The Great Ella Fitzgerald

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

Annotation

box with 3 jewel cased cds, each of which also carry the barcode

copyrights 2001 on cds, 2002 on box

Annotation last modified on 2018-12-27 06:33 UTC.

Tracklist

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2▶CD
3▼CD
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1I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
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)
3:00
2Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Can’t Help Lovin’ Dat Man (Show Boat)
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)
2:49
3The Muffin Man
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
The Muffin Man (Ella Fitzgerald’s version)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
is based on:
The Muffin Man
2:26
4Takin’ a Chance on Love
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love
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
3:07
5T’Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That Cha Do It)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-02-17)
bass and double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1939-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-02-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1939-02-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1939-02-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-02-17), Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-02-17) and Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-02-17), Nat Story (on 1939-02-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-02-17)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-02-17), Bobby Stark (on 1939-02-17) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (on 1939-02-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-02-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-02-17)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1939-02-17)
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-02-17)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
3:04
6Wacky Dust
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
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)
3:03
7Three Little Words
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Three Little Words
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
2:33
8Louisville, K-y
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Louisville, K‐Y
lyricist and composer:
Sunny Skylar
3:09
9Five O’Clock Whistle
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
3:10
10Shake Down the Stars
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Shake Down the Stars
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Van Heusen Music Corp.
2:47
11Imagination
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:59
12The Starlit Hour
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
The Starlit Hour
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Peter de Rose (tin pan alley era songwriter, pianist and performer on radio)
3:08
13Love Is the Thing, So They Say
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
So They Say
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
2:53
14The 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)
3:17
15Big 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
2:48
16It’s My Turn Now
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
It’s My Turn Now
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:00
17I Was Doing All Right
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
I Was Doing All Right
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
2:58
18Cryin’ Mood
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Cryin’ Mood
writer:
Andy Razaf and Chick Webb
2:40

Credits

Release

manufactured in:the EU (Europe)
manufactured by:Saturn (Irish CD manufacturer)
copyrighted (©) by:Rajon Music Group UK Limited (in 2002)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:Rajon Music Group UK Limited (in 2001)
part of:The Great (Rajon Music Group) (order: 1)
ASIN:UK: B00006F81J [info]