The Great Ella Fitzgerald

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

box with 3 jewel cased cds, each of which also carry the barcode

copyrights 2001 on cds, 2002 on box

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-27 06:33 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1If You Ever Should Leave
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
If You Should Ever Leave Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald3:06
2Shine
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Shine
lyricist:
Lew Brown (in 1910) and Cecil Mack (in 1910)
composer:
Ford Dabney (in 1910)
Ella Fitzgerald2:55
3Darktown Strutter’s Ball
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
included in:
Memories / Victory March / Memories II / The Darktown Strutter’s Ball (Stormy Weather, 1943)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
4Dedicated to You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-02-03)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-02-03)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-02-03), Donald Mills (on 1937-02-03), Harry Mills (on 1937-02-03), Herbert Mills (on 1937-02-03) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-02-03)
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You (on 1937-02-03)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
publisher:
Argosy Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Helene Blue Musique Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Ella Fitzgerald with The Mills Brothers3:13
5McPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
MacPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
6You’ll Have to Swing It (“Mr. Paganini”)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
7I Found My Yellow Basket
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
I Found My Yellow Basket
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald2:36
8F.D.R. Jones
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
Ella Fitzgerald2:52
9Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Ella Fitzgerald2:37
10I Got a Guy
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
I Got a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald3:21
11Love and Kisses
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Love and Kisses
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis ("love and kisses")
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
12Rock It for Me
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Rock It for Me
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) (in 1938) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay) (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald3:09
13You Showed Me That Way
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
You Showed Me the Way
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Bud Green, Teddy McRae and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald3:19
14All Over Nothing at All
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1937-05-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Ella Fitzgerald2:43
15I Want to Be Happy
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
Ella Fitzgerald4:31
16Undecided
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
17A-Tisket, A-Tasket
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-02)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
bass:
Beverly Peer
clarinet:
Garvin Bushell
drums (drum set):
Webb
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist)
piano:
Tommy Fulford
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver and Teddy McRae
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone), Nat Story and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá, Taft Jordan and Bobby Stark
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
arranger:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (in 1938)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald2:40
18Just a Simple Melody
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Just a Simple Melody
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
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Release

manufactured in:the EU (Europe)
manufactured by:Saturn (Irish CD manufacturer)
copyrighted (©) by:Rajon Music Group UK Limited (in 2002)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rajon Music Group UK Limited (in 2001)
part of:The Great (Rajon Music Group) (order: 1)
ASIN:UK: B00006F81J [info]