What Am I Here For

~ Recording by Ella Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington

Appears on releases

#TitleLengthTrack ArtistRelease TitleRelease ArtistRelease Group TypeCountry/DateLabelCatalog#
Official
1.9What Am I Here For5:36Ella Fitzgerald and Duke EllingtonElla at Duke’s PlaceElla Fitzgerald and Duke EllingtonAlbum
  • US1996-02-27
Verve (jazz label, aka “Verve Records”, use this for release labels)3145297002

Relationships

alto saxophone:Johnny Hodges (in 1965-10)
Russell Procope (in 1965-10)
bass trombone:Chuck Connors (in 1965-10)
double bass:John Lamb (in 1965-10)
drums (drum set):Louie Bellson (in 1965-10)
piano:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1965-10)
reeds:Harry Carney (in 1965-10)
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (in 1965-10)
tenor saxophone:Paul Gonsalves (in 1965-10)
trombone:Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) (in 1965-10)
Buster Cooper (in 1965-10)
trumpet:William “Cat” Anderson (in 1965-10)
Mercer Ellington (in 1965-10)
Herbie Jones (in 1965-10)
Cootie Williams (in 1965-10)
vocals:Ella Fitzgerald (in 1965-10)
recording of:What Am I Here For (in 1965-10)

What Am I Here For

composer:Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)