Ella and Oscar

Ella and Oscar is a 1975 album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by pianist Oscar Peterson and, for the second half of the album, double bassist Ray Brown.[2]

Ella and Oscar
Studio album by
Ella Fitzgerald
Released1975[1]
RecordedMay 19, 1975, Cherokee Recording Studios, Los Angeles, California
GenreJazz
Length44:10
LabelPablo
ProducerNorman Granz
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
Ella in London
(1974)		 Ella and Oscar
(1975)		 Montreux '75
(1975)
Oscar Peterson chronology
Oscar Peterson and Clark Terry
(1975)		 Ella and Oscar
(1975)		 Jazz Maturity...Where It's Coming From
(1975)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
Allmusic[2]

Fitzgerald's two previous albums with piano accompaniment were 1950's Ella Sings Gershwin (with Ellis Larkins) and 1960's Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from Let No Man Write My Epitaph with Paul Smith.

Track listing
  1. "Mean to Me" (Fred E. Ahlert, Roy Turk) – 3:30
  2. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:59
  3. "When Your Lover Has Gone" (Einar Aaron Swan) – 4:58
  4. "More Than You Know" (Edward Eliscu, Billy Rose, Vincent Youmans) – 4:37
  5. "There's a Lull in My Life" (Mack Gordon, Harry Revel) – 4:58
  6. "Midnight Sun" (Sonny Burke, Lionel Hampton, Johnny Mercer) – 3:40
  7. "I Hear Music" (Burton Lane, Frank Loesser) – 5:12
  8. "Street of Dreams" (Sam M. Lewis, Victor Young) – 4:08
  9. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 8:37

Personnel

References
  1. Ella Fitzgerald's official website
  2. Allmusic review
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