Golden Greats

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

Annotation

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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1How High the Moon
bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1947)
trumpet:
Idrees Sulieman (in 1947)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956)
cover recording of:
How High the Moon (in 1947)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and 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)
53:16
2I’ve Got a Feelin’ I’m Fallin’
cover recording of:
I’ve Got a Feeling I’m Falling
lyricist:
Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter) and Fats Waller
2:34
3That Old Feeling
cover recording of:
That Old Feeling
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1937 nominee)
2:27
4Lady 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)
3:15
5Black Coffee
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song)
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.
3:04
6Baby It’s Cold Outside
cover recording of:
Baby, It’s Cold Outside (1948 song by Frank Loesser)
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)
2:42
7Guilty
cover recording of:
Guilty (on 1947-01-24)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting (composer)
3:12
8Smooth Sailing
recorded at:
Carnegie Hall in Midtown Manhattan, New York, New York, United States (on 1973-07-05)
live recording of:
Smooth Sailing (Instrumental) (on 1973-07-05)
composer:
Arnett Cobb
publisher:
Wayne Music (smooth sailing - Cobb)
live instrumental cover recording of:
Smooth Sailing (Instrumental)
composer:
Arnett Cobb
publisher:
Wayne Music (smooth sailing - Cobb)
43:06
9I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair
cover recording of:
I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:54
10Lover’s Gold
recording of:
Lover’s Gold
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) and Morty Nevins
3:05
11Crying
cover recording of:
Crying
lyricist:
Barney Ross
composer:
Jay Chernis
3:10
12Robbin’s Nest
cover recording of:
Robbins’ Nest
composer:
Illinois Jacquet (in 1947) and Sir Charles Thompson (jazz) (in 1947)
2:33
13No Sense
recording of:
No Sense
writer:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
2:59
14Mixed Emotions
cover recording of:
Mixed Emotions
lyricist and composer:
Stuart F. Louchheim (Stuart Fleischer Louchheim)
3:17
15I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
cover recording of:
I Hadn’t Anyone Till You
lyricist and composer:
Ray Noble
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
3:03
16Happy Talk
cover recording of:
Happy Talk (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:27
17Dream a Little Dream of Me
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music and Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher)
sub-publisher:
ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
3:02
18My Baby Likes to Be‐Bop
2:41
19A Sunday Kind of Love
cover recording of:
A Sunday Kind of Love
writer:
Barbara Belle, Anita Leonard (US pianist, composer and lyricist), Louis Prima and Stan Rhodes
publisher:
Leeds Music Inc.
3:14
20You Turned the Tables on Me
cover recording of:
You Turned the Tables on Me
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Sam Fox Publishing Company (publisher; do NOT use as release label) (in 1936)
2:57
21Dream a Little Longer
recording of:
Dream a Little Longer
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn
3:01
22Don’cha Go ’way Mad
cover recording of:
Don’cha Go ’Way Mad
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Illinois Jacquet and Jimmy Mundy
publisher:
Advanced Music corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
version of:
Black Velvet
3:18
23Sentimental 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))
3:17
24A Man Wrote a Song
recording of:
A Man Wrote a Song
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:12
25Basin Street Blues
cover recording of:
Basin Street Blues
lyricist and composer:
Spencer Williams (US jazz composer, pianist & singer)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated)
3:07

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ASIN:DE: B000068CUG [info]