The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald, Volume 1: 1935-1941

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Tracklist

1▶CD: 1935–1937
2▶CD: 1937–1938
3▶CD: 1938–1939
4▶CD: 1939
5▶CD: 1939–1940
6▼CD: 1940–1941
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1Shake Down the Stars
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-05-09)
recording of:
Shake Down the Stars (on 1940-05-09)
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Van Heusen Music Corp.
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:48
2Gulf Coast Blues
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-05-09)
recording of:
The Gulf Coast Blues (on 1940-05-09)
lyricist and composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1923)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:03
3I Fell in Love With a Dream
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-05-09)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:13
4Five O’Clock Whistle
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1940-09-25)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1940-09-25), Chauncey Haughton (on 1940-09-25) and Sam Simmons (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-09-25)
trombone:
John McConnell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1940-09-25)
trumpet:
Irving Randolph (on 1940-09-25)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-09-25)
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle (on 1940-09-25)
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:12
5So Long
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-09-25)
recording of:
So Long (on 1940-09-25)
writer:
Remus Harris, Irving Melsher and Russ Morgan (Big Band orchestra leader)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:05
6Louisville, K‐Y
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-09-25)
recording of:
Louisville, K‐Y (on 1940-09-25)
lyricist and composer:
Sunny Skylar
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:09
7Taking a Chance on Love
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1940-11-08)
guitar:
Ulysses Livingston (on 1940-11-08)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1940-11-08)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1940-11-08)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Simmons (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-11-08)
trombone:
Earl Hardy (on 1940-11-08), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1940-11-08) and John McConnell (US jazz trombonist) (on 1940-11-08)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1940-11-08) and Irving Randolph (on 1940-11-08)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-11-08)
cover recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love (on 1940-11-08)
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:08
8Cabin in the Sky
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-11-08)
recording of:
Cabin in the Sky (from 1940 musical Cabin in the Sky) (on 1940-11-08)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1940)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1940)
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:43
9I’m the Lonesomest Gal in Town
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-11-08)
recording of:
I’m the Lonesomest Gal in Town (on 1940-11-08)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Albert Von Tilzer
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:40
10Three Little Words
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
recording of:
Three Little Words (on 1941-01-08)
lyricist:
Bert Kalmar (in 1930)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music (music publishing), Chappell and MPL Music Publishing Inc.
adaptations:
As três palavrinhas
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:34
11Hello Ma! I Done It Again
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:32
12Wishful Thinking
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:02
13The 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 Orchestra3:04
14The Muffin Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-01-08)
recording of:
The Muffin Man (Ella Fitzgerald’s version) (on 1941-01-08)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
is based on:
The Muffin Man
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:28
15Keep Cool, Fool
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-03-31)
recording of:
Keep Cool, Fool (on 1941-03-31)
lyricist and composer:
Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:05
16No Nothing
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-03-31)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:09
17My Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-03-31)
recording of:
My Man (Mon homme) (Channing Pollock lyrics) (on 1941-03-31)
lyricist:
Jacques Charles (French librettist and theatre producer) and Albert Willemetz
composer:
Maurice Yvain
translator:
Channing Pollock
publisher:
CBS Feist Catalog, Inc. (ended) and Éditions Salabert France
translated version of:
Mon homme
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:04
18I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
I Can’t Believe That You’re in Love With Me (on 1941-07-31)
lyricist:
Clarence Gaskill
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Mills Music, Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:33
19I Must Have That Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
recording of:
I Must Have That Man (on 1941-07-31)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:07
20When My Sugar Walks Down the Street
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (on 1941-07-31)
writer:
Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Irving Mills
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:40
21I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good) (on 1941-07-31)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1941)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp., Sony/ATV Harmony and Webster Music Co.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:55
22Melinda the Mousie
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:44
23Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1941-07-31)
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat) (on 1941-07-31)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:45

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 63) (order: 4)
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