The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook: 100 Songs From the First Lady of Jazz

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

Annotation

Notes

A 4 discs boxset assembled by Castle (apparently first released in 1996).
This is above average for a budget set - which still means no one really interested in Fitzgerald could seriously consider it a buy.

Notes

A 4 discs boxset assembled by Castle (apparently first released in 1996).
This is above average for a budget set - which still means no one really interested in Fitzgerald could seriously consider it a buy.

Notes

A 4 discs boxset assembled by Castle (apparently first released in 1996).
This is above average for a budget set - which still means no one really interested in Fitzgerald could seriously consider it a buy.

Notes

A 4 discs boxset assembled by Castle (apparently first released in 1996).
This is above average for a budget set - which still means no one really interested in Fitzgerald could seriously consider it a buy.
This specific disc predates part of the (recommended over this) The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald: 1935-1937, and contains mostly stuff from the Chick Webb Orchestra era.

Issues

There is a small doubt whether I'll Chase the Blues was recorded on June 12 or October 12 1935. If you have infos about that, you can contribute them!

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-22 04:01 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD: Volume One
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Deedle-De-Dum
recording of:
Deedle‐De‐Dum
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Bob Kahn (writer of "Deedle-dee-dum"), Mel Waters (writer of "Deedle-dee-dum") and Charles Wynn (writer of "Deedle-dee-dum")
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:45
2Shake Down the Stars
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:49
3Gulf Coast Blues
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:02
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 Orchestra3:06
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 Orchestra3:10
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
8I’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
9Three Little Words
cover recording of:
Three Little Words (in 1941)
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 Orchestra2:35
10Hello Ma! I Done It Again
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:33
11The 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
12Keep 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
13My 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 Orchestra3:05
14I 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
15I 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
16When 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
17I 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
18Melinda the Mousie
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:45
19Can’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 Orchestra2:47
20Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1944-08-30)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and The Ink Spots
cover recording of:
Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (on 1944-08-30)
lyricist:
Allan Roberts (songwriter)
composer:
Doris Fisher
Ella Fitzgerald & The Ink Spots3.653:08
21Paper Moon
Ella Fitzgerald2:33
22Flying Home
cover recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
Ella Fitzgerald2:26
23Stone Cold Dead in de Market
cover recording of:
Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
lyricist and composer:
Houdini (Calypso artist Wilmoth Hendricks aka Edgar Leon Sinclair)
Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald2:45
24Petootie Pie
recording of:
Petootie Pie
writer:
Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author), Lorenzo Pack and Frank Paparelli
Louis Jordan & Ella Fitzgerald2:41
25That’s Rich
recording of:
That’s Rich
writer:
Sy Oliver
Ella Fitzgerald3:15
2▶CD: Volume Two
3▶CD: Volume Three
4▶CD: Volume Four

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ASIN:UK: B000024LV5 [info]