Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Arguably Ella's masterpiece.
This was originally both as five independent volumes (MGV 4024 to MGV 4029, then reissued as MGVS 6077 to MGVS 6081) and as a 5 LPs boxset (MGV 4029-5).
This specific 3 cd edition, though interesting, has been superseded by the canonical 4 cd 1998 reissue which adds alternate material to this.

Arguably Ella's masterpiece.
This was originally both as five independent volumes (MGV 4024 to MGV 4029, then reissued as MGVS 6077 to MGVS 6081) and as a 5 LPs boxset (MGV 4029-5).
This specific 3 cd edition, though interesting, has been superseded by the canonical 4 cd 1998 reissue which adds alternate material to this.

Arguably Ella's masterpiece.
This was originally both as five independent volumes (MGV 4024 to MGV 4029, then reissued as MGVS 6077 to MGVS 6081) and as a 5 LPs boxset (MGV 4029-5).
This specific 3 cd edition, though interesting, has been superseded by the canonical 4 cd 1998 reissue which adds alternate material to this.

The release year of this box set with Cat.No825 024-2 is stated as 1989:
http://ellafitzgerald.altervista.org/issues_05_c.htm

Annotation last modified on 2011-08-30 15:21 UTC.

Tracklist

# Title Rating Length
  CD 1
11 Sam and Delilah
3:19
22 But Not for Me
3:35
33 My One and Only
2:38
44 Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
4:30
55 Beginner's Luck
3:10
66 Oh, Lady Be Good
4:03
77 Nice Work If You Can Get It
3:35
88 Things Are Looking Up
3:06
99 Just Another Rhumba
5:37
1010 How Long Has This Been Going On?
5 3:48
1111 'S Wonderful
3:32
1212 The Man I Love
3:54
1313 That Certain Feeling
3:06
1414 By Strauss
2:33
1515 Someone to Watch Over Me
4:35
1616 The Real American Folk Song
3:47
1717 Who Cares?
3:05
  CD 2
11 Looking for a Boy
3:05
22 They All Laughed
3:06
33 My Cousin in Milwaukee
3:11
44 Somebody From Somewhere
3:09
55 A Foggy Day
3:35
66 Clap Yo' Hands
2:31
77 For You, for Me, for Evermore
3:27
88 Stiff Upper Lip
2:54
99 Boy Wanted
3:37
1010 Strike Up the Band
2:37
1111 Soon
2:24
1212 I've Got a Crush on You
3:31
1313 Bidin' My Time
2:42
1414 Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did?
3:32
1515 Of Thee I Sing (Baby)
3:11
1616 "The Half of It, Dearie" Blues
3:49
1717 I Was Doing All Right
3:29
1818 He Loves and She Loves
2:47
  CD 3
11 Love Is Sweeping the Country
3:27
22 Treat Me Rough
2:57
33 Love Is Here to Stay
3:54
44 Slap That Bass
3:21
55 Isn't It a Pity?
3:26
66 Shall We Dance
3:09
77 Love Walked In
3:53
88 You've Got What Gets Me
2:15
99 They Can't Take That Away From Me
3:11
1010 Embraceable You
4:53
1111 I Can't Be Bothered Now
2:49
1212 Boy! What Love Has Done to Me!
3:49
1313 Fascinatin' Rhythm 3:22
1414 Funny Face
3:23
1515 Lorelei
3:22
1616 Oh, So Nice
3:41
1717 Let's Kiss and Make Up
3:51
1818 I Got Rhythm
3:05

Relationships

arranger:
Nelson Riddle (tracks 1.1, 1.3, 1.6–1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14, 1.17, 2.1–2.18, 3.3–3.12, 3.14–3.18)
composer:
George Gershwin (tracks 2.14, 3.3, 3.6)
George Gershwin (1918) (track 1.16)
George Gershwin (1921) (track 2.9)
George Gershwin (1924) (tracks 1.6, 1.12, 2.16)
George Gershwin (1925) (tracks 1.13, 2.1)
George Gershwin (1926) (tracks 1.15, 2.6)
George Gershwin (1927) (tracks 1.3, 1.11, 2.10–2.11, 2.18, 3.14, 3.17)
George Gershwin (1928) (tracks 1.10, 2.12, 3.10, 3.16)
George Gershwin (1930) (tracks 1.1–1.2, 2.13, 3.2, 3.7, 3.12, 3.18)
George Gershwin (1931) (tracks 1.17, 2.4, 2.15, 3.1)
George Gershwin (1932) (tracks 2.3, 3.8)
George Gershwin (1933) (tracks 3.5, 3.15)
George Gershwin (1936) (track 1.14)
George Gershwin (1936 – 1937) (track 2.7)
George Gershwin (1937) (tracks 1.4–1.5, 1.7–1.9, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.17, 3.4, 3.9, 3.11)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (1959) (tracks 1.1, 1.3, 1.6–1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14, 1.17, 2.1–2.18, 3.3–3.12, 3.14–3.18)
engineer:
Val Valentin (tracks 1.1, 1.3, 1.6–1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14, 1.17, 2.1–2.18, 3.3–3.12, 3.14–3.18)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (1959) (tracks 1.1, 1.3, 1.6–1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14, 1.17, 2.1–2.18, 3.3–3.12, 3.14–3.18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (tracks 2.14, 3.3)
Ira Gershwin (1918) (track 1.16)
Ira Gershwin (1921) (track 2.9)
Ira Gershwin (1924) (tracks 1.6, 1.12, 2.16)
Ira Gershwin (1925) (tracks 1.13, 2.1)
Ira Gershwin (1926) (tracks 1.15, 2.6)
Ira Gershwin (1927) (tracks 1.3, 1.11, 2.10–2.11, 2.18, 3.14, 3.17)
Ira Gershwin (1928) (tracks 1.10, 2.12, 3.10, 3.16)
Ira Gershwin (1930) (tracks 1.1–1.2, 2.13, 3.2, 3.12, 3.18)
Ira Gershwin (1931) (tracks 1.17, 2.4, 2.15, 3.1)
Ira Gershwin (1932) (tracks 2.3, 3.8)
Ira Gershwin (1933) (tracks 3.5, 3.15)
Ira Gershwin (1936) (track 1.14)
Ira Gershwin (1936 – 1937) (track 2.7)
Ira Gershwin (1937) (tracks 1.4–1.5, 1.7–1.9, 2.2, 2.5, 2.8, 2.17, 3.4, 3.7, 3.9, 3.11)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (1959) (tracks 1.1, 1.3, 1.6–1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14, 1.17, 2.1–2.18, 3.3–3.12, 3.14–3.18)
producer:
Norman Granz (tracks 1.1, 1.3, 1.6–1.7, 1.9, 1.11, 1.14, 1.17, 2.1–2.18, 3.3–3.12, 3.14–3.18)
ASIN:
US: B0000046WV [info] [ Remove | Edit ]
Discogs:
http://www.discogs.com/release/447541 [info] [ Remove | Edit ]
cover recording of:
Sam and Delilah (1959) (track 1.1)
My One and Only (1959) (track 1.3)
Oh, Lady Be Good! (1959) (track 1.6)
Nice Work If You Can Get It (1959) (track 1.7)
Just Another Rhumba (1959) (track 1.9)
'S Wonderful (1959) (track 1.11)
By Strauss (1959) (track 1.14)
Who Cares? (1959) (track 1.17)
Looking for a Boy (1959) (track 2.1)
They All Laughed (1959) (track 2.2)
My Cousin in Milwaukee (1959) (track 2.3)
Somebody From Somewhere (1959) (track 2.4)
A Foggy Day (in London Town) (1959) (track 2.5)
Clap Yo' Hands (1959) (track 2.6)
For You, for Me, for Evermore (1959) (track 2.7)
Stiff Upper Lip (1959) (track 2.8)
Boy Wanted (1959) (track 2.9)
Strike Up the Band! (1959) (track 2.10)
Soon (1959) (track 2.11)
I've Got a Crush on You (1959) (track 2.12)
Bidin' My Time (from Girl Crazy) (1959) (track 2.13)
Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did? (1959) (track 2.14)
Of Thee I Sing (1959) (track 2.15)
"The Half of It, Dearie" Blues (1959) (track 2.16)
I Was Doing All Right (1959) (track 2.17)
He Loves and She Loves (1959) (track 2.18)
Love Is Here to Stay (1959) (track 3.3)
Slap That Bass (1959) (track 3.4)
Isn't It a Pity? (1959) (track 3.5)
Shall We Dance (1959) (track 3.6)
Love Walked In (1959) (track 3.7)
You've Got What Gets Me (1959) (track 3.8)
They Can't Take That Away From Me (1959) (track 3.9)
Embraceable You (1959) (track 3.10)
I Can't Be Bothered Now (1959) (track 3.11)
Boy! What Love Has Done to Me! (1959) (track 3.12)
Funny Face (1959) (track 3.14)
The Lorelei (1959) (track 3.15)
Oh, So Nice (1959) (track 3.16)
Let's Kiss and Make Up (1959) (track 3.17)
I Got Rhythm (1959) (track 3.18)
recording of:
(I've Got) Beginner's Luck (track 1.5)
But Not for Me (track 1.2)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (track 1.10)
Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (track 1.4)
Love Is Sweeping the Country (track 3.1)
Someone to Watch Over Me (track 1.15)
That Certain Feeling (track 1.13)
The Man I Love (track 1.12)
The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag) (track 1.16)
Things Are Looking Up (track 1.8)
Treat Me Rough (track 3.2)