The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook: 100 Songs From the First Lady of Jazz

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

Annotation

Notes

A 4 discs boxset assembled by Castle (apparently first released in 1996).
This is above average for a budget set - which still means no one really interested in Fitzgerald could seriously consider it a buy.

Notes

A 4 discs boxset assembled by Castle (apparently first released in 1996).
This is above average for a budget set - which still means no one really interested in Fitzgerald could seriously consider it a buy.

Notes

A 4 discs boxset assembled by Castle (apparently first released in 1996).
This is above average for a budget set - which still means no one really interested in Fitzgerald could seriously consider it a buy.

Notes

A 4 discs boxset assembled by Castle (apparently first released in 1996).
This is above average for a budget set - which still means no one really interested in Fitzgerald could seriously consider it a buy.
This specific disc predates part of the (recommended over this) The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald: 1935-1937, and contains mostly stuff from the Chick Webb Orchestra era.

Issues

There is a small doubt whether I'll Chase the Blues was recorded on June 12 or October 12 1935. If you have infos about that, you can contribute them!

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-22 04:01 UTC.

Tracklist

1▶CD: Volume One
2▶CD: Volume Two
3▼CD: Volume Three
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1I Got a Guy
recording of:
I Got a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald3:25
2Holiday in Harlem
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-27)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-10-27) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-10-27)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-10-27)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-10-27) and Buddy Johnson (on 1937-10-27)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-10-27)
reeds:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-10-27)
saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-10-27) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-10-27)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-10-27) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-10-27)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-10-27) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-10-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-10-27), Taft Jordan (on 1937-10-27) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-10-27)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-10-27)
recording of:
Holiday in Harlem (on 1937-10-27)
writer:
Les Reed and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
3Rock It for Me
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 Fitzgerald3:16
4I Want to Be Happy
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
5The Dipsy Doodle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-12-17)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-12-17)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-12-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-12-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-12-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1937-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-12-17) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-12-17)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-12-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-12-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-12-17), Taft Jordan (on 1937-12-17, on 1937-12-21) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-12-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-12-17)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
recording of:
Dipsy Doodle (on 1937-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
cover recording of:
Dipsy Doodle (on 1937-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
Ella Fitzgerald3:15
6Hallelujah!
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Hallelujah!
lyricist:
Clifford Grey (in 1927) and Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1927)
composer:
Vincent Youmans (in 1927)
part of:
Hit the Deck (1955 movie)
Ella Fitzgerald4:06
7I Was Doing All Right
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-01-25)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1938-01-25)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-01-25)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-01-25)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-01-25)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-01-25)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-01-25)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-01-25)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-01-25)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-01-25)
recording of:
I Was Doing All Right (on 1938-01-25)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:57
8A-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 Fitzgerald2:39
9I’m Just a Jitterbug
recording of:
I’m Just a Jitterbug
lyricist and composer:
Fud Livingston
Ella Fitzgerald3:20
10This Time It’s Real
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-03)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-05-03)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-03)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-05-03)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-03)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-05-03)
recording of:
This Time It’s Real (on 1938-05-03)
writer:
Buddy Bernier, Robert Emmerich (writer "Our Love") and Walter Shivers
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:11
11You Can’t Be Mine (and Someone Else’s Too)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-03)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-05-03)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-03)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-05-03)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-03)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-05-03)
recording of:
You Can’t Be Mine (and Somebody Else’s Too) (on 1938-05-03)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:06
12We Can’t Go on This Way
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-03)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-05-03)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-03)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-05-03)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-03)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-05-03)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:03
13Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-06-09)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-06-09)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-06-09)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-06-09)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-06-09)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-06-09)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-06-09)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-06-09)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1938-06-09), Nat Story (on 1938-06-09) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-06-09)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-06-09), Taft Jordan (on 1938-06-09) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-06-09)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-06-09)
cover recording of:
Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil (on 1938-06-09)
writer:
Irving Berlin
Ella Fitzgerald2:57
14Everybody Step
cover recording of:
Everybody Step
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
15Ella
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
16Wacky Dust
cover recording of:
Wacky Dust
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Stanley Adams Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label)
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
17Gotta Pebble in My Shoe
recording of:
Gotta Pebble in My Shoe
writer:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
Ella Fitzgerald2:56
18Strictly From Dixie
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-08-18)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-08-18)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-08-18)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-08-18)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-08-18)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-08-18)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-08-18)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-18)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-08-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-08-18)
recording of:
Strictly From Dixie (on 1938-08-18)
writer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter), James Cavanaugh and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:52
19Woe Is Me
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-08-18)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-08-18)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-08-18)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-18)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-08-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-08-18)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:54
20F.D.R. Jones
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
Ella Fitzgerald2:57
21I Love Each Move You Make
recording of:
I Love Each Move You Make
writer:
Henry Grumble and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
22It’s Foxy
recording of:
It’s Foxy
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr. and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald3:05
23I Found My Yellow Basket
recording of:
I Found My Yellow Basket
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald2:38
24Undecided
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald43:17
25’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That Cha Do It)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-02-17)
bass and double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1939-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-02-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1939-02-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1939-02-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-02-17), Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-02-17) and Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-02-17), Nat Story (on 1939-02-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-02-17)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-02-17), Bobby Stark (on 1939-02-17) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (on 1939-02-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-02-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-02-17)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1939-02-17)
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-02-17)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Ella Fitzgerald3:02
4▶CD: Volume Four

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ASIN:UK: B000024LV5 [info]