Ella Fitzgerald – Blue Skies (Maya Jane Coles Remix)

The weekend is off to a flying start! The Verve Remix Series album The First Ladies is out next week and on it this gem can be found! Ella Fitzgerald's 1958 take on the 1926 Irving Berlin classic Blue Skies becomes a 2013 deep house anthem by amazing Maya Jane Coles. We're wild for that bass line and Ella sounds perfectly comforable on it. Since she was a master at any genre really we're sure she'd be up for singing this in a club. At least we can dream it! Tell us; how happy does this track make you?

Update: Here's the full album version! 

Premiere: Ella Fitzgerald - Too Darn Hot (RAC Mix)

Ella Fitzgerald's voice was one in a billionth truly. Her pitch, warmth and versatility is unparalleled. Verve's new remix album The First Ladies which we wrote about a few days ago is out on July 16th and we're real curious to hear more. Remix collective RAC has had the pleasure of remixing Ella's 1956 take on Cole Porter's 1948 song Too Darn Hot from his musical Kiss Me, Kate. The remix changes the upbeat swing feeling and infuses it with a dark beat and takes it down a notch. The result we imagine will be perfect for cocktail parties and runways. The vocal transfer from the original recording seems to have been a bit tricky as Ella is a bit processed, but hey, we'll take ANY chance to write about her and fellow frickin' genius COLE PORTER! Listen below! Thoughts?