Best of the Song Books: The Collection

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▶ CD 1: The Best of the Song Books
▶ CD 2: The Best of the Song Books: The Ballads
▼ CD 3: Love Songs: Best of the Verve Song Books
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1From This Moment On
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1956)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (in 1956)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
cover recording of:
From This Moment On (Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film & 1999 Broadway revival casts only) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
23:16
2Solitude
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange (in 1934) and Irving Mills (in 1934)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1934)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., De Lange Music Co., EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) and J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd.
2:06
3Love You Madly
cover recording of:
Love You Madly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:39
4All the Things You Are
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1963)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (in 1963)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1963)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
All the Things You Are (from “Very Warm for May”) (from 1963-01-07 to present)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1939)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1939)
publisher:
Polygram Int. Publishing (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998) (ended), T.B. Harms Inc. (ended) and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. (existed only since ca. 1998)
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
3:15
5I Concentrate on You
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1956)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (in 1956)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
cover recording of:
I Concentrate on You (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
33:11
6Out of This World
cover recording of:
Out of This World
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1945)
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
2:42
7How About Me?
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1958)
conductor:
Paul Weston (in 1958)
performer:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (in 1958)
arranger:
Paul Weston (in 1958)
cover recording of:
How About Me? (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1928)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
3:14
8I’m Beginning to See the Light
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:25
9The Man I Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-01-05)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1959-01-05)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1959-01-05)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1959-01-05)
cello:
Armand Kaproff (on 1959-01-05), Kurt Reher (on 1959-01-05) and Eleanor Slatkin (on 1959-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-01-05)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1959-01-05)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-01-05)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (on 1959-01-05)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1959-01-05)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1959-01-05), Richard Noel (trombonist) (on 1959-01-05) and Tommy Pederson (on 1959-01-05)
trumpet:
Cappy Lewis (on 1959-01-05), Dale McMickle (on 1959-01-05), Shorty Sherock (on 1959-01-05) and Vito Mangano (on 1959-01-05)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1959-01-05), Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (on 1959-01-05) and Barbara Simons (on 1959-01-05)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1959-01-05), Alex Beller (on 1959-01-05), James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist) (on 1959-01-05), Ben Gill (on 1959-01-05), Jacques Gasselin (on 1959-01-05), Murray Kellner (on 1959-01-05), Nat Ross (on 1959-01-05), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (on 1959-01-05), Felix Slatkin (on 1959-01-05) and Marshall Sosson (on 1959-01-05)
woodwind:
Buddy Collette (on 1959-01-05), Harry Klee (on 1959-01-05), Joe Koch (on 1959-01-05) and Champ Webb (on 1959-01-05)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1959-01-05)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1959-01-05)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1959-01-05)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1959-01-05)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1959-01-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
3:50
10I Remember You
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Willie Smith (US jazz alto saxophonist, 1910-1967) (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
clarinet:
Buddy DeFranco (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
instruments:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
tenor saxophone:
Plas Johnson (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
vibraphone:
Frank Flynn (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1964)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
I Remember You (in 1964)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
3:38
11I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
cover recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:09
12Always
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1958)
conductor:
Paul Weston (in 1958)
performer:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (in 1958)
arranger:
Paul Weston (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Always (in 1958)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Inc. and Irving Berlin Music
3:05
13Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
3:30
14Prelude to a Kiss
cover recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
5:27
15All Too Soon
cover recording of:
All Too Soon
lyricist:
Carl Sigman (in 1940)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1940)
4:22
16Lover
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
flugelhorn:
Vince DeRosa (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
flute and saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Bud Shank (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31) and Maurice Stein (American jazz saxophonist) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31) and Lloyd Ulyate (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Maynard Ferguson (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Conrad Gozzo (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31) and Ray Linn (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
cover recording of:
Lover (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1932)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:16

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part of:The Best of the Song Books (Selected from The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books) (number: 4) (order: 4)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1640034 [info]
Allmusic:https://www.allmusic.com/album/mw0000074025 [info]