Quadromania Jazz Edition: Ella Fitzgerald: Airmail Special

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

Tracklist

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CD 1
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1My Man
cover recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
3:00
2Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1927)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1927)
publisher:
T.B. Harms Co.
medley of:
Selections from "Show boat"
part of:
Show Boat (1951 film)
part of:
Show Boat: Act I
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:47
3I Got It Bad
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)
2:58
4Make Love to Me
cover recording of:
Make Love to Me
lyricist:
Allan Copeland, George Brunies, Paul Mares, Walter Melrose, Ben Pollack, Leon Roppolo and Mel Stitzel
composer:
William H. Norvas
publisher:
Edwin H. Morris & Co., Inc. (a division of MPL Communications Inc.)
2:48
5He’s My Guy
cover recording of:
He’s My Guy
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
3:18
6Four Leaf Clover in Your Pocket
2:54
7Once Too Often2:58
8Time Alone Will Tell
recording of:
Time Alone Will Tell
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
James V. Monaco
3:08
9And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-11-06)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and The Song Spinners
cover recording of:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
lyricist:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence
3:15
10Kiss Goodnight
recording of:
A Kiss Goodnight (in 1945)
writer:
Reba Herman, Freddie Slack and Floyd Victor
3:07
11Cry You Out of My Heart
vocals:
The Delta Rhythm Boys (vocal harmony group) (in 1945) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1945-03-27)
recording of:
Cry You Out of My Heart (on 1945-03-27)
writer:
Hy Heath, Johnny Lange and Richard Loring
2:47
12Petootie Pie2:37
13Flying Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-04)
double bass:
Felix Globbe (American jazz (and classical) bassist.) (on 1945-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Irv Kluger (on 1945-10-04)
guitar:
Hy White (on 1945-10-04)
piano:
Moe Wechsler (on 1945-10-04)
saxophone:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1945-10-04) and Harry Feldman (on 1945-10-04)
trombone:
William Pritchard (on 1945-10-04)
trumpet:
Chuck Genduso (trumpeter) (on 1945-10-04)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1945, on 1945-10-04)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (in 1945)
cover recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald) (on 1945-10-04)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
cover recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version) (in 1945)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
42:29
14I’m Just a Lucky So and So
cover recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (ASCAP-affiliated publisher)
2:55
15I Didn’t Mean a Word I Said
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean a Word I Said
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:18
16You Won’t Be Satisfied
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-18)
alto saxophone:
George Koenig (on 1946-01-18) and Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-18)
baritone saxophone:
Milton Schatz (on 1946-01-18)
bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1946-01-18)
clarinet and reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-18)
double bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1946-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1946-01-18)
guitar:
Danny Perri (on 1946-01-18)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1946-01-18)
solo trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1946-01-18) and Jack Greenberg (on 1946-01-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-01-18) and Billy Butterfield (on 1946-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-01-18) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1946-01-18)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (on 1946-01-18)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1946-01-18)
arranger:
Bob Haggart
cover recording of:
You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (on 1946-01-18)
writer:
Freddy James and Larry Stock
42:54
17For Sentimental Reasons3:08
CD 2
#TitleRatingLength
1Oh! 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)
3:08
2How 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
3:15
3Black Coffee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-27)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-04-27)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (in 1948)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-04-27)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-04-28)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
3:05
4In the Evening When the Sun Goes Down2:38
5Basin Street Blues
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:07
6Solid as a Rock
2:58
7Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
lyricist and composer:
Irving Taylor
3:13
8I’ve Got the World on a String
cover recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
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), 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)
3:16
9My One and Only
cover recording of:
My One and Only (from “Funny Face”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:16
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)
3:15
11But Not for Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-12)
piano:
Ellis Larkins
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-12)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1950-09-12)
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)
3:13
12Maybe
cover recording of:
Maybe
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1926)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
3:26
13How 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
3:15
14I’ve Got a Crush on You
cover recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
3:13
15Soon
cover recording of:
Soon
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
2:45
16Looking for a Boy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-11)
piano:
Ellis Larkins (on 1950-09-11)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-11)
cover recording of:
Looking for a Boy (on 1950-09-11)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1925)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to ????)
part of:
Tip-Toes
3:07
17Lonesome Gal
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-01-12)
recording of:
Lonesome Gal (on 1951-01-12)
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Walter Schumann
3:03
18Bean Bag Song
3:08
19Chesapeake and Ohio
2:39
CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer
Ella Fitzgerald3:23
2Because of Rain
cover recording of:
Because of Rain
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole, Bill Harrington (British saxophone player) and Ruth Poll
Ella Fitzgerald3:10
3Hot Canary
cover recording of:
The Hot Canary
composer:
Ray Gilbert and Kurt Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff)
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC, Ipanema Music Corp. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
4Even as You and I
Ella Fitzgerald3:30
5Do You Really Love Me?
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
6Love You Madly
cover recording of:
Love You Madly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Ella Fitzgerald3:00
7Mixed Emotions
cover recording of:
Mixed Emotions
lyricist and composer:
Stuart F. Louchheim (Stuart Fleischer Louchheim)
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
8Smooth Sailing
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-07-05)
live recording of:
Smooth Sailing (Instrumental) (on 1973-07-05)
composer:
Arnett Cobb
publisher:
Wayne Music (smooth sailing - Cobb)
Ella Fitzgerald43:06
9Come On
Ella Fitzgerald1:58
10I Don’t Want to Take a Chance
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
11There Never Was a Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-18)
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1951-07-18) and Milt Yaner (on 1951-07-18)
baritone saxophone:
Stewart Blake (saxaphonist) (on 1951-07-18)
double bass:
Sandy Block (Jazz bassist, band leader) (on 1951-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1951-07-18)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1951-07-18)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1951-07-18)
tenor saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1951-07-18) and Fred Williams (saxophonist) (on 1951-07-18)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1951-07-18) and Frank Saracco (on 1951-07-18)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1951-07-18), Carl Poole (on 1951-07-18) and Bernie Privin (on 1951-07-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-07-18)
recording of:
There Never Was a Baby Like My Baby (Two on the Aisle, musical revue) (on 1951-07-18)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
12Give a Little, Get a LittleElla Fitzgerald3:20
13Necessary Evil
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-11-23)
recording of:
Necessary Evil (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Redd Evans
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong2:33
14Oops!
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Oops! (The Belle of New York, 1952 film)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:11
15Would You Like to Take a Walk?
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-11-23)
cover recording of:
Would You Like to Take a Walk? (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:17
16Who Walks in When I Walk Out?
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-11-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-11-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-11-23)
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Dave Barbour’s Orchestra (on 1951-11-23)
cover recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong2:19
17Baby Doll
Ella Fitzgerald3:19
18What Does It Take
recording of:
What Does It Take
lyricist:
Jimmy Van Heusen
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
Ella Fitzgerald2:42
19Lady Bug
recording of:
Lady Bug
writer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) and Paul Francis Webster
Ella Fitzgerald3:19
20Lazy Day
recording of:
Lazy Day
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn, Gus Kahn, Eric Maschwitz and George Posford (English Composer)
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
CD 4
#TitleRatingLength
1Airmail Special
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter)
electronic organ:
Bill Doggett
glockenspiel [bells]:
Dick Jacobs
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956)
orchestra:
The Ray Brown Trio (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (in 1956)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
43:03
2Rough Ridin’
recording of:
Rough Ridin'
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Hank Jones (piano) and William J. Tennyson, Jr.
3:14
3Goody Goody2:24
4A Guy Is a Guy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-02-25)
cover recording of:
A Guy Is a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brand
publisher:
Ludlow Music
2:52
5Angel Eyes
cover recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
2:54
6You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)5:10
7Preview
3:03
8Early Autumn
cover recording of:
Early Autumn
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1949)
composer:
Ralph Burns (in 1949) and Woody Herman (in 1949)
3:13
9Careless
recording of:
Careless
writer:
Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader), Dick Jurgens and Lew Quadling
2:48
10Blue Lou
cover recording of:
Blue Lou
composer:
Irving Mills and Edgar Sampson
2:47
11Melancholy Me
cover recording of:
Melancholy Me
writer:
Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas (US songwriter and Jazz saxophonist)
2:53
12What Is There to Say?3:21
13I Wished on the Moon
cover recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
3:10
14Until the Real Thing Comes Along
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-03-29)
piano:
Ellis Larkins (on 1954-03-29)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1954-03-29)
cover recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (on 1954-03-29)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
cover recording of:
Until the Real Thing Comes Along (in 1954-03)
lyricist and composer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner and Alberta Nichols
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:56
15Lullaby of Birdland
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-06-04)
double bass:
Sandy Block (Jazz bassist, band leader) (on 1954-06-04)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1954-06-04)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1954-06-04)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1954-06-04)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1954-06-04)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1954-06-04, in 1956)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (from 1949 until 1954)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1954-06-04)
cover recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (on 1954-06-04)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
42:49

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