Clapton   Composer
Wally Heider   Engineer
John Lennon   Composer
Pete Brown   Composer
Ray Gilbert   Composer
Mayme Watts   Composer
Michel Legrand   Composer
Norman Granz   Producer,Liner Notes
Tommy Flanagan   Arranger
Alec Wilder   Composer
Al Stillman   Composer
Burt Bacharach   Composer
Harry Ruby   Composer
Hal David   Composer
Frank DeVol   Arranger
Illinois Jacquet   Composer
Antonio Carlos Jobim   Composer
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg   Composer
Marty Paich   Arranger
Willem Makkee   Mastering,Remastering
Norman Gimbel   Composer
Jorg Eipasch   Notes Editing,Reissue Producer
Aloysio Oliveira   Composer
Ernie Heckscher   Leader
Marcel Osche   Tape Research
Julia Klingel   Notes Editing
Buero Dirk Rudolph   Design,Art Direction
Heinz Baehr   Graphic Design
Consul Bodo Jacoby   Reissue Producer