Lady Be Good ... For Ella

Lady Be Good ... For Ella is an album by pianist Tommy Flanagan featuring compositions associated with Ella Fitzgerald recorded in 1993 for the Groovin' High label.[1][2]

Lady Be Good ... For Ella
Studio album by
Tommy Flanagan
Released1994
RecordedJuly 30 & 31, 1993
EastSide Sound, NYC
GenreJazz
Length60:52
LabelGroovin' High
521 617-2
ProducerDiana Flanagan
Tommy Flanagan chronology
Let's Play the Music of Thad Jones
(1993)		 Lady Be Good ... For Ella
(1994)		 Sea Changes
(1996)

Reception
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[3]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz[4]

AllMusic gave the album 4½ stars with Michael G. Nastos' review stating: "Although Flanagan has many high points in an exceptional career, this is certainly up there with the best, and a great set of Cliff Notes for doing the jazz piano trio right. Highly recommended".[3]

Track listing
  1. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 4:48
  2. "Love You Madly" (Duke Ellington) - 6:38
  3. "Isn't It a Pity?" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 5:58
  4. "How High the Moon" (Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) - 5:37
  5. "Smooth Sailing" (Arnett Cobb) - 3:47
  6. "Alone Too Long" (Arthur Schwartz, Dorothy Fields) - 7:40
  7. "Angel Eyes" (Matt Dennis, Earl Brent) - 5:33
  8. "Cherokee" (Ray Noble) - 6:38
  9. "Rough Ridin'" (Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones) - 4:53
  10. "Pete Kelly's Blues" (Ray Heindorf, Sammy Cahn) - 5:28
  11. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 3:52

Personnel

References
  1. Tommy Flanagan Catalog accessed August 8, 2016
  2. Verve Records album entry, accessed August 8, 2016
  3. Nastos, Michael G.. Lady Be Good ... For Ella – Review at AllMusic. Retrieved August 8, 2016.
  4. Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (1996). The Penguin Guide to Jazz on CD (3rd ed.). Penguin. p. 456. ISBN 978-0-14-051368-4.
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