For the Love of Ella Fitzgerald

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

Annotation

Notes

Somewhat odd Verve sampler.
Not essentially bad, though there are many better other Verve compilations out there.

Notes

Somewhat odd Verve sampler.
Not essentially bad, though there are many better other Verve compilations out there.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-23 15:44 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Monuments of Swing
#TitleRatingLength
1A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
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)
1:54
2Oh 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)
4:05
3Stompin’ at the Savoy
cover recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), 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)
6:32
4How High the Moon
cover recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
8:02
5Mr. Paganini
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
4:04
6Sweet Georgia Brown
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3:34
7Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
5:07
8Caravan
cover recording of:
Caravan
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1936) and Juan Tizol (in 1936)
publisher:
American Academy of Music, Inc., Duke Ellington Music, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Mills Music, Inc., Sony/ATV Harmony and Lafleur Music Ltd. (from 1995-12-12 to present)
2:44
9A Night in Tunisia
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-06-23)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
piano:
Lou Levy (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
A Night in Tunisia (song version with English lyrics by Jon Hendricks) (from 1961-06-22 until 1961-06-23)
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks
composer:
Dizzy Gillespie and Frank Paparelli
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Universal Music Corporation (German label, 1980s) and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label) (ended), Universal Music Publishing France (not for release label use!), 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)
version of:
Night in Tunisia (instrumental)
4:08
10Rockin’ in Rhythm
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Willie Cook (US jazz trumpeter) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27), Dizzy Gillespie (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
cover recording of:
Rockin’ in Rhythm (from 1957-06-25 until 1957-06-27)
composer:
Harry Carney, Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) and Irving Mills
is based on:
Kinda Dukish
5:20
11Honeysuckle Rose
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
2:42
12I Got Rhythm
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-01-05)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1959-01-05)
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1959-01-05)
bass trombone:
Karl DeKarske (on 1959-01-05)
cello:
Elizabeth Greenschpoon (on 1959-01-05), George Neikrug (cellist) (on 1959-01-05) and Kurt Reher (cellist) (on 1959-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-01-05)
French horn:
Vince Darosa (on 1959-01-05)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-01-05)
harp:
Katherina Julyie (on 1959-01-05)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (on 1959-01-05)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1959-01-05)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1959-01-05), Richard Noel (trombonist) (on 1959-01-05) and Tommy Pederson (on 1959-01-05)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (on 1959-01-05), Manny Klein (on 1959-01-05), Dale McMickle (on 1959-01-05) and Shorty Sherock (on 1959-01-05)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1959-01-05), Paul Robyn (on 1959-01-05) and Barbara Simmons (viola) (on 1959-01-05)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist) (on 1959-01-05), Victor Bay (on 1959-01-05), Alex Beller (on 1959-01-05), Walter Edelstein (on 1959-01-05), James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist) (on 1959-01-05), Ben Gill (on 1959-01-05), Murray Kellner (on 1959-01-05), Nathan Ross (on 1959-01-05), Marshall Sosson (on 1959-01-05) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1959-01-05)
woodwind:
Buddy Collette (on 1959-01-05), Harry Klee (on 1959-01-05), Joe Koch (on 1959-01-05) and Champ Webb (on 1959-01-05)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1959-01-05)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1959-01-05)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1959-01-05)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
I Got Rhythm (on 1959-01-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV and New World Music Co. (in 1930)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
43:07
13A Fine Romance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13)
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-13)
recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”) (on 1957-08-13)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
cover recording of:
A Fine Romance (from “Swing Time”)
publisher:
Jerome Kern (on 1936-07-24)
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1936)
composer:
Jerome Kern (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
Swing Time (film)
43:52
14On the Sunny Side of the Street
cover recording of:
On the Sunny Side of the Street
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Ancar Enterprises Inc., Cotton Club Publishing, Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc. and Vydia Music Publishing
sub-publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Lawrence Wright Music Co., Ltd., Memory Lane Music Ltd., Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント A事業部 (Shinko Music Entertainment, A Division)
part of:
American Splendor
3:05
15Party Blues
alto saxophone:
Bill Graham (US jazz saxophonist) (on 1956-06-25)
double bass:
Eddie Jones (US jazz double bassist) (on 1956-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Sonny Payne (on 1956-06-25)
guitar:
Freddie Green (on 1956-06-25)
piano:
Count Basie (pianist) (on 1956-06-25)
tenor saxophone:
Frank Wess (on 1956-06-25)
trombone:
Henry Coker (jazz trombonist) (on 1956-06-25)
trumpet:
Thad Jones (American jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-06-25) and Joe Newman (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1956-06-25)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-06-25) and Joe Williams (US jazz vocalist) (on 1956-06-25)
recorded at:
Fine Sound (1953–1956; fka WMGM Studios until 1953) in New York, New York, United States (on 1956-06-25)
3:59
16Cottontail
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
3:24
2▶CD: Ballads & Blues

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ASIN:US: B0000047AA [info]