Ella… The Collection

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Tracklist

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1▼CD: The Chick Webb Years
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1(If You Can’t Swing It) You’ll Just Have to Swing It
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-10-29)
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1936-10-29)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1936-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-10-29)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-10-29)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1936-10-29)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-10-29)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-10-29)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1936-10-29) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-10-29)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1936-10-29), Taft Jordan (on 1936-10-29) and Bobby Stark (on 1936-10-29)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-10-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-10-29)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61361-A)
cover recording of:
If You Can’t Sing It (You’ll Have to Swing It) (on 1936-10-29)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Coslow
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini) (on 1936-10-29)
writer:
Sam Coslow
3:01
2I’ll Chase the Blues Away
recording of:
I’ll Chase the Blues Away
composer:
Kenneth Harrison (Obscure early 20th century lyricist and/or jazz composer) and Edgar Sampson
2:36
3Rhythm & Romance
cover recording of:
Rhythm and Romance
lyricist:
Nat Schwartz (Early 20th century composer?)
writer:
George Whiting (American composer)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
3:07
4Under the Spell of the Blues
recording of:
Under the Spell of the Blues
writer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Edgar Sampson
3:07
5Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
cover recording of:
Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:37
6Vote for Mr. Rhythm
recording of:
Vote For Mister Rhythm
writer:
Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Al Siegel (pianist)
2:31
7Wake Up & Live
recording of:
Wake Up and Live
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
2:41
8I Got a Guy
recording of:
I Got a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
3:25
9Holiday 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
3:13
10If Dreams Come True
cover recording of:
If Dreams Come True
lyricist:
Irving Mills
composer:
Edgar M. Sampson and Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader)
2:40
11My Heart Belongs to Daddy
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
3:11
12A‐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)
2:40
13Ella
2:49
14Undecided
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
3:19
15’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
3:05
16Pack Up Your Sins & Go to the Devil
cover recording of:
Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil
writer:
Irving Berlin
2:59
17Rock 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)
3:16
18Just a Simple Melody
recording of:
Just a Simple Melody
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:02
19When I Get Low, I Get High
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
2:31
20I 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
4:30
2▼CD: Ella’s Famous Orchestra / The Savoy Eight
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1Darktown Strutters Ball
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)
3:10
2Organ Grinder’s Swing
cover recording of:
Organ Grinder’s Swing
lyricist:
Irving Mills and Mitchell Parish
composer:
Will Hudson
publisher:
EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated)
2:55
3All 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)
2:42
4It’s Wonderful
cover recording of:
It’s Wonderful
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish (in 1937)
composer:
Stuff Smith (jazz violinist) (in 1937)
3:01
5Saving Myself for You
cover recording of:
Saving Myself for You
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
2:53
6Strictly From Dixie
recording of:
Strictly From Dixie
writer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter), James Cavanaugh and Chick Webb
2:52
7What Do You Know About Love?
recording of:
What Do You Know (About Love)
lyricist:
Hal David
composer:
Jay Livingston
3:07
8I Was Doin’ All Right
cover recording of:
I Was Doing All Right
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
2:58
9My Last Affair
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
My Last Affair
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
2:44
10If You Should Ever Leave
recording of:
If You Should Ever Leave Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
3:16
11Moonray
3:05
12Sugar Blues
cover recording of:
Sugar Blues
lyricist:
Lucy Fletcher (in 1919)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919)
publisher:
Chappell Paris
2:53
13Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home?
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:35
14(What Can I Say) After I Say I’m Sorry?
cover recording of:
What Can I Say After I Say I’m Sorry?
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson (in 1926) and Abe Lyman (in 1926)
2:49
15Billy (I Always Dream of Billy)
2:46
16Imagination
cover recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
3:03
17My Last Goodbye
recording of:
My Last Goodbye
lyricist and composer:
Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader)
3:23
18The Starlit Hour
cover recording of:
The Starlit Hour
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
3:14
19Can’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)
2:48
20When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
cover recording of:
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
writer:
Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Irving Mills
2:43
3▼CD
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1He’s My Guy
cover recording of:
He’s My Guy
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
3:21
2My Heart & I Decided
recording of:
My Heart and I Decided
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
3:03
3Cow Cow Boogie
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
2:56
4I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
cover recording of:
I’m Confessin’ (That I Love You)
lyricist:
Al J. Neiburg (lyricist) (in 1930)
composer:
Doc Daugherty (in 1930) and Ellis Reynolds (in 1930)
publisher:
Bourne Music Ltd.
version of:
Lookin’ for Another Sweetie
3:27
5It’s Only a Paper Moon
cover recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:44
6A Kiss Goodnight
recording of:
A Kiss Goodnight (in 1945)
writer:
Reba Herman, Freddie Slack and Floyd Victor
3:09
7Flying Home
cover recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
2:31
8Petootie Pie
recording of:
Petootie Pie
writer:
Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author), Lorenzo Pack and Frank Paparelli
2:39
9Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
cover recording of:
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
3:11
10You Won’t Be Satisfied
cover recording of:
You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
writer:
Freddy James and Larry Stock
2:56
11Guilty
cover recording of:
Guilty
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
3:15
12Sentimental Journey
cover recording of:
Sentimental Journey
lyricist:
Bud Green (in 1944)
composer:
Les Brown (American big band & jazz musician) (in 1944) and Ben Homer (in 1944)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Holliday Publishing, Morley Music Co. Inc. and Morley Music Corp.
sub-publisher:
Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
3:20
13And 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
3:17
14Oh, 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)
3:17
15A Sunday Kind of Love
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1947-03-19)
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love (on 1947-03-19)
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
3:16
16Don’t You Think I Ought to Know!
cover recording of:
Don’t You Think I Ought to Know
lyricist and composer:
Bill Johnson (US jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist & arranger) and Melvin Richard Wettergreen
3:10
17It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight
cover recording of:
It’s a Pity to Say Goodnight
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
2:42
18Jim
cover recording of:
Jim
lyricist:
Nelson Shawn
composer:
Edward Ross and Caesar Petrillo
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:02
19I’m Beginning to See the Light
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:46
20You Don’t Know What Love Is
cover recording of:
You Don’t Know What Love Is
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
publisher:
Leeds Music Corp., MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), 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)
3:23