Ella Fitzgerald, who in the late '50s recorded the very extensive
George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, revisits their music on this duet outing with pianist
André Previn. Her voice was past her prime by this point, but she was able to bring out a lot of the beauty in the ten songs, giving the classic melodies and lyrics tasteful and lightly swinging treatment. Nice Work If You Can Get It is not an essential CD but is a reasonably enjoyable outing. ~ Scott Yanow