Patti Austin – For Ella

For Ella is a studio album by American singer Patti Austin, released May 21, 2002 on Playboy Jazz and Concord Records. Recorded June 19-28, 2001 at WDR Studio and the Cologne Philharmonie in Germany, along with Capitol Studios and G Studio Digital in California, the album was produced by Gregg Field, Patrick Williams, and Wolfgang Hirschmann, with arrangements by Williams performed alongside the WDR Big Band. The twelve-track album is a tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, reinterpreting standards long associated with her repertoire, including Honeysuckle Rose, A Tisket A Tasket, and How High the Moon. The album peaked at number seven on the Billboard Traditional Jazz Albums chart and number 18 on the Top Jazz Albums chart, and closes with Hearing Ella Sing, an original composition written for the project. Tracklist Track Title Length 1 Too Close For Comfort 3:56 2 Honeysuckle Rose 4:13 3 You'll Have To Swing It (Mr. Paganini) 4:22 4 Our Love Is Here To Stay 5:28 5 A Tisket A Tasket 2:49 6 Miss Otis Regrets 4:00 7 Hard Hearted Hannah (The Vamp Of Savannah) 3:28 8 But Not For Me 3:53 9 Satin Doll 2:52 10 The Man I Love 3:29 11 Hearing Ella Sing 2:53 12 How High The Moon 4:31