The Essential Ella Fitzgerald

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

Tracklist

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▼CD 1
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1A-Tisket, A-Tasket
recording of:
A-Tisket, A-Tasket
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Al Feldman (reeds) and Ella Fitzgerald
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
2:39
2Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?
cover recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (composer / pianist /bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
2:33
3I'm the Lonesomest Gal in Thew World
2:40
4Time Alone Will Tell
3:09
5I'm Confessin'
3:26
6It's Only a Paper Moon
2:44
7Flying Home
2:29
8You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-18)
alto saxophone:
George Koenig (on 1946-01-18) and Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-18)
baritone saxophone:
Milton Schatz (on 1946-01-18)
bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1946-01-18)
clarinet and reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-18)
double bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1946-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1946-01-18)
guitar:
Danny Perri (on 1946-01-18)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1946-01-18)
solo trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1946-01-18) and Jack Greenberg (on 1946-01-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-01-18) and Billy Butterfield (on 1946-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-01-18) and Ella Fitzgerald (on 1946-01-18)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (on 1946-01-18)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1946-01-18)
arranger:
Bob Haggart
cover recording of:
You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (on 1946-01-18)
writer:
Freddy James and Larry Stock
42:56
9The Frim Fram Sauce
3:15
10It's a Pity to Say Goodnight
recording of:
It's a Pity to Say Goodnight (in 1946)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Reid (UK orchestra leader and songwriter)
2:42
11Oh, Lady Be Good
3:14
12How Long Has This Been Going On?
3:20
13I've Got a Crush on You
3:19
14Someone to Watch Over Me
3:20
15How High the Moon
3:18
16Basin Street Blues
3:09
17Ain't Nobody's Business If I Do
3:16
18Dream a Little Dream of Me
3:08
19Rock 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)
3:16
20Just a Simple Melody
3:03
▼CD 2
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1(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons
cover recording of:
(I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (on 1946-08-29)
lyricist:
Ivory “Deek” Watson
composer:
William “Pat” Best
publisher:
MCA Duchess Music Corporation and Peter Maurice Music Co. Ltd.
3:12
2But Not for Me
3:18
3Soon
2:51
4Maybe
3:31
5Robbin's Nest
2:36
6Happy Talk
recording of:
Happy Talk (South Pacific)
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer)
publisher:
Rodgers & Hammerstein Theatrical Europe Ltd.
part of:
South Pacific (Rodgers & Hammerstein musical)
2:29
7Sugarfoot Rag
3:05
8I've Got the World on a String
3:19
9I Gotta Have My Baby Back
3:24
10Baby, It's Cold Outside
2:44
11All Over Nothing at All
2:45
12Cryin' Mood
2:39
13I Got a Guy
3:27
14Rhythm and Romance
3:08
15Take Another Guess, Oh! Yes!
recording of:
Oh Yes, Take Another Guess
lyricist:
Charles Newman (Charles Chas Newman, early 20th century songwriter)
writer:
Murray Mencher and Al Sherman (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
2:31
16Ella
2:49
17I Got It Bad and That Ain't Good
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (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)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:57
18My Heart and I Decided
recording of:
My Heart and I Decided
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
3:02
19I'm Beginning to See the Light
vocals:
The Ink Spots (in 1945) and Ella Fitzgerald (on 1945-02-26)
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light (on 1945-02-26)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:46
20That's the Way It Is
recording of:
That's the Way It Is (in 1945)
writer:
Alex Kramer and Joan Whitney
3:20
▼CD 3
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1I'm Just a Lucky So-And-So
cover recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So (on 1946-02-21)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
2:58
2I Didn't Mean a Word I Said
3:20
3Looking for a Boy
3:12
4My One and Only
3:20
5Guilty
cover recording of:
Guilty
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting
3:19
6Black Coffee
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC-based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
3:07
7Smooth Sailing
3:10
8My Happiness
3:27
9I Got the Spring Fever Blues
3:05
10Dedicated to You
3:16
11Goodnight My Love
3:12
12I Still Feel the Same About You
3:20
13Who Walks in When I Walk Out?
recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
2:20
14Everyone's Wrong but Me
3:10
15Holiday in Harlem
3:16
16Benny's Coming Home on Saturday
3:27
17Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
2:42
18Patootie Pie
2:39
19Cow Cow Boogie
2:56
20My Happiness
3:06

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ASIN:UK: B000089HCZ [info]