The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1954-1955

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

Tracklist

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1You Leave Me Breathless
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-03-30)
piano:
Ellis Larkins (on 1954-03-30)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1954-03-30)
cover recording of:
You Leave Me Breathless (from the film “Cocoanut Grove”) (on 1954-03-30)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
cover recording of:
You Leave Me Breathless (from the film “Cocoanut Grove”) (in 1954-03)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
composer:
Friedrich Hollaender
3:07
2Nice Work If You Can Get It
piano:
Ellis Larkins
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Nice Work If You Can Get It (on 1954-03-30)
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)
2:39
3Stardust
cover recording of:
Stardust (the jazz standard)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1929)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1927)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc. (ended), All Nations Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Everbright Music Co., Hoagy Publishing Co., Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd. and Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 ソニー事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
part of:
American Splendor
4:02
4Lullaby 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.
42:52
5Later
recording of:
Later
lyricist and composer:
Sil Austin (saxophonist), Tiny Bradshaw and Henry Glover
2:33
6Thanks for the Memory
cover recording of:
Thanks for the Memory
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing Ltd., Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody) and Paramount Music Corporation
part of:
The 11th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 11)
2:30
7It Might as Well Be Spring
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1955-04-01)
conductor:
André Previn (pianist, conductor, composer, arranger) (on 1955-04-01)
cover recording of:
It Might as Well Be Spring (State Fair) (on 1955-04-01)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1945)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1945)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label), Williamson Music Company, Williamson Music, Inc. 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)
part of:
The 18th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 18)
part of:
State Fair (1962 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair (1945 film soundtrack)
part of:
State Fair
2:43
8You’ll Never Know
cover recording of:
You’ll Never Know
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
Copyright Control (not for release label use! this is only for copyrights and publishing relationships) (ended), EMI Blackwood Music Inc. (1989-07-24–present) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 16)
3:10
9I 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
3:07
10Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1955-04-27)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1955-04-27)
conductor:
Benny Carter (on 1955-04-27)
cover recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (on 1955-04-27)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
2:18
11That Old Black Magic
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
part of:
The 16th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:32
12Ol’ Devil Moon
cover recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
3:00
13Lover, Come Back to Me
cover recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (The New Moon)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部, ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (until 2017-03-31) 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
2:01
14Hard Hearted Hannah
bass guitar:
Joe Mondragon
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker
piano:
Don Abney (US jazz pianist)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Hard Hearted Hannah
writer:
Milton Ager, Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow and Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager, Charles Bates and Jack Yellen
3:01
15Pete Kelly’s Blues
cover recording of:
Pete Kelly’s Blues
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Ray Heindorf
2:27
16Ella Hulms the Blues
5:13
17Soldier Boy
recording of:
Soldier Boy
writer:
David Jones and Theodore Williams
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
2:59
18A Satisfied Mind
cover recording of:
A Satisfied Mind (in 1955)
writer:
Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes
publisher:
Fort Knox Music
2:35
19My One and Only Love
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)
3:19
20The Impatient Years
recording of:
The Impatient Years
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
2:50
21But Not for Mine
3:00
22The Tender Trap
cover recording of:
(Love Is) The Tender Trap
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Maraville Music Corp.
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
3:00

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1457) (order: 966)