Verve Jazz Masters 6: Ella Fitzgerald

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

Annotation

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One of the flagship Verve collections.
Serious packaging, careful selection, reasonable price.
If you dig "samplers", or are a newcomer on a budget, this is for you.
These who want to dive further into Fitzgerald pass their way.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-22 02:15 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
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1I Hear Music
producer:
Norman Granz (on 1961-11-14)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1961-11-14)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1961-11-14)
recording of:
I Hear Music (Dancing on a Dime) (on 1961-11-14)
lyricist:
Frank Loesser
composer:
Burton Lane
2:21
2I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Johnny Hodges (on 1957-06-25)
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney (on 1957-06-25)
double bass:
Jimmy Woode (on 1957-06-25)
drums (drum set):
Sam Woodyard (on 1957-06-25)
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (on 1957-06-25)
reeds:
Jimmy Hamilton (US jazz clarinettist/saxophonist, arranger, composer) (on 1957-06-25) and Russell Procope (on 1957-06-25)
tenor saxophone:
Paul Gonsalves (on 1957-06-25)
trombone:
Quentin Jackson (on 1957-06-25), John Sanders (US jazz trombonist) (on 1957-06-25) and Britt Woodman (on 1957-06-25)
trumpet:
William “Cat” Anderson (on 1957-06-25), Willie Cook (on 1957-06-25) and Clark Terry (American swing trumpeter) (on 1957-06-25)
trumpet and violin:
Ray Nance (on 1957-06-25)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1957-06-25)
performer:
Duke Ellington and His Orchestra (on 1957-06-25)
recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues (on 1957-06-25)
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
4:42
3Ev'rything I've Got
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-09-04)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-09-04)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-09-04)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1956-09-04)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1956-09-04)
recording of:
Ev’rything I’ve Got (on 1956-09-04)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1942)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1942)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
3:23
4I Loves You, Porgy
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1957-08-28)
conductor:
Russell Garcia (on 1957-08-28)
recording of:
I Loves You, Porgy (use this for non-operatic performances) (on 1957-08-28)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1935)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act II, Scene III. “I loves you, Porgy”
4:37
5Mack the Knife
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1990-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1990-02-13)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1990-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1990-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1990-02-13)
live recording of:
Mack the Knife: Mack the Knife (1989 movie soundtrack version) (on 1990-02-13)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
arranger:
Nick Ingman
translator:
Marc Blitzstein
publisher:
Kurt Weill Foundation For Music and Weill-Brecht-Harms Co., Inc.
version of:
The Threepenny Opera: The Ballad of Mack the Knife
34:47
6I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
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 (on 1957-08-13)
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-08-13)
recording of:
I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket (from “Follow the Fleet”) (on 1957-08-13)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1936)
33:27
7The Man That Got Away
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1960-08-01) and Al Hendrickson (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-08-01)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1960-08-01)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1960-08-01)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (on 1960-08-01)
arranger:
Billy May
recording of:
The Man That Got Away (A Star Is Born) (on 1960-08-01)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1953)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell/Morris Ltd., Harwin Music Corporation and MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company)
5:20
8Just You, Just Me
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1958-11-22)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (on 1958-11-22)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1958-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-22)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1958-11-22)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1958-11-22)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1958-11-22) and Bill Holman (on 1958-11-22)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (on 1958-11-22) and Al Porcino (on 1958-11-22)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1958-11-22)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1958-11-22)
recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1958-11-22)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
2:22
9I've Got the World on a String
alto saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1960-08-01)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1960-08-01)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1960-08-01)
guitar:
John Collins (jazz guitarist) (on 1960-08-01) and Al Hendrickson (on 1960-08-01)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-08-01)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1960-08-01)
conductor:
Billy May (on 1960-08-01)
recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (on 1960-08-01)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., 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 (holding company - do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
4:51
10A-Tisket, A-Tasket
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1957-07-24)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra (on 1957-07-24)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1957-07-24)
recording of:
A-Tisket, A-Tasket (on 1957-07-24)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Al Feldman (reeds) and Ella Fitzgerald
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
2:22
11These 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 (on 1957-07-23)
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
12Heat Wave
engineer:
Val Valentin (on 1959-03-18)
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1959-03-18)
orchestra:
Paul Weston and His Orchestra (on 1959-03-18)
conductor:
Paul Weston (on 1959-03-18)
arranger:
Paul Weston (on 1959-03-18)
recording of:
Heat Wave (from the 1933 musical “As Thousands Cheer”) (on 1959-03-18)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1933)
2:24
13I Never Had a Chance
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1957-10-15)
producer:
Norman Granz
saxophone:
Stan Getz (on 1957-10-15)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1957-10-15)
orchestra:
Frank De Vol and His Orchestra (on 1957-10-15)
conductor:
Frank De Vol (on 1957-10-15)
recording of:
I Never Had a Chance (on 1957-10-15)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin
2:49
14How High the Moon?
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1990-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1990-02-13)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1990-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1990-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1990-02-13)
live recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1990-02-13)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
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 (holding company - do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
7:00
15In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (on 1963-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1963-10-29)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1963-10-29)
organ:
Wild Bill Davis (on 1963-10-29)
trumpet:
Roy Eldridge (on 1963-10-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1963-10-29)
recording of:
In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down) (on 1963-10-29)
writer:
Leroy Carr and Don Raye
4:31
16Signing Off
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1961-06-23)
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1961-06-23)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1961-06-23)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1961-06-23)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1961-06-23)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1961-06-23)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1961-06-23)
recording of:
Signing Off (on 1961-06-23)
lyricist:
Leonard Feather and Jessyca Russell (Lyrics)
3:47

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Release

ASIN:DE: B0000046RG [info]

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part of:Verve Jazz Masters (number: VJM 6) (order: 6)