The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1940-1941

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Annotation

Notes

This serie of releases are the definitive reference for exigent amateurs and completists (at least for the pre-Verve period).
Dig it!
Newcomers probably should start a bit easier with one of the decent compilations.
This specific disc covers the best part of the Fitzgerald Orchestra (formerly Chick Webb's) after Webb's death, until the final cuts during the summer of 41.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-30 15:46 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1Shake Down the Stars
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-05-09)
recording of:
Shake Down the Stars (on 1940-05-09)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Van Heusen Music Corp.
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:48
2Gulf Coast Blues
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-05-09)
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues (on 1940-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:03
3I Fell in Love With a Dream
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-05-09)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:13
4Five O’Clock Whistle
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1940-09-25)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1940-09-25), Chauncey Haughton (on 1940-09-25) and Sam Simmons (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-09-25)
trombone:
John McConnell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-25)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1940-09-25)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-09-25)
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle (on 1940-09-25)
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:12
5So Long
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-09-25)
recording of:
So Long (on 1940-09-25)
writer:
Remus Harris, Irving Melsher and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:05
6Louisville, K‐Y
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-09-25)
recording of:
Louisville, K‐Y (on 1940-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Sunny Skylar
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:09
7Taking a Chance on Love
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1940-11-08)
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1940-11-08)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1940-11-08)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1940-11-08)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Simmons (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-11-08)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1940-11-08), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1940-11-08) and John McConnell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1940-11-08)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1940-11-08) and Irving Randolph (on 1940-11-08)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-11-08)
cover recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love (on 1940-11-08)
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
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:08
8Cabin in the Sky
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-11-08)
recording of:
Cabin in the Sky (from 1940 musical Cabin in the Sky) (on 1940-11-08)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1940)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1940)
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:43
9I’m the Lonesomest Gal in Town
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-11-08)
recording of:
I’m the Lonesomest Gal in Town (on 1940-11-08)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:40
10Three Little Words
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
recording of:
Three Little Words (on 1941-01-08)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing) and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:34
11Hello Ma! I Done It Again
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:32
12Wishful Thinking
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:02
13The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
cover recording of:
The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) (on 1941-01-08)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Milton Weil Music Co. (on 1924-01-07)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:04
14The Muffin Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
recording of:
The Muffin Man (Ella Fitzgerald’s version) (on 1941-01-08)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
is based on:
The Muffin Man
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:28
15Keep Cool, Fool
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-03-31)
recording of:
Keep Cool, Fool (on 1941-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:05
16No Nothing
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-03-31)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:09
17My Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-03-31)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1941-03-31)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:04
18I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1941-07-31)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:33
19I Must Have That Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
recording of:
I Must Have That Man (on 1941-07-31)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:07
20When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (on 1941-07-31)
writer:
Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Irving Mills
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:40
21I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1941-07-31)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:55
22Melinda the Mousie
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:44
23Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (on 1941-07-31)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:45

Credits

Release

ASIN:FR: B0000280YK [info]

Release group

part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 644) (order: 153)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1731967 [info]