The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald

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

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Tracklist

▼ CD 1
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1It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
tenor saxophone:
Ben Webster (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
violin:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
cover recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (from 1957-09-04 until 1957-09-16)
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)
4:16
2The 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
3Blue Skies
cover recording of:
Blue Skies
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1926)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Irving Berlin Music Company and Williamson Music Company
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部
3:46
4The Very Thought of You
cover recording of:
The Very Thought of You
lyricist, writer and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music, Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin) and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:48
5Let’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
6Begin the Beguine
cover recording of:
Begin the Beguine
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1935)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner Chappell 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Jubilee
3:39
7You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
5:12
8I Won’t Dance
cover recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (US Tin Pan Alley librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
3:35
9Baby, It’s Cold Outside
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (Neptune’s Daughter)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, 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:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 22)
2:44
10I Only Have Eyes for You
producer:
Norman Granz (in 1962)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1962)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (in 1962)
cover recording of:
I Only Have Eyes for You
lyricist:
Al Dubin
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
publisher:
B. Feldman & Co. (publisher active since the 1910s), B. Feldman & Co. Ltd. (publisher est. 1946), B. Feldman Ltd., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Remick Music Corp., Warner Bros. Inc. (not for release label use!), 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:
42nd Street (full musical)
part of:
Dames (film)
part of:
Twins (1988)
2:40
11Oh, 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)
3:09
12Love You Madly
cover recording of:
Love You Madly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:41
13Night and Day
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-03-27) and Bud Shank (on 1956-03-27)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-03-27)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-03-27)
cello:
Robert La Marchina (US cellist and conductor) (on 1956-03-27) and Edgar Lustgarten (on 1956-03-27)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-03-27)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-03-27)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-03-27)
harp:
Corky Hale (on 1956-03-27)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-03-27)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-03-27) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-03-27)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-03-27), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-03-27) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-03-27)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-03-27), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-03-27), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-03-27) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-03-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-03-27)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (in 1956)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-03-27)
cover recording of:
Night and Day (Cole Porter; from “The Gay Divorce”) (on 1956-03-27)
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
3:07
14Too Darn Hot
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Herb Geller (on 1956-02-07) and Bud Shank (on 1956-02-07)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-02-07)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1956-02-07)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-02-07)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-02-07)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-02-07)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-02-07)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-02-07) and Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1956-02-07)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-02-07), Joe Howard (american trombone player) (on 1956-02-07) and Lloyd Ulyate (American trombonist (1927-2004)) (on 1956-02-07)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-02-07), Harry “Sweets” Edison (on 1956-02-07), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-02-07) and Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-02-07)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-02-07)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-02-07)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (1949–1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-02-07)
cover recording of:
Too Darn Hot (from Kiss Me, Kate) (on 1956-02-07)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
3.653:50
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.
42:50