The Great Ella Fitzgerald

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1
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1If You Ever Should Leave
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
If You Should Ever Leave Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
3:06
2Shine
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (, in 1910)
2:55
3Darktown Strutters’ Ball
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:08
4Dedicated to You
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-01-14)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-01-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-01-14, on 1937-02-03)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-01-14)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-01-14)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-01-14)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-01-14)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1937-01-14, on 1937-02-03), The Mills Brothers (on 1937-01-14), Donald Mills (on 1937-02-03), Harry Mills (on 1937-02-03) and Herbert Mills (on 1937-02-03)
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You (on 1937-01-14)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You (on 1937-02-03)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
recording of:
Dedicated to You
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
3:13
5McPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
MacPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
3:07
6You’ll Have to Swing It (“Mr. Paganini”)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
2:59
7I Found My Yellow Basket
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
I Found My Yellow Basket
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
2:36
8F.D.R. Jones
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
2:52
9Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:36
10I Got a Guy
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
I Got a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
3:21
11Love and Kisses
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Love and Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis ("love and kisses")
3:17
12Rock It for Me
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Rock It for Me
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) (in 1938) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay) (in 1938)
3:09
13You Showed Me the Way
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
You Showed Me the Way
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald, Bud Green, Teddy McRae and Chick Webb
3:18
14All Over Nothing at All
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1937-05-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
2:43
15I Want to Be Happy
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
4:31
16Undecided
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
3:18
17A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (in 1938)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Al Feldman (reeds) and Ella Fitzgerald
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
2:40
18Just a Simple Melody
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Just a Simple Melody
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
2:57
▼ CD 2
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1Sugar Blues
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Sugar Blues
writer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1920)
composer:
Lucy Fletcher and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
2:49
2I Want the Waiter (with the Water)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
I Want the Waiter
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
3:09
3Chew Chew Chew (Your Bubble Gum)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Chew Chew Chew (Your Bubble Gum)
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald, Buck Ram and Chick Webb
3:02
4My Heart Belongs to Daddy
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
3:10
5Everybody Step
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Everybody Step
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:45
6Saving Myself for You
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Saving Myself for You
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
2:52
7It’s Wonderful
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
It’s Wonderful
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1937)
composer:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (in 1937)
3:00
8Bei mir bist du schön
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Bei mir bist du schön (English version)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
additional composer:
Saul Chaplin
composer:
Sholom Secunda
translated version of:
בײַ מיר ביסטו שיין (Bay mir bistu sheyn)
3:08
9If Dreams Come True
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
If Dreams Come True
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
2:40
10Hallelujah!
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Hallelujah!
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
4:05
11Holiday in Harlem
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-10-27) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-10-27)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-10-27)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-10-27) and Buddy Johnson (on 1937-10-27)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-10-27)
reeds:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-10-27)
saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-10-27) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-10-27)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-10-27) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-10-27)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-10-27) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-10-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-10-27), Taft Jordan (on 1937-10-27) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-10-27)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1937-10-27)
recording of:
Holiday in Harlem (on 1937-10-27)
writer:
Les Reed and Chick Webb
3:14
12Everyone’s Wrong but Me
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
Everyone’s Wrong but Me (on 1937-05-24)
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:09
13Organ Grinder’s Swing
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:55
14My Last Affair
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
My Last Affair
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
2:44
15A Little Bit Later On
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
A Little Bit Later On
writer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Al J. Neiburg (lyricist)
3:03
16When I Get Low, I Get High
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
2:27
17Crying My Heart Out for You
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Crying My Heart Out for You
writer:
Claude Hopkins and J.C. Johnson
3:09
18I’ll Chase the Blues Away
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
I’ll Chase the Blues Away
composer:
Kenneth Harrison (Obscure early 20th century lyricist and/or jazz composer) and Edgar Sampson
2:43
▼ CD 3
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1I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:00
2Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:49
3The Muffin Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
The Muffin Man (Ella Fitzgerald’s version)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ella Fitzgerald
is based on:
The Muffin Man
2:26
4Takin’ a Chance on Love
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
3:06
5T’Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That Cha Do It)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
3:03
6Wacky Dust
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Wacky Dust
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Stanley Adams Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label)
3:02
7Three Little Words
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Three Little Words
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
2:33
8Louisville, K‐Y
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Louisville, K‐Y
lyricist and composer:
Sunny Skylar
3:08
9Five O’Clock Whistle
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
3:10
10Shake Down the Stars
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Shake Down the Stars
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Van Heusen Music Corp.
2:46
11Imagination
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:58
12The Starlit Hour
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
The Starlit Hour
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Peter de Rose
3:08
13Love Is the Thing, So They Say
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
So They Say
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
2:53
14The Dipsy Doodle
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
Dipsy Doodle
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
3:16
15Big Boy Blue
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-01-14)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-01-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-01-14)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-01-14)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-01-14)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-01-14)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-01-14)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1937-01-14) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-01-14)
recording of:
Big Boy Blue (on 1937-01-14)
writer:
Dan Howell, Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
2:47
16It’s My Turn Now
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
It’s My Turn Now
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
2:59
17I Was Doing All Right
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
cover recording of:
I Was Doing All Right
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
2:57
18Cryin’ Mood
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Cryin’ Mood
writer:
Andy Razaf and Chick Webb
2:37

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ASIN:CA: B00000IY6E [info]