The Great Ella Fitzgerald

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
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
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ASIN:CA: B00000IY6E [info]