Six Classic Albums, Volume 3

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: Lullabies of Birdland / Ella and Louis
2▼CD: Ella and Louis / Ella and Louis Again
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1The Nearness of You
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1956-08-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1956-08-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1956-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-08-16)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-16)
cover recording of:
The Nearness of You (on 1956-08-16)
lyricist:
Ned Washington (in 1938)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1938)
publisher:
Famous Chappell, Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Sony/ATV Harmony, Sony/ATV Harmony UK and Sony/ATV Music Publishing LLC (1995–2020)
45:41
2April in Paris
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1956-08-16)
drums (drum set):
Buddy Rich (on 1956-08-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1956-08-16)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1956-08-16)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1956-08-16) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1956-08-16)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-16)
cover recording of:
April in Paris (on 1956-08-16)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg (in 1932)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1932)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
4.656:31
3Don’t Be That Way
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-13)
cover recording of:
Don’t Be That Way (on 1957-08-13)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
4:59
4Makin’ Whoopee
engineer:
Val Valentin (in 1957)
producer:
Norman Granz (in 1957)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1957)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1957)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1957)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Makin’ Whoopee! (in 1957)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Walter Donaldson
translator:
Harrie Geelen
publisher:
Beth Dryer Music, Donaldson Publishing Co., EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Keith Prowse Music Publishing Co. Ltd., Tobago Music Co. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:56
5They All Laughed
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-07-23)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
cover recording of:
They All Laughed (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1957-07-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:49
6Comes Love
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-07-23)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
cover recording of:
Comes Love (on 1957-07-23)
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sam H. Stept and Charles Tobias (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:26
7Autumn in New York
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-07-23)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
cover recording of:
Autumn in New York (1934) (on 1957-07-23)
lyricist and composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!)
6:00
8Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1957-10-14)
producer:
Norman Granz (in 1957)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-10-14)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-10-14)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-10-14)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-10-14)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-10-14)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-10-14)
recording of:
Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) (Paris musical) (on 1957-10-14)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1928)
part of:
Can‐Can (1960 musical film)
part of:
Paris (1928 musical)
8:42
9Stompin’ at the Savoy
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-07-23)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
cover recording of:
Stompin’ at the Savoy (on 1957-07-23)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader), Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog (ASCAP), Ragbag Music (ASCAP), Razaf Music, Rytvoc (ASCAP), 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)
3.655:13
10I Won’t Dance
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-08-13)
cover recording of:
I Won’t Dance (1935, lyrics by Dorothy Fields, from “Roberta”) (on 1957-08-13)
lyricist:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter) and Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist) (in 1935)
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., Cotton Club Publishing, EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Memory Lane Music Ltd., T.B. Harms Co. and Universal Music Publishing Ltd. (UK subsidiary of Universal Music Publishing Group)
is based on:
I Won’t Dance (1934, lyrics by Hammerstein/Harbach, from “Three Sisters”)
34:47
11Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-07-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-07-23)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
cover recording of:
Gee, Baby Ain’t I Good to You (on 1957-07-23)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Don Redman
publisher:
Michael H. Goldsen Inc. and Razaf Music
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, volume I)
4:11
12Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1957, on 1957-07-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1957, on 1957-07-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1957, on 1957-07-23)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957, on 1957-07-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957, on 1957-07-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1957, on 1957-07-23)
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
cover recording of:
Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off (from “Shall We Dance”) (on 1957-07-23)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
translated version of:
Vamos a dejarlo ya (Let's Call the Whole Thing Off)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3.654:13
13These Foolish Things
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-07-23)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-07-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-07-23)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-07-23)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1957-07-23)
recorded at:
Radio Recorders Studios (Santa Monica Blvd. location since 1949) in West Hollywood, California, United States (on 1957-07-23)
cover recording of:
These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) (on 1957-07-23)
lyricist:
Holt Marvell (in 1935)
additional composer:
Harry Link (US vaudeville actor & songwriter)
composer:
Jack Strachey (in 1935)
publisher:
Boosey & Co. (music publisher founded in the 1760s, forebear of Boosey & Hawkes), Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd, Boosey & Hawkes, Inc. (USA, publisher; do NOT use as release label), Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Bourne, Inc., E.G. Music Inc. and Lafleur Music Ltd.
7:39
14I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1957-08-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1957-08-13)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1957-08-13)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (on 1957-08-13)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1957-08-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1957, on 1957-08-13)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (on 1957-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1937)
publisher:
Irving Berlin Music Company, Irving Berlin Music Corp., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Williamson Music Company
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)
43:11
15Willow Weep for Me
engineer:
Val Valentin (in 1957)
producer:
Norman Granz (in 1957)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (in 1957)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1957)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (in 1957)
piano:
Oscar Peterson (Canadian jazz pianist and composer) (in 1957)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (in 1957)
cover recording of:
Willow Weep for Me (in 1957)
lyricist and composer:
Ann Ronell (in 1932)
publisher:
Ann Ronell Music and Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
sub-publisher:
日音 Synch事業部 (NICHION, INC. Synch Division)
44:18
3▶CD: Ella and Louis Again / At the Opera House / Ella Fitzgerald at Newport
4▶CD: Ella Fitzgerald at Newport / Ella in Hollywood

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includes:At Newport by Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) & Billie Holiday
Ella and Louis (1956 studio album) by Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) & Louis Armstrong
Ella and Louis Again by Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald at the Opera House
Ella in Hollywood
Lullabies of Birdland
part of:… Classic Albums (Real Gone Jazz) (order: 50)