Ella Fitzgerald

• 180-gram LPs pressed at Quality Record Pressings!
• Stoughton Printing gatefold old-style tip-on jackets

• Acoustic Sounds Series reissues from Verve/Universal Music Enterprises!
• Mastered by Bernie Grundman from the original analog tapes
• Series supervised by Chad Kassem CEO of Acoustic Sounds

Fourteen numbers from the heyday of swing, composed sometime between 1930 and 1945 — played and sung time and time again in ballrooms, or on the radio to advertise biscuits or war bonds, were recorded by Ella in completely new and personal interpretations in 1961.

No one should be put off by the rather unfortunate cover. Clap Hands... is absolutely top notch as regards musicality, perfect recording quality, superb accompaniment by a small ensemble, with room for improvisations; it offers a wonderful opportunity to discover something new in these evergreens, despite the occasionally banal lyrics. The songs of this recording conjure up bygone days, with listeners in the 21st century being offered a highly personal homage to one of the most successful periods in the 100-year history of jazz.

PERSONNEL:

Ella Fitzgerald - (vocals)
Joe Mondragon - (bass)
Stan Levey - (drums)
Herb Ellis - (guitar)
Lou Levy - (piano)

TRACKS:

SIDE A
A1. Night In Tunisia
A2. You're My Thrill
A3. My Reverie
A4. Stella By Starlight
A5. 'Round Midnite
A6. Jersey Bounce
A7. Signing Off

SIDE B
B1. Cry Me A River
B2. This Year's Kisses
B3. Good Morning Heartache
B4. (I Was) Born To Be Blue
B5. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
B6. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
B7. Music Goes 'Round And 'Round