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Stars show love for Ella on CD

Published March 19, 2007 at midnight

Artists ranging from Michael Buble to k.d. lang to Queen Latifah pay tribute to Ella Fitzgerald in the compilation We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song.

The 13-track tribute due June 5 will be released by Verve.

Etta James, Natalie Cole and Chaka Khan, Gladys Knight, Diana Krall and Hank Jones, Ledesi, Dianne Reeves, Linda Ronstadt and Lizz Wright also contributed previously unreleased material for the set, which includes covers of famous tunes.

The album was compiled in time for the late jazz singer's 90th birthday year. Fitzgerald passed away on June 15, 1996, in Beverly Hills, Calif. Here are a few songs from the track list:

A-Tisket A-Tasket, Natalie Cole

Lullaby of Birdland, Chaka Khan

The Lady is a Tramp, Queen Latifah

Dream a Little Dream of Me, Diana Krall and Hank Jones

Mr. Paganini, Natalie Cole and Chaka Khan

Oh, Lady Be Good, Dianne Reeves

Too Close for Comfort, Michael Buble

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