For the Love of Ella Fitzgerald

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

Annotation

Notes

Somewhat odd Verve sampler.
Not essentially bad, though there are many better other Verve compilations out there.

Notes

Somewhat odd Verve sampler.
Not essentially bad, though there are many better other Verve compilations out there.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-23 15:44 UTC.

Tracklist

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▼ CD 1: Monuments of Swing
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1A‐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)
1:54
2Oh Lady, Be Good
cover recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
4:05
3Stompin’ at the Savoy
cover recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 and 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)
6:32
4How 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
8:02
5Mr. Paganini
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
4:04
6Sweet 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)
3:34
7Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
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
5:07
8Caravan
cover recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937) and Juan Tizol (in 1937)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:44
9A 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)
4:08
10Rockin’ in Rhythm
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Willie Cook (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
writer:
Harry Carney, Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
5:20
11Honeysuckle Rose
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:42
12I Got Rhythm
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 Comfort (on 1959-01-05)
bass trombone:
Karl DeKarske (on 1959-01-05)
cello:
Elizabeth Greenschpoon (on 1959-01-05), George Neikrug (cellist) (on 1959-01-05) and Kurt Reher (on 1959-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-01-05)
French horn:
Vince Darosa (on 1959-01-05)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-01-05)
harp:
Katherina Julyie (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:
Don Fagerquist (on 1959-01-05), Manny Klein (on 1959-01-05), Dale McMickle (on 1959-01-05) and Shorty Sherock (on 1959-01-05)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1959-01-05), Paul Robyn (on 1959-01-05) and Barbara Simmons (viola) (on 1959-01-05)
violin:
Israel Baker (violinist) (on 1959-01-05), Victor Bay (on 1959-01-05), Alex Beller (on 1959-01-05), Walter Edelstein (on 1959-01-05), James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist) (on 1959-01-05), Ben Gill (on 1959-01-05), Murray Kellner (on 1959-01-05), Nathan Ross (on 1959-01-05), Marshall Sosson (on 1959-01-05) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (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 (American jazz singer) (on 1959-01-05)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1959-01-05)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1959-01-05)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1959-01-05)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1959-01-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
43:07
13A Fine Romance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-13)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1957-08-13)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
43:52
14On the Sunny Side of the Street
cover recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部
part of:
American Splendor
3:05
15Party Blues
3:59
16Cottontail
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:24
▼ CD 2: Ballads & Blues
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1Misty
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)
2:44
2Sophisticated Lady
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
cover recording of:
Sophisticated Lady (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish and Irving Mills (in 1932)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1932)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music (ended), Mills Music, Inc. (ended), EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) (until 2007-05) and Sony/ATV Harmony (from 2007-05 to present)
part of:
Sophisticated Ladies (1981 musical)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
5:20
3Midnight Sun
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 (American jazz singer) (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (from 1964-10-19 until 1964-10-21)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Midnight Sun
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1947) and Lionel Hampton (in 1947)
4:55
4Solitude
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1956-09-04)
producer:
Norman Granz
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-09-04)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-09-04)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1956-09-04)
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude (on 1956-09-04)
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.
2:08
5How Long, How Long Blues
cover recording of:
How Long, How Long Blues
lyricist and composer:
Leroy Carr and J. Mayo ‘Ink’ Williams
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group)
4:01
6I Loves You Porgy
cover recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
4:52
7Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
2:54
8Mood Indigo
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-17)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1957-10-17)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-17)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-17)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (on 1957-10-17)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-10-17)
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song) (on 1957-10-17)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1930)
composer:
Barney Bigard (in 1930) and Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1930)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music, Indigo Mood Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated) (in 1930), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 1930) and Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. (in 1930)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
3:28
9Laura
cover recording of:
Laura (1945 song)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1945)
composer:
David Raksin (in 1944)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music Corp., Twentieth Century Music Corp. and United Partnership Ltd.
version of:
Laura (original 1944 film theme)
3:45
10Stormy Weather
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (in 1960)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
5:15
11Autumn in New York
cover recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
6:01
12These Foolish Things
cover recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
3:51
13I 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
3:32
14See See Rider
cover recording of:
See See Rider (Ma Rainey version)
additional composer:
Lena Arant
composer:
Ma Rainey
version of:
See See Rider Blues
2:44
15I Love Paris
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-02-07) and Bud Shank (on 1956-02-07)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-02-07)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-02-07)
cello:
Robert La Marchina (US cellist and conductor) (on 1956-02-07) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-02-07)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-02-07)
flute:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-07)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-02-07)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1956-02-07)
oboe:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-07)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-07) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-07)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-02-07), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-02-07) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-02-07)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-02-07), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-02-07), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-02-07) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-02-07)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956, on 1956-02-07)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (in 1956, on 1956-02-07)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-07)
recording of:
I Love Paris (Can-Can [Pistache, Company]) (on 1956-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
Can‐Can
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
cover recording of:
I Love Paris (Can-Can [Pistache, Company]) (in 1956)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09)
part of:
Can‐Can
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
5:00
16Blues in the Night
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (on 1961-01-14)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
47:09

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