Take Love Easy

This album is the first of four studio albums that Ella recorded with Pass, and it was the latest in a long line of duets for Ella with just one other instrument. Ella had previously recorded two albums with just piano accompianment, and prior to this, one had previously heard her with just a guitar on 'Wait Till You See Her' from the Rodgers & Hart Songbook (1956), on several of the intros to the Riddle arrangements from the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959), and a few tracks on her 1957 album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook ('Solitude', 'In a Sentimental Mood', and 'Azure'. The compilation The First Lady of Song includes a couple of more previously unreleased duets, "Detour Ahead" and "Angel Eyes".)

Ella and Pass didn't only record in a studio environment however, Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973) and Digital III at Montreux (1979) are both live recordings.

The three later albums that Ella recorded with Pass were Fitzgerald and Pass... Again (1976), Speak Love (1983), and Easy Living (1986). In addition, Pass featured prominently on Fitzgerald's 1981 album of songs by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Ella Abraça Jobim.

Reception

Professional ratings
Review scores
Source	Rating
Allmusic	^[1]

In his Allmusic review, critic Scott Yanow wrote "Because the emphasis is on ballads and not all of the songs are that well suited to Fitzgerald's musical personality... this set is only a mixed success.,, this is not one of the more essential Ella Fitzgerald records."^[1]

Track listing

"Take Love Easy" (Duke Ellington, John Latouche) – 4:36
"O Amor Em Paz" ("Once I Loved") (Vinícius de Moraes, Ray Gilbert, Antônio Carlos Jobim) – 2:19
"Don't Be That Way" (Benny Goodman, Mitchell Parish, Edgar Sampson) – 4:39
"You're Blasé" (Ord Hamilton, Bruce Sievier) – 3:27
"Lush Life" (Billy Strayhorn) – 3:34
"A Foggy Day" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 6:10
"Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You?" (Andy Razaf, Don Redman) – 4:04
"You Go To My Head" (J. Fred Coots, Haven Gillespie) – 5:44
"I Want to Talk About You" (Billy Eckstine) – 3:28

Personnel

Recorded August 28, 1973, at Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer Studio, Los Angeles

References

1 2 Yanow, Scott. "Take Love Easy > Review". Allmusic. Retrieved November 5, 2011.

Ella Fitzgerald

Studio albums	Ella Sings Gershwin Songs in a Mellow Mood Lullabies of Birdland For Sentimental Reasons Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax Sweet and Hot Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Ella and Louis Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book Ella and Louis Again Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book Like Someone in Love Porgy and Bess Ella Swings Lightly Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book Get Happy! Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas Hello, Love Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! Rhythm Is My Business Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson Ella Swings Gently with Nelson Ella Sings Broadway Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book Ella and Basie! These Are the Blues Hello, Dolly! Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book Ella at Duke's Place Whisper Not Brighten the Corner Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas 30 by Ella Misty Blue Ella Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) Ella Loves Cole Take Love Easy Fine and Mellow Ella and Oscar Fitzgerald and Pass... Again Lady Time Dream Dancing A Classy Pair Ella Abraça Jobim The Best Is Yet to Come Speak Love Nice Work If You Can Get It Easy Living All That Jazz

Live albums	At the Opera House Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert Ella Fitzgerald Live at Mister Kelly's Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife Ella in Hollywood Ella Returns to Berlin Twelve Nights in Hollywood Ella at Juan-Les-Pins Ella in Hamburg Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur Sunshine of Your Love Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall The Stockholm Concert, 1966 Ella in Budapest Ella à Nice Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72 Ella in London Montreux '75 Montreux '77 Digital III at Montreux A Perfect Match Sophisticated Lady

Other albums	Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues One O'Clock Jump Back on the Block The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books Pure Ella The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1 Gold

Tribute albums	Dear Ella To Ella We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song

Filmography	Ride 'Em Cowboy Pete Kelly's Blues St. Louis Blues

Related topics	Discography Awards A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim

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