The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1949

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Annotation

Tracks 8 & 9 seem incorrectly credited to "Louis Fitzgerald" on the back cover.

Annotation last modified on 2012-07-27 12:19 UTC.

Tracklist

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1I Couldn’t Stay Away From You
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-01-14)
cover recording of:
I Couldn’t Stay Away From You
lyricist:
Ben Raleigh
composer:
Bernie Wayne
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
2Old Mother Hubbard
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-01-14)
recording of:
Old Mother Hubbard
writer:
Ray Ellington and Emmett “Babe” Wallace
Ella Fitzgerald2:42
3Someone Like You
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-01-14)
cover recording of:
Someone Like You
lyricist:
Ralph Blane
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Ella Fitzgerald3:05
4Happy Talk
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-04-27)
cover recording of:
Happy Talk (South Pacific) (on 1949-04-27)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Ella Fitzgerald & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra2:28
5I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-04-27)
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (South Pacific) (on 1949-04-27)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
Ella Fitzgerald & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra2:55
6Black Coffee
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-27)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-04-27)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1949-04-27)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1949-04-27)
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song) (on 1949-04-27)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
Ella Fitzgerald & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra3:05
7Lover’s Gold
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-04-27)
recording of:
Lover’s Gold (on 1949-04-27)
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) and Morty Nevins
Ella Fitzgerald & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra3:06
8Baby, It’s Cold Outside
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-28)
alto saxophone and alto saxophone and tenor saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1949-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-28)
electric guitar:
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) (on 1949-04-28)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1949-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-04-28) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1949-04-28), Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-28) and Harold Mitchell (on 1949-04-28)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-04-28) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (on 1949-04-28)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, 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))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:43
9Don’t Cry, Cry Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-04-28)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
double bass:
Billy Hadnott (on 1949-04-28)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1949-04-28)
electric guitar:
James Jackson (jazz/jump blues guitarist) (on 1949-04-28)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1949-04-28)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1949-04-28) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1949-04-28), Bob Mitchell (1940s–50s jazz trumpeter) (on 1949-04-28) and Harold Mitchell (on 1949-04-28)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-04-28) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1949-04-28)
recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser) (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Kobalt Music Publishing Australia Pty Ltd, MPL Communications Ltd. (not for release label use! Paul McCartney-related, London-based company), MPL UK Publishing, 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))
part of:
The 22nd Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1949 winner)
cover recording of:
Don’t Cry, Cry Baby (on 1949-04-28)
writer:
Clarence Maher, Bennie Martini and Sail Tepper
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five2:58
10Crying
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-07-20)
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Barney Ross
composer:
Jay Chernis
Ella Fitzgerald3:11
11A New Shade of Blues
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-07-20)
Ella Fitzgerald3:01
12In the Evening
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-20)
Ella Fitzgerald2:39
13Talk Fast My Heart, Talk Fast
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-20)
recording of:
Talk Fast, My Heart, Talk Fast
writer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Ella Fitzgerald2:55
14I’m Waitin’ for the Junkman
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-20)
recording of:
I’m Waitin’ For The Junkman
lyricist and composer:
Claude Demetrius
Ella Fitzgerald3:18
15Basin Street Blues
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-20)
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues (on 1949-09-20)
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
16I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-09-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-21)
orchestra:
Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra (on 1949-09-21)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins (on 1949-09-21)
cover recording of:
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You (on 1949-09-21)
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
Ella Fitzgerald & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra3:04
17Dream a Little Longer
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1949-09-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (, on 1949-09-21)
conductor:
Gordon Jenkins
recording of:
Dream a Little Longer (in 1948)
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn
recording of:
Dream a Little Longer (on 1949-09-21)
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn
Ella Fitzgerald & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra3:01
18Foolish Tears
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-21)
recording of:
Foolish Tears (on 1949-09-21)
lyricist and composer:
Jenny Lou Carson
Ella Fitzgerald & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra2:59
19A Man Wrote a Song
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-09-21)
recording of:
A Man Wrote a Song (on 1949-09-21)
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald & Gordon Jenkins & His Orchestra3:13
20Fairy Tales
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-11-07)
Ella Fitzgerald and The Mills Brothers2:53
21I Gotta Have My Baby Back
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1949-11-07)
cover recording of:
I Gotta Have My Baby Back (on 1949-11-07)
lyricist and composer:
Floyd Tillman
Ella Fitzgerald and The Mills Brothers3:20

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part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 1153) (order: 662)