Ella Fitzgerald: The Voice of Jazz

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

Tracklist

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1I’ll Chase the Blues Away (single version)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1935-06-12) and Edgar Sampson (on 1935-06-12)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1935-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1935-06-12)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1935-06-12)
piano:
Joe Steele (on 1935-06-12)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1935-06-12)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1935-06-12) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1935-06-12)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1935-06-12), Taft Jordan (on 1935-06-12) and Bobby Stark (on 1935-06-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1935-06-12)
conductor:
Chick Webb (on 1935-06-12)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 39614-A)
recording of:
I’ll Chase the Blues Away (on 1935-06-12)
composer:
Kenneth Harrison (Obscure early 20th century lyricist and/or jazz composer) and Edgar Sampson
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:32
2Love and Kisses (single version)
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1935-06-12) and Edgar Sampson (on 1935-06-12)
double bass:
John Kirby (jazz bass/trombone/tuba player) (on 1935-06-12)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1935-06-12)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1935-06-12)
piano:
Joe Steele (on 1935-06-12)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1935-06-12)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1935-06-12) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1935-06-12)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1935-06-12), Taft Jordan (on 1935-06-12) and Bobby Stark (on 1935-06-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1935-06-12)
conductor:
Chick Webb (on 1935-06-12)
later releases:
Love and Kisses by Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 39617-A)
recording of:
Love and Kisses (on 1935-06-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sonny Curtis ("love and kisses")
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:18
3My Melancholy Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (, on 1936-03-17)
double bass:
Lee Stanfield (on 1936-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-03-17)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-03-17)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-03-17)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1936-03-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-03-17)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1936-03-17)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1936-03-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-03-17)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1936-03-17)
later releases:
My Melancholy Baby by Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) feat. Teddy Wilson and My Melancholy Baby by Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra
part of:
Brunswick (by matrix number) (number: B-18830-1)
recording of:
My Melancholy Baby (on 1936-03-17)
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (songwriter, composer, and pianist) (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Ella Fitzgerald & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:04
4All My Life
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-03-17)
double bass:
Lee Stanfield (on 1936-03-17)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1936-03-17)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-03-17)
piano:
Teddy Wilson (on 1936-03-17)
reeds:
Jerry Blake (on 1936-03-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-03-17)
trombone:
Benny Morton (on 1936-03-17)
trumpet:
Frankie Newton (on 1936-03-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-03-17)
orchestra:
Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra (on 1936-03-17)
part of:
Brunswick (by matrix number) (number: B-18832-1)
recording of:
All My Life (on 1936-03-17)
lyricist:
Sidney Mitchell
composer:
Sam H. Stept
Ella Fitzgerald & Teddy Wilson and His Orchestra3:15
5When I Get Low I Get High (single version)
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1936-04-07)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1936-04-07)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-04-07)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-04-07)
piano:
Joe Steele (on 1936-04-07)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-04-07)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1936-04-07)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1936-04-07) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-04-07)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1936-04-07), Taft Jordan (on 1936-04-07) and Bobby Stark (on 1936-04-07)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-04-07)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-04-07)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61002-A)
recording of:
When I Get Low I Get High (on 1936-04-07)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:26
6Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me dance)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-06-02)
alto saxophone:
Edgar Sampson (on 1936-06-02)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1936-06-02)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-06-02)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-06-02)
piano:
Joe Steele (on 1936-06-02)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-06-02)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-06-02) and Teddy McRae (on 1936-06-02)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1936-06-02) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-06-02)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1936-06-02), Taft Jordan (on 1936-06-02) and Bobby Stark (on 1936-06-02)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-06-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-06-02)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1936-06-02)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 61124-A)
cover recording of:
Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance) (on 1936-06-02)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:35
7You’ll Have to Swing It (“Mr. Paganini”)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-10-29)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1936-10-29)
baritone saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-10-29)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1936-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-10-29)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-10-29)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1936-10-29)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-10-29)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-10-29)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1936-10-29) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-10-29)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1936-10-29), Taft Jordan (on 1936-10-29) and Bobby Stark (on 1936-10-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-10-29)
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini) (on 1936-10-29)
writer:
Sam Coslow
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:55
8Goodnight, My Love
recording of:
Goodnight, My Love (1936)
lyricist:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
composer:
Mack Gordon
Ella Fitzgerald3:09
9My Last Affair (single version)
cover recording of:
My Last Affair
lyricist and composer:
Haven A. Johnson
Ella Fitzgerald2:45
10Big Boy Blue
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-01-14)
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-01-14)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-01-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-01-14)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-01-14)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-01-14)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-01-14)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-01-14)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-01-14) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-01-14)
recording of:
Big Boy Blue (on 1937-01-14)
writer:
Dan Howell, Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
Ella Fitzgerald & The Mills Brothers2:49
11Dedicated to You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-02-03)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-02-03)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-02-03), Donald Mills (on 1937-02-03), Harry Mills (on 1937-02-03), Herbert Mills (on 1937-02-03) and John Mills, Sr. (on 1937-02-03)
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You (on 1937-02-03)
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
publisher:
Argosy Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Helene Blue Musique Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Mills Brothers3:16
12All Over Nothing at All
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1937-05-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
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)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:37
13Everyone’s Wrong but Me (single version)
recording of:
Everyone’s Wrong but Me
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
14I Got a Guy (single version)
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:
I Got a Guy (on 1937-10-27)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:25
15Rock It for Me (single version)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:08
16It’s My Turn Now (single version)
recording of:
It’s My Turn Now
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald2:56
17A‐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)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:40
18This Time It’s Real
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-03)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-05-03)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-03)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-05-03)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-03)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-05-03)
recording of:
This Time It’s Real (on 1938-05-03)
writer:
Buddy Bernier, Robert Emmerich (writer "Our Love") and Walter Shivers
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:10
19You Can’t Be Mine (and Someone Else’s, Too)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-03)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-05-03)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-03)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-05-03)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-03)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-05-03)
recording of:
You Can’t Be Mine (and Somebody Else’s Too) (on 1938-05-03)
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:06
20Wacky Dust (single version)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-08-17)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-08-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-08-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1938-08-17), Nat Story (on 1938-08-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-08-17), Taft Jordan (on 1938-08-17) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-08-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-08-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-08-17)
recording of:
Wacky Dust (on 1938-08-17)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:04
21Undecided (single version)
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:20
22’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That Cha Do It)
cover recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
23My Heart Belongs to Daddy
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (library/production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Ella Fitzgerald & Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:04
24Don’t Worry ’bout Me (single version)
cover recording of:
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Ella Fitzgerald3:09
25That Was My Heart
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:06
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