Compact Jazz: Ella Fitzgerald

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Mack the Knife
bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
5:09
2Desafinada
2:13
3You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)
bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (in 1961)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1961)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1961)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1961)
live cover recording of:
If You Can’t Sing It (You’ll Have to Swing It) (on 1961-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Coslow
4:06
4I Can’t Get Started
cover recording of:
I Can’t Get Started
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell’s • Sydney, Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music) and Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
3:33
5A Night in Tunisia
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-06-23)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
piano:
Lou Levy (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
A Night in Tunisia (song version with English lyrics by Jon Hendricks) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント
version of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
4:09
6A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Al Feldman (reeds) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
1:57
7Shiny Stockings
cover recording of:
Shiny Stockings (Ella Fitzgerald lyric version)
lyricist:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1963)
composer:
Frank Foster (saxophonist) (in 1955)
version of:
Shiny Stockings (original 1955 instrumental composition)
3:36
8Smooth Sailing
instrumental cover recording of:
Smooth Sailing (Instrumental)
composer:
Arnett Cobb
publisher:
Wayne Music (smooth sailing - Cobb)
4:06
9Goody Goody
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-07-24)
cover recording of:
Goody Goody (on 1957-07-24)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
2:30
10Rough Ridin’
recording of:
Rough Ridin'
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Hank Jones (piano) and William J. Tennyson, Jr.
2:52
11The Boy From Ipanema
cover recording of:
The Girl From Ipanema
lyricist:
Vinicius de Moraes (O poetinha)
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
translator:
Norman Gimbel
publisher:
Corcovado Music Corp., Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated), MCA Music Ltd., New Thunder Music Co., Songs of Universal, Inc., Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group) and Windswept Music (London) Ltd.
translated version of:
Garota de Ipanema
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:04
12Sweet Georgia Brown
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3:36
13Duke’s Place (“C” Jam Blues)
recording of:
Duke’s Place
lyricist:
Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts and Bob Thiele (producer & songwriter)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
version of:
“C” Jam Blues
4:13
14Misty
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
cover recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
2:54
15Somebody Loves Me
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1959)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (in 1959)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1959)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Somebody Loves Me (in 1959)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva and Ballard MacDonald
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Stephen Ballentine Music Publishing Co.
part of:
Broadway Rhythm (film)
2:39
16How High the Moon
cover recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
8:09

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Release

part of:Compact Jazz (order: 38)
ASIN:UK: B00000472T [info]