The Verve Recordings 1956-1959

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1I Get a Kick Out of You
cover recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
4:03
2Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love)
cover recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
3:34
3Just One of Those Things
cover recording of:
Just One of Those Things
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1929)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
part of:
Jubilee
part of:
Panama Hattie (1942 film)
3:32
4It’s All Right With Me
cover recording of:
It’s All Right with Me (Can‐Can musical)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
High Society (stage musical)
3:09
5’S Wonderful
cover recording of:
’S Wonderful
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:31
6Night and Day
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Harms, Inc. (on 1932-11-18)
part of:
Gay Divorce
3:06
7The Lady Is a Tramp
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
flugelhorn:
Vince DeRosa (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
flute and saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Bud Shank (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31) and Maurice Stein (American jazz saxophonist) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31) and Lloyd Ulyate (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Maynard Ferguson (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31), Conrad Gozzo (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31) and Ray Linn (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
arranger and orchestrator:
Buddy Bregman
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”) (from 1956-08-21 until 1956-08-31)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
53:24
8How About Me?
cover recording of:
How About Me?
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1928)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Corp.
3:16
9Solitude
cover recording of:
(In My) Solitude
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.
2:09
10I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
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)
6:14
11Love You Madly
cover recording of:
Love You Madly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:41
12They Can’t Take That Away From Me
cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:10
13The Nearness of You
cover recording of:
The Nearness of You
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing, LLC (1995–2020)
5:42
14Rockin’ in Rhythm
cover recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm
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
15Goody‐Goody2:30
16You’re Blase
cover recording of:
You’re Blasé
lyricist:
Bruce Sievier
composer:
Ord Hamilton
3:58
17Gone With the Wind
cover recording of:
Gone With the Wind
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
3:02
18If I Were a Bell
cover recording of:
If I Were a Bell (Guys and Dolls)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (full musical)
2:35
19Caravan
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)
3:55
20St. Louis Blues
cover recording of:
St. Louis Blues
lyricist and composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1913)
sub-publisher:
Reuter & Reuter Förlags AB
3:55
CD 2
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1I’ve Got You Under My Skin
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-09)
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1956-02-09)
producer:
Norman Granz
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-02-09)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-02-09)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-02-09)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-02-09)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-02-09)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-02-09), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-02-09) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-02-09)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-02-09)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-02-09)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-09)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (on 1956-02-09)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
2.352:45
2What Is This Thing Called Love
cover recording of:
What Is This Thing Called Love? (Wake Up and Dream musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1929)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and Warner/Chappell
part of:
Wake Up and Dream (1929 revue)
2:04
3I Concentrate on You
cover recording of:
I Concentrate on You
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1939)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
3:14
4Moonlight Becomes You
cover recording of:
Moonlight Becomes You
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1942)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング A事業部
3:08
5It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:15
6Let’s Face the Music and Dance
cover recording of:
Let’s Face the Music and Dance (from “Follow the Fleet”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp. and Williamson Music Company
part of:
Follow the Fleet (1936 film)
2:57
7Cotton Tail
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:26
8Cheek to Cheek3:47
9I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
cover recording of:
I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1938), Henry Nemo (in 1938) and John Redmond (House vocalist) (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
4:11
10Someone to Watch Over Me
cover recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
4:34
11Lorelei
cover recording of:
Lorelei
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1933)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1933)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1932)
part of:
Pardon My English
3:22
12Embraceable You
cover recording of:
Embraceable You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
Ira Gershwin Music, New World Music, New World Music Corp., Warner Bros. Music Corp., WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
4:53
13You’re the Top
cover recording of:
You’re the Top
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
part of:
Anything Goes
3:35
14Tenderly
cover recording of:
Tenderly
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) (in 1946)
composer:
Walter Gross (American composer) (in 1946)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Morris Music, Chappell/Morris Ltd., Edwin Morris Music and Range Road Music
5:08
15I Remember You
cover recording of:
I Remember You
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Victor Schertzinger (in 1941)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation
2:24
16Midnight Sun
cover recording of:
Midnight Sun
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
composer:
Johnny Mercer, Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1947) and Lionel Hampton (in 1947)
3:57
17I’m Beginning to See the Light
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
3:27
18From This Moment On
cover recording of:
From This Moment On (Kiss Me, Kate, 1953 film & 1999 Broadway revival casts only)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1950)
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
3:19
19Like Someone in Love
cover recording of:
Like Someone in Love
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964) (in 1944)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen (in 1944)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Chappell Morris Ltd., Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
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
3:09
20What’s New
cover recording of:
What’s New?
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Bob Haggart
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
3:06
CD 3
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1Summertime
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)
4:56
2Manhattan
cover recording of:
Manhattan
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1925)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919), Piedmont Music Company and Williamson Music Company
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
2:50
3Love for Sale
cover recording of:
Love for Sale
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
5:54
4Blue Skies3:45
5Puttin’ on the Ritz
cover recording of:
Puttin’ On the Ritz
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1929)
publisher:
Berlin Irving Music Corp and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
part of:
Idiot’s Delight (film)
2:17
6Just A‐Sittin’ and a ‘Rockin’
cover recording of:
Just A‐Sittin’ and A‐Rockin’
lyricist:
Lee Gaines (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941) and Billy Strayhorn (in 1941)
3:34
7Prelude to a Kiss
cover recording of:
Prelude to a Kiss
lyricist:
Irving Gordon (US songwriter) (in 1938) and Irving Mills (in 1938)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1938)
publisher:
J. R. Lafleur & Son Ltd. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
5:29
8Mood Indigo
cover recording of:
Mood Indigo (1930 jazz composition and song)
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
9Nice Work If You Can Get It
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:34
10Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
cover recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
4:13
11But Not for Me
cover recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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
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)
3:35
12I Love Paris
cover recording of:
I Love Paris (Can-Can [Pistache, Company])
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)
4:59
13Let’s Fall in Love
cover recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
3:06
14More Than You Know
3:16
15Somebody Loves You
2:38
16Moonlight Serenade
3:02
17What’s Your Story, Morning Glory
cover recording of:
What's Your Story, Morning Glory?
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Mary Lou Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music corp.
2:41
18Russian Lullaby
cover recording of:
Russian Lullaby
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
1:53
19Top Hat, White Tie and Tails
cover recording of:
Top Hat, White Tie and Tails (from “Top Hat”)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1935)
part of:
Top Hat (1935 film)
2:35
20Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
cover recording of:
Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye (Seven Lively Arts musical revue)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Co. Inc. 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
3:42