아름다운 음색과 넓은 음역을 지닌 젊고 밝은 이미지의 대명사로, ‘FIRST LADY OF THE SONG’이란 별명을 가진 엘라 피츠제럴드가 빅 밴드를 비롯, 루이 암스트롱 등 여러 유명 뮤지션들과 함께 레코딩한 곡들 중 50곡을 엄선하여 담아낸 귀중한 베스트 앨범이다. 여성 재즈 가수 최초의 뛰어난 스캣 창법, 탁월한 스윙감, 임프로비제이션 등의 기교는 재즈 역사상 지대한 영향력을 주었으며, 재즈 보컬의 역사라 불리는 엘라 피츠제럴드의 세계 재즈사에 길이 빛나는 음악을 이해하는데 매우 중요한 작품이다 .... ....
Listen to my tale of woe, it's terribly sad but true, All dressed up, no place to go Each ev'ning I'm awf'ly blue. I must win some handsome guy Can't go on like this, I could blossom out I know, With somebody just like you. So...Oh, sweet and lovely lady, be good Oh, lady, be good to me I am so awf'ly misunderstood So lady, be good to meOh, please have some pity I'm all alone in this big cityI tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood, So lady be good to me.Oh, please have some pity I'm all alone in this big cityI tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood, So lady be good to me.Oh lady be good to me.Published lyric furnished by a visitor. Validated Transcribed by Todd Peach Published Version: Listen to my tale of woe, it's terribly sad but true, All dressed up, no place to go Each ev'ning I'm awf'ly blue. I must win some winsome miss Can't go on like this, I could blossom out I know, Which somebody just like you. So...Oh sweet and lovely, Lady be good, Oh lady be good to me. I am so awf'lly misunderstood, So lady be good, to me. Oh, please have some pity I'm all alone in this big city. I tell you I'm just a lonesome babe in the wood, So lady be good....to me.Auburn and brunette and blonde: I love 'em all, tall or small But somehow they dont' grow fond; They stagger but never fall. Winte'rs gone, and now it's spring! Love! where is thy sting? If somebody won't respond, I'm going to end it all. So.....Oh sweet and lovely lady, be good. Oh lady, be
How High the moon - (Nancy Hamilton / Morgan Lewis)
Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon There is no moon above When love is far away too Till it comes true That you love me as I love you
Somewhere there's music How near, how far Somewhere there's heaven It's where you are The darkest night would shine If you would come to me soon Until you will, how still my heart How high the moon
Somewhere there's music How faint the tune Somewhere there's heaven How high the moon The darkest night would shine If you would come to me soon Until you will, how still my heart How high the moon
I'm feeling mighty lonesome Haven't slept a wink I walk the floor and watch the door And in between I drink Black Coffee Love's a hand me down brew I'll never know a Sunday In this weekday room
I'm talking to the shadows 1 o'clock to 4 And Lord, how slow the moments go When all I do is pour Black Coffee Since the blues caught my eye I'm hanging out on Monday My Sunday dream's too dry
Now a man is born to go a lovin' A woman's born to weep and fret To stay at home and tend her oven And drown her past regrets In coffee and cigarettes
I'm moody all the morning Mourning all the night And in between it's nicotine And not much hard to fight Black Coffee Feelin' low as the ground It's driving me crazy just waiting for my baby To maybe come around
My nerves have gone to pieces My hair is turning gray All I do is drink black coffee Since my man's gone away
You won't be satisfied until you break my heart You're never satisfied until the teardrops start I tried to shower you with lovin' kisses But all I ever get from you is naggin' & braggin', My poor heart is raggin'
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same
You're only happy tearin' all my dreams apart You won't be satisfied until you break my heart
The way you toss my heart around's a cryin' shame I'll bet you wouldn't like it if I did the same You're only happy tearin' all of my dreams apart Unless you hurt me and you'd know that I'd cried It doesn't seem as though you'll ever be satisfied
As i walk down the street Seems everyone i meet Gives me a friendly hello. I guess i'm just a lucky so and soThe birds in every tree Are all so neighborly. They sing wherever i go. I guess i'm just a lucky so and soIf you should ask me the amount In my bank account I'd have to confess that i'm slippin' But that don't worry me, confidentially I've got a dream that's a pippin' And when the day is through Each night i hurry to A home where love waits, i know. I guess i'm just a lucky so and so And when the day is through Each night i hurry to A home where love waits, i know. I guess i'm just a lucky so and soI'm just a lucky, lucky so and so
Stars shining bright above you. Night breezes seem to whisper, 'I love you,' Birds singing in the sycamore tree. Dream a little dream of me.
Say nighty-night and kiss me. Just hold me tight and tell me you'll miss me. While I'm alone and blue as can be, Dream a little dream of me.
Stars fading, but I linger on, dear, Still craving your kiss. I'm longing to linger 'till dawn, dear, Just saying this:
Sweet dreams 'till sunbeams find you, Sweet dreams that leave all worries behind you. But in your dreams, whatever they be. Dream a little dream of me.
They're writing songs of love - but not for me A lucky star's above - but not for me With love to lead the way I've found more clouds of gray Than any Russian play - could guaranteeI was a fool to fall - and get that way Hi ho alas and also lackaday Although I can't dismiss The memory of his kiss I guess he's not for me I was a fool to fall - and get that way Hi ho alas and also lackaday Although I can't dismiss The memory of his kiss I guess he's not for me
A-tisket a-tasket A green-and-yellow basket I bought a basket for my mommie On the way I dropped itI dropped it, I dropped it Yes, on the way I dropped it A little girlie picked it up And took it to the marketShe was truckin' on down the avenue Without a single thing to do She was peck, peck, peckin' all around When she spied it on the groundA-tisket a-tasket She took my yellow basket And if she doesn't bring it back I think that I shall die(Was it red?) No, no, no, no (Was it brown?) No, no, no, no (Was it blue?) No, no, no, no Just a little yellow basket
Out on the plains down near Santa Fe I met a cowboy ridin' the range one day And as he jogged along I heard him singin' The most peculiar cowboy song It was a ditty, he learned in the city Comma ti yi yi yeah Comma ti yippity yi yeah
Now get along, get hip little doggies Get along, better be on your way Get along, get hip little doggies He trucked 'em on down that old fairway Singin' his Cow Cow Boogie in the strangest way Comma ti yi yi yeah Comma ti yippity yi yeah
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Now singin' his cowboy songs He's just too much He's got a knocked out western accent with a dixie touch He was raised on local ways He's what you call a swingin' half breed Singin' his Cow Cow Booogie in the strangest way Comma ti yi yi yeah Comma ti yippity yi yeah
Hmmmmm I`ve got a crush on someone Guess who I`ve got a crush on you, sweetie pie All day and night time hear me sigh I never had the least notion that I could fall with so much emotion
Could you coo, could you care For a cunning cottage we could share The world will pardon my mush `Cause I`ve got a crush my baby on you
How glad the million ralish from millionairs to carish Would be to capture me But you had such persistence, you wore down my resistance I fell and it was swell
You`re my big and brave and handsome Romeo How I won you I shall never never know It`s not that you`re attractive But, oh, my heart grew active When you came into view
I`ve got a crush on you, sweetie pie All the day and night-time hear me sigh I never had the least notion that I could fall with so much emotion
Could you coo, could you care For a cunning cottage That we could share The world will pardon my mush `Cause I have got a crush, my baby, on you
We're sitting out here on the runway, Waiting for the plane to leave, And the captain says, "There'll be a short delay, Bear with me please,"
They gave us the usual hassle, "You can't take those guitars on board," But the boys in the band just smiled, Heard it all before,
And as they're starting to serve champagne, To the folks at the front of the plane, I can hear the engines roaring, we're on our way, And we are flying home, I feel the freedom in my soul, Flying home at last; Flying home, I've got the freedom in my soul, And it's four in the morning, My world is calling, Speeding through the universe tonight... The movie reminds of my lady, As she waits, "where are those guys?" Yes it's nice to see old Butch and Sundance in the sky,
And now the sun is beginning to rise, It's like looking down on Paradise, There's a ball of fire that's burning, giving life, And we are flying home, I feel the freedom in my soul, Flying home at last; Flying home, I've got the freedom in my soul, And it's four in the morning, My world is calling, Speeding through the universe tonight...
Petootie Pie Petootie Pie You're my Petootie sugar-fruity dreamy pie I crave and cram Your special jam you're underrated, solidated Superman And every gal who passes Just looks and hollas "Oh!" Like flies caught in molasses Petootie Pie Petootie Pie You're such a tasty hunk of pastry, me oh my Gotta light the oven Gonna cook a dish of lovin' So kiss me oh my patootie pie
You're my patootie pie We'll count to seven (1234567) Then steal away to heaven (come on darling let's go) So kiss me (ah) and kiss me (what, again?) So kiss me oh my petootie pie
I've got the world on a string I'm sitting on a rainbow Got the string around my finger What a world, what a life - I'm in loveI've got a song that I sing I can make the rain go Any time I move my finger Lucky me, can't you see - I'm in loveLife's a wonderful thing As long as I hold the string I'd be a silly so-and-so If I should ever let her go
There's a saying old Says that love is blind, Still we're often told, "Seek and ye shall find." So I'm going to seek A certain lad I've had in mind.Looking ev'rywhere, Haven't found him yet; He's the big affair I cannot forget. Only man I ever Think of with regret.I'd like to add his initial to my monogram. Tell me, where is the shepherd for this lost lamb?There's a somebody I'm longing to see. I hope that he Turns out to be Someone who'll watch over me.I'm a little lamb who's lost in the wood. I know I could Always be good To one who'll watch over me.Although he may not be the man some Girls think of as handsome, To my heart he carries the key. Won't you tell him please to put on some speed, Follow my lead, Oh, how I need Someone to watch over me.
I never feel a thing is real When I'm away from you Out of your embrace The world's a temporary parking placeMmm, mm, mm, mm A bubble for a minute Mmm, mm, mm, mm You smile, the bubble has a rainbow in itSay, its only a paper moon Sailing over a cardboard sea But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in meYes, it's only a canvas sky Hanging over a muslin tree But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in meWithout your love It's a honky-tonk parade Without your love It's a melody played in a penny arcadeIt's a Barnum and Bailey world Just as phony as it can be But it wouldn't be make-believe If you believed in me
RELEASES
2008-10-14
엔티움 (MPCD-0229, 8809168202460)
2009-08-21
Pony Canyon Korea (PCSD-00464, 8805636064646)
CREDITS
본 앨범은 엘라 피츠제럴드라는 최고의 재즈 싱어가 데뷔해서 최고의 스윙 싱어로 활동했던 최초 전성기 시절에 레코딩 된 곡들 가운데 선정된 50곡을 담고 있는 작품이다. 빅 밴드를 비롯하여 오케스트라, 루이 암스트롱, 루이스 조단, 잉크 스팟 그리고 피아니스트 엘리스 라킨스(Ellis Larkins)와의 듀엣, 루이 암스트롱과의 연주 등 그녀가 데뷔에서 1955년까지 보여주었던 활동의 진수를 모두 담아낸 귀중한 베스트 앨범이다.
CD 1에는 스윙 시대 엘라 피츠제럴드의 정겹고도 따스한 음색이 칙 웹의 밴드와 자연스런 조화를 이루는 모습을 담아낸“Ella”와 그녀의 초기 히트곡인“A-Tisket, A-Tasket”, 소편성의 반주와 델타 리듬 보이스(The Delta Rhythm Boys)와 함께 만드는 아름다운 하모니가 돋보이는“It’s A Pity To Say Goodnight”, 엘라 피츠제럴드의 뛰어난 스캣 실력이 유감없이 발휘된“Oh, Lady Be Good!”, 1947년 카네기홀에서 처음으로 불렀으며, 이후 그녀의 Signature Tune(잘못 사용된 영어 표현인 시그널 뮤직의 올바른 표현)으로 사용된“How High The Moon”, 고던 젠킨스 (Gordon Jenkins) 오케스트라의 풍성한 반주와 그 위에 펼쳐지는 깊이 있는 감성이 잘 표 표현된“Black Coffee”, 블루스와 R&B 싱어로서‘쥬크박스의 킹’으로 불리며 영화 <러브 어페어(Love Affair)>의 초반부 유람선 파티 신에서 워렌 비티가 아네트 베닝에게 추근거리는 장면에서 흘러 나오는 곡‘Never Let Your Left Hand Know What Your Right Hand’s Doin’ 으로 우리에게 깊은 인상을 주었던 루이스 조단(Louis Jordan)과 듀엣으로 부른 3곡 곡으로 1946년 R&B차트 정상에 5주 동안 올랐던“Stone Cold Dead In The Market”와 1949년 R&B 차트 6위에 오른“Baby, It’s Cold Outside”그리고 1950년도 발표곡“Ain’t Nobody’s Business But My Own”, 루이 암스트롱이 보컬과 트럼펫 연주자로 참여, 엘라 피츠제럴드와 함께 재즈 보컬의 진수를 보여주는“You Won’t Be Satisfied”, 영화 <쇼생크 탈출>에 삽입된 명곡‘If I Didn’t Care’로 우리에게 잘 알려진 7인조의 R&B 및 두왑(Doo-Wop) 보컬 하모니 그룹 잉크 스팟(The Ink Spots)과 함께 부른“I Still Feel The Same About You”와 “Cow Cow Boogie”, 1968년도에 마마스 & 파파스(The Mama's and the Papa's)가 불러 전세계 700만장 판매 기록한 곡으로 루이 암스트롱과의 보컬 조화가 기막힌“Dream a Little Dream of Me”, 피아니스트 엘리스 라킨스의 차분한 반주 위에 전개되는 풍부하고도 진솔한 감정을 그대로 담아낸 발라드 곡“But Not For Me”와“How Long Has This Been Going On?”을 비롯한 베스트 25곡이 알차게 수록되어 있다.
CD 2에는 탁월한 스윙 리듬 위에 미끄러지듯 자유로운 멜로디 라인을 만들어 내는 엘라 피츠제럴드의 빼어난 솜씨가 일품인“Flying Home”를 비롯하여 델타 리듬 보이스의 잔잔한 코러스위에 펼쳐지는 엘라 피츠제럴드의 애조 띤 보이스가 돋보이는“For Sentimental Reasons”, 재즈 & 팝 보컬 쿼텟으로 5천 만장 음반판매를 기록한 밀스 브라더스(The Mills Brothers)의 따스한 코러스와 투명한 기타 반주의 절묘한 하모니가 돋보이는“I Gotta Have My Baby Back”, 1928년도에 루이 암스트롱이 레코딩하여 유명해진 곡으로 루이 암스트롱과 함께 부른“Basin Street Blues”,‘황금의 트럼펫(The Golden Trumpet)’으로 불리는 뮤지션 랜디 브룩스(Randy Brooks)의 오케스트라와 함께한“Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home”, 레이 찰스 싱어스(The Ray Charles Singers)와 피아니스트 행크 존스(Hank Jones) 등과 함께 풍부한 소울적 느낌을 담아낸“Smooth Sailing”, 루이 암스트롱의 구수한 보컬과 엘라 피츠제럴드의 완벽한 보컬이 조화를 이루고 있는“The Firm Farm Sauce”등 CD 1과 마찬가지로 음악적으로나 대중적으로 어느 하나 손색이 없는 25곡이 수록되어 있다.
엘라 피츠제럴드의 음악적 전성기는 1950년대 중반부터 1960년대 중반까지로 보는 것이 일반적인 견해로 우리나라에도 이 시기의 앨범들은 수입 또는 국내 발매를 통해 널리 소개되었다. 그러나 본 앨범은 대중에게 덜 알려진 최초 전성기인 데카 레이블 시절 그녀의 뛰어난 모습을 만날 수 있다는 점에서 더없이 반갑고 귀중하다. 재즈사에 길이 빛날, 엘라 피츠제럴드의 음악을 이해하는데 있어서 반드시 거쳐야만 하는 중요한 작품임에 틀림없다.