We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song

1	A-Tisket, A-Tasket / Natalie Cole 2:37
2	Lullaby of Birdland / Chaka Khan 2:55
3	The Lady Is a Tramp / Queen Latifah 3:53
4	Dream a Little Dream of Me / Diana Krall 4:35
5	(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini) / Chaka Khan 5:59
6	Oh, Lady Be Good / Dianne Reeves 3:14
7	Reaching for the Moon / Lizz Wright 2:52
8	Blues in the Night / Ledisi 5:00
9	Miss Otis Regrets / Linda Ronstadt 3:12
10	Someone to Watch Over Me / Gladys Knight 4:56
11	Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me / Etta James 4:19
12	Angel Eyes / k.d. lang 5:14
13	Too Close for Comfort / Michael Bublé 3:08
14	You Are the Sunshine of My Life / Stevie Wonder Live 4:17
15	Airmail Special / Nikki Yanofsky Bonus Track 4:18

Barnes & Noble

No singer deserves tribute more than the first lady of song, Ella Fitzgerald, and on We All Love Ella a clutch of today's top vocalists band together with producer Phil Ramone for a tuneful salute. Surveying some of Ella's signature songs, including "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," "The Lady is a Tramp," and "Oh, Lady Be Good!," Natalie Cole, Linda Ronstadt, Queen Latifah, and others pay loving homage, backed by original big-band charts played by a swinging studio ensemble. Fittingly, the disc is primarily a showcase for the ladies (k.d. lang, Etta James, and Liz Wright are some of the other featured singers), but there's room for gents, too, with tracks from Michael Bublé ("Too Close for Comfort") and -- as a special archival treat -- Stevie Wonder duetting with Ella ("You Are the Sunshine of My Life," recorded live in New Orleans in 1977). EJ Johnson

All Music Guide

Despite her name on the cover and her photos in the credits, Ella Fitzgerald's shadow doesn't loom over this tribute album, which is a good thing. A succession of female vocalists (plus Michael Bublé and Stevie Wonder) pay tribute to Fitzgerald with their own interpretations of her best-known standards. Despite the fact that few of the singers originated with jazz vocals (most started in R&B), they're usually able to nod to Fitzgerald's greatness but also impart a degree of wisdom themselves. Virtually all of them appear in front of the same band, and the consistency helps the collection from being too scattered. From Natalie Cole's delighted "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" to young Nikki Yanofsky's scatting "Airmail Special," the vocalists each find something interesting to say. Highest points go to Dianne Reeves, whose "Oh, Lady Be Good" has the same sublime power as Fitzgerald's, and Queen Latifah, who finds the proper amount of sass to inject into "The Lady Is a Tramp." John Bush

Billboard

Even more mesmerizing are the turns by newcomers Lizz Wright, Ledisi and amazing teen singer Nikki Yanofsky. Still, there's no topping the lady herself. Her sumptuous duet...rounds out this album of vocal treats. Gail Mitchell