The Best of Ella Fitzgerald

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

Annotation

Notes

A very decent compilation.
Though, if you consider buying it, you need to be aware that it's only covering the Pablo years (the end of Ella's career), which doesn't mean of course it's bad, but that it's probably not fit for the total newcomer willing to discover "the best" of her whole career.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-23 01:43 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Dreamer (Vivo sonhando)
cover recording of:
Dreamer
lyricist:
Gene Lees
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
4:54
2You’re Blase
cover recording of:
You’re Blasé
lyricist:
Bruce Sievier
composer:
Ord Hamilton
3:27
3Fine and Mellow
cover recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
6:09
4Honeysuckle 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)
6:11
5I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
recording of:
(I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson
publisher:
Consolidated Music Publishers (a division of Music Sales Corp.)
3:53
6Street of Dreams
cover recording of:
Street of Dreams
lyricist:
Sam M. Lewis (1930s lyricist) (in 1932)
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor) (in 1932)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc. and Miller Music Corp.
4:07
7I’m Walking
cover recording of:
I’m Walkin’
lyricist and composer:
Antoine Dominique Domino and Dave Bartholomew
publisher:
Cordial MV, EMI Catalogue Partnership, EMI Unart Catalog Inc. and Rolf Budde Musikverlag (aka Budde Music)
5:38
8This Love That I’ve Found
recording engineer:
Paul Aronoff and Humberto Gatica
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Abraham Laboriel (from 1980-09-17 until 1981-03-20)
membranophone:
Alex Acuña (from 1980-09-17 until 1981-03-20)
trumpet:
Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1980-09-17 until 1981-03-20)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1980-09-17 until 1981-03-20)
conductor:
Erich Bulling (from 1980-09-17 until 1981-03-20)
remixer:
Allen Sides
arranger:
Erich Bulling
recorded at:
Group IV Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1980-09-17 until 1981-03-20)
5:16
9I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
cover recording of:
I’m Getting Sentimental Over You
lyricist:
Ned Washington
composer:
George Bassman
publisher:
Catharine Hinen Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Mills Music, Inc., 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), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
2:57
10Any Old Time
recording of:
Any Old Time (Jazz Song - "any old time you want me...")
composer:
Artie Shaw
publisher:
Lincoln Music Corp
4:24
11How Long Has This Been Going On
cover recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
4:59
12Since I Fell for You
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1978-06)
organ:
Jackie Davis (in 1978-06)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1978-06)
cover recording of:
Since I Fell for You (in 1978-06)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson (in 1945)
publisher:
Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (ended), Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (ended) and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
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
4:30
13Don’t Be That Way
cover recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
4:07
14You Go to My Head
cover recording of:
You Go to My Head
lyricist:
Haven Gillespie (in 1938)
composer:
J. Fred Coots (in 1938)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), EMI Music Ltd., Haven Gillespie Music Publishing Co., Remick Music Corp., Toy Town Tunes, Inc., Warner Bros. (holding: File NO Releases), Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label) and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
5:42