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Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas #12

£395.00

Maybe one of the most iconic Christmas albums of all times.  "Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas" is a 1960 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded in the summer of 1960, with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol. The tracks are all secular Christmas seasonal songs, interpreted in her very own wonderful style. 

Maybe one of the most iconic Christmas albums of all times.  "Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas" is a 1960 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded in the summer of 1960, with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol. The tracks are all secular Christmas seasonal songs, interpreted in her very own wonderful style. 

MUSICIANS

  • Frank De Vol And His Orchestra

  • Orchestra conducted by Frank DeVol

  • Arranged by Frank DeVol

 

SIDE A 

  • Jingle Bells

  • Santa Claus Is Coming To Town

  • Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas

  • What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?

  • Sleigh Ride

  • The Christmas Song 

SIDE B 

  • Good Morning Blues

  • Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!

  • Winter Wonderland

  • Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer

  • Frosty The Snowman

  • White Christmas

 

RECORDED TO TAPE

  • Date of Recording: July 15, 1960

  • Location: Columbia Studios, New York City 

  • Original tape numbers: Side A: V6 4042 A / Side B: V6 4042 B

  • Recording Producer: Norman Granz

 

BOOKLET CONTENT LIST

  • A MINOLTA EP415Z COPY OF THE RECORDING INFORMATION

  • A CYANOTYPE OF ELLA FITZGERALD PERFORMING ON NOVEMBER 12, 1969 IN NEW YORK, NEW YORK. (PHOTO BY SANTI VISALLI/GETTY IMAGES)

  • POLAROID OF MICROSCOPIC VIEW OF THE REAL GROOVE, FROM SIDE A, TRACK 1: „JINGLE BELLS“

  • A RISOGRAPH AFTER AN ORIGINAL PHOTO OF THE SUPERSENSE LIVINGROOM STUDIO.
    PHOTOGRAPHER: ÁKOS BURG, 2021.

  • HOW TO CARESS, BY FLORIAN DOC KAPS. AN INFO SHEET ABOUT THE SUPERSENSE MASTER RECORDS AND HOW TO CARE FOR THEM.

  • PROJECT MASTERCUT, BY FLORIAN DOC KAPS. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE MASTERCUT EDITIONS.



*The total circulation of this Mastercut release is strictly limited to a maximum total of 999 records.
As of today, the following different editions have been released:
Premier Cut: 01-99
USA Edition: 01-500

Due to the fact that MASTERCUTS are not stock items but cut piece by piece in real time by a small team in Vienna, we kindly ask for your understanding that based on the overwhelming global demand for these editions production, assembly and delivery of your very personal MASTERCUT treasures can currently take up to 4 weeks.

Number Of Discs: 1

Speed:33RPM

Variant: Archival Tape Edition No. 12

Type: Acetate lacquer cut direct from tape, can be played on a normal turntable