Golden Greats

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

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Notes

This covers the Decca takes, fallen into public domain in Europe.
Your money is better used on something else than this messed-up assemblage: save it to afford either of the Verve sets covering that period.

Notes

This covers the Decca takes, fallen into public domain in Europe.
Your money is better used on something else than this messed-up assemblage: save it to afford either of the Verve sets covering that period.

Notes

This covers the Decca takes, fallen into public domain in Europe.
Your money is better used on something else than this messed-up assemblage: save it to afford either of the Verve sets covering that period.

Annotation last modified on 2010-03-20 13:18 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1(If You Can’t Sing It) You’ll Have to Swing It
cover recording of:
If You Can’t Sing It (You’ll Have to Swing It)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Coslow
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
2A‐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 Fitzgerald2:38
3Sing Me a Sweet 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
Ella Fitzgerald2:36
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 Fitzgerald4:30
5My Last Affair
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-11-18)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1936-11-18)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-11-18)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-11-18)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1936-11-18)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-11-18)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-11-18)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1936-11-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-11-18)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61419-A)
recording of:
My Last Affair (on 1936-11-18)
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:42
6(What Can I Say) After I Say I’m Sorry?
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:47
7The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
cover recording of:
The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) (on 1941-01-08)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Isham Jones
publisher:
Bantam Music Publishing Co., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Gus Kahn Music Co., The Songwriters Guild and Milton Weil Music Co. (on 1924-01-07)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:03
8Undecided
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald43:17
9Out of Nowhere
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:58
10Stairway to the Stars
cover recording of:
Stairway to the Stars
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Ella Fitzgerald3:17
11If You Ever Should Leave
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:
If You Should Ever Leave Me (on 1937-05-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:14
12Imagination
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:01
13All 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 Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:42
14Rock It for Me
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-10-27)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-10-27)
guitar:
Buddy Johnson (on 1937-10-27)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-10-27)
saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-10-27) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-10-27)
tenor saxophone:
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:
Rock It for Me (on 1937-10-27)
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) (in 1938) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay) (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
15The Starlit Hour
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:13
16Crying My Heart Out for You
recording of:
Crying My Heart Out for You
writer:
Claude Hopkins and J.C. Johnson
Ella Fitzgerald3:09
17’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You 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 Fitzgerald3:03
18The 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 Fitzgerald3:14
19Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-15)
clarinet:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1940-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1940-02-15)
piano:
Roger Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (on 1940-02-15)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1940-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Simmons (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-02-15)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1940-02-15), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1940-02-15) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-15)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1940-02-15) and Irving Randolph (on 1940-02-15)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-02-15)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1940-02-15)
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!)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:33
20Sugar Blues
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:51
21My Man
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:04
22Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:46
23Little White Lies
cover recording of:
Little White Lies
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Ella Fitzgerald2:58
24Ella
Ella Fitzgerald2:48
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