Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from the Soundtrack of "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"
Let No Man Write My Epitaph was a 1960 Hollywood crime drama film featuring Fitzgerald.The album hints at a depth of emotional understanding that critics often complained was missing in Ella's reading of jazz lyrics, and once again establishes her as one of the supreme interpreters of the Great American Songbook.Scott Yanow's review of the album (on Allmusic) declared, "Listeners who [think] Ella Fitzgerald... had trouble giving the proper emotional intensity to lyrics will be surprised by this sensitive and often haunting set".In 2020, the album was rereleased as part of the Verve compilation The Complete Piano Duets.For the 1960 Verve LP release; Verve MG V-4043; Re-issued as The Intimate Ella in 1989 on CD, Verve-PolyGram 839 838-2; Re-issued under its original title and release number in 2014 on CD/SACD Side One: Side Two: Recorded April 14–19, 1960 at United Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles: