A Tisket A Tasket

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 2 available)

Annotation

"Young Ella accompanied by the legendary Chick Webb Orchestra, and with her own Savoy Eight,"

Annotation last modified on 2016-04-17 13:41 UTC.

Tracklist

1▼CD
#TitleRatingLength
1I Want to Be Happy
cover recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
4:29
2Rhythm and Romance
cover recording of:
Rhythm and Romance
lyricist:
Nat Schwartz (Early 20th century composer?)
writer:
George Whiting (American composer)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
3:06
3If You Only Knew
recording of:
If You Only Knew
writer:
Charles Beal and Chick Webb
2:50
4Take Another Guess
cover recording of:
Oh Yes, Take Another Guess
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
writer:
Murray Mencher (pianist, lyricist and songwriter) and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:45
5Vote for Mr. Rhythm
recording of:
Vote For Mister Rhythm
writer:
Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Al Siegel (pianist)
2:29
6Devoting My Time to You
2:26
7Bei mir bist du schon
3:05
8Wacky Dust
cover recording of:
Wacky Dust
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Stanley Adams Music
sub-publisher:
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)
3:06
9The Dipsy Doodle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-12-17)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-12-17)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-12-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-12-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-12-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1937-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-12-17) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-12-17)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-12-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-12-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-12-17), Taft Jordan (on 1937-12-17, on 1937-12-21) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-12-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-12-17)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
recording of:
Dipsy Doodle (on 1937-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
cover recording of:
Dipsy Doodle (on 1937-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
3:16
10We Can’t Go on This Way
recording of:
We Can’t Go on This Way
writer:
Walter Bishop, Sr., Erskine Butterfield and Emma P. La Freniere
3:00
11When I Get Low I Get High
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
2:28
12Under the Spell of the Blues
recording of:
Under the Spell of the Blues
writer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Edgar Sampson
3:01
13If You Should Ever Leave
recording of:
If You Should Ever Leave Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
3:13
14Rock It for Me
recording of:
Rock It for Me
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) (in 1938) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay) (in 1938)
3:12
15Gotta Pebble in My Shoe
recording of:
Gotta Pebble in My Shoe
writer:
Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
2:54
16I’ll Chase the Blues Away
recording of:
I’ll Chase the Blues Away
composer:
Kenneth Harrison (Obscure early 20th century lyricist and/or jazz composer) and Edgar Sampson
2:42
17Cryin’ Mood
recording of:
Cryin’ Mood
writer:
Andy Razaf and Chick Webb
2:36
18The Darktown Strutters’ Ball
cover recording of:
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
lyricist and composer:
Shelton Brooks (in 1917)
publisher:
J. Albert & Son Pty. Ltd. and Leo Feist, Inc.
included in:
Memories / Victory March / Memories II / The Darktown Strutter’s Ball (Stormy Weather, 1943)
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:07
19A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-02)
alto saxophone:
Garvin Bushell and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
bass:
Beverly Peer
clarinet:
Garvin Bushell
drums (drum set):
Webb
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist)
piano:
Tommy Fulford
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver and Teddy McRae
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone), Nat Story and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá, Taft Jordan and Bobby Stark
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
arranger:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (in 1938)
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)
2:37
20Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
cover recording of:
Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:36
21A Little Bit Later On
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
A Little Bit Later On
writer:
Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Al J. Neiburg (lyricist)
3:03
22Holiday in Harlem
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-10-27)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-10-27) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-10-27)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-10-27)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-10-27)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-10-27) and Buddy Johnson (on 1937-10-27)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-10-27)
reeds:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-10-27)
saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-10-27) and Chauncey Haughton (on 1937-10-27)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-10-27) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-10-27)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-10-27) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-10-27)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-10-27), Taft Jordan (on 1937-10-27) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-10-27)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-10-27)
recording of:
Holiday in Harlem (on 1937-10-27)
writer:
Les Reed and Chick Webb
3:12
23Everybody’s Wrong but Me
recording of:
Everyone’s Wrong but Me
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:07
24Crying My Heart Out for You
recording of:
Crying My Heart Out for You
writer:
Claude Hopkins and J.C. Johnson
3:08

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Release

ASIN:UK: B00002ZZGS [info]