The Great Ella Fitzgerald

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

Annotation

box with 3 jewel cased cds, each of which also carry the barcode

copyrights 2001 on cds, 2002 on box

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-27 06:33 UTC.

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▼ CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
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)
2:48
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
3:01
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.
3:09
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)
2:59
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)
2:39
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
3:08
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
2:43
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)
3:02
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
3:08
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
2:44
▶ CD 3

Credits

Release

manufactured in:the EU
manufactured by:Saturn (Irish CD manufacturer)
copyrighted (©) by:Rajon Music Group UK Limited (in 2002)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rajon Music Group UK Limited (in 2001)
part of:The Great (Rajon Music Group) (order: 1)
ASIN:UK: B00006F81J [info]