Brighten the Corner

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 3 available)

Annotation

Notes

One of the Errant Years experiment, this features Christian carols (actually, this is Fitzgerald first album for Capitol after she departed Verve).
Jazz fans have already stopped reading this, and probably as well Fitzgerald amateurs.
The courageous souls can still try to to give it a shot, be it only for Fitzgerald inimitable style (can't help swinging it).
Note that it has since been reissued bundled with her other Capitol Christmas release.
Exact personnel list unknown (some orchestra and some choir).

Annotation last modified on 2007-12-16 12:01 UTC.

Tracklist

Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Abide With Me
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Abide With Me (Set to tune ‘Eventide’)
lyricist:
Henry Francis Lyte (in 1847)
composer:
William Henry Monk (in 1861)
is based on:
Abide With Me (hymn without specified tune)
3:24
2Just a Closer Walk With Thee
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
5:00
3The Old Rugged Cross
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
3:50
4Brighten the Corner Where You Are
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Brighten the Corner Where You Are
writer:
Charles Hutchinson Gabriel and Ina Duley Ogdon
2:33
5I Need Thee Every Hour
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
I Need Thee Every Hour
lyricist:
Annie S. Hawks (American poet and gospel hymnist) (in 1872)
composer:
Robert Lowry (1826-1899)
3:38
6In the Garden
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
In the Garden
lyricist and composer:
Charles Austin Miles (in 1912)
3:14
7God Be With You Till We Meet Again
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
God Be With You
lyricist:
Jeremiah Rankin (American hymn writer)
composer:
William G. Tomer
is based on:
God Be With You Till We Meet Again (parent work for arrangements)
1:19
8God Will Take Care of You
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
God Will Take Care of You
lyricist:
Civilla Durfee Martin (Canadian‐American hymn and gospel song writer) (in 1904)
composer:
Walter Stillman Martin (Baptist minister, hymn and gospel song writer) (in 1904)
3:29
9The Church in the Wildwood
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
The Church in the Wildwood
lyricist and composer:
William S. Pitts
3:00
10Throw Out the Lifeline
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Throw Out the Lifeline
lyricist and composer:
Edwin Smith Ufford
3:12
11I Shall Not Be Moved
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
I Shall Not Be Moved
lyricist and composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
2:40
12Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Let the Lower Lights Be Burning
lyricist and composer:
Philip Paul Bliss (Composer, hymn writer and gospel singer) (in 1871)
2:46
13What a Friend We Have in Jesus
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
What a Friend We Have in Jesus
lyricist:
Joseph Medlicott Scriven (in 1855)
composer:
Charles Crozat Converse (in 1868)
4:02
14Rock of Ages, Cleft for Me
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Ralph Carmichael
arranger:
Ralph Carmichael
cover recording of:
Rock of Ages
publisher:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1775)
additional lyricist:
Reverend Augustus Montague Toplady (in 1763)
lyricist:
Charles Wesley (hymn writer) (in 1745)
additional composer:
Thomas Hastings (in 1830)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
1:58

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Wikipedia:en: Brighten the Corner [info]
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