The Harold Arlen Songbook, Volume 1

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 7 available)

Annotation

One of the jazziest release in the serie of Fitzgerald's stellar songbooks.
Release Notes:
This is a late reissue, culled from the (late as well) 2 discs set.
It contains one alternate take (#4) that was not in the original release, and which is found at the end of disc 2 of the two discs edition.
The initial releases of this were:
- MGV 4046-2 a 24 tracks double 12" LP set
- V/V6 4057 12" LP (Volume 1) (probably matching this less #4)
- V/V6 4058 12" LP (Volume 2)
All around 1961.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-15 16:14 UTC.

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Blues in the Night
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) (on 1961-01-14)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
47:12
2Let's Fall in Love
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Let’s Fall in Love (in 1960)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd.
24:05
3Stormy Weather
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Stormy Weather (in 1960)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp., EMI Music Publishing (do not use as a release label!), Fred Ahlert Mus. Corp., Mills Music, Inc., S.A. Music Co., Ted Koehler Music Co. and The Songwriters Guild
5:16
4Sing My Heart
recording of:
Sing My Heart
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1939)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
2:48
5Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea (in 1960)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler
composer:
Harold Arlen
publisher:
Mills Music, S.A. Music Co. and Ted Koehler Music Co.
2:25
6My Shining Hour
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
My Shining Hour (The Sky’s the Limit) (in 1960)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1943)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1943)
publisher:
MPL Communications Inc. (Paul McCartney-related, NYC-based company) (ended) and Harwin Music Corporation
part of:
The Sky’s the Limit (1943 film)
4:02
7Hooray for Love
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Hooray for Love (in 1960)
lyricist:
Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) (in 1948)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1948)
2:44
8This Time the Dream's on Me
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
This Time the Dream’s on Me (in 1960)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
4:37
9That Old Black Magic
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
That Old Black Magic (in 1960)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1942)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1942)
publisher:
Famous Chappell and Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007-05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
4:11
10I've Got the World on a String
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String (in 1960)
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)
4:52
11Let's Take a Walk Around the Block
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Let's Take a Walk Around the Block (in 1960)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934) and Yip Harburg (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
New World Music Company Ltd. and S.A. Music Co.
4:01
12Ill Wind
recording of:
Ill Wind
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
3:52
13Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate the Positive
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1960)
conductor:
Billy May (in 1960)
performer:
Billy May & His Orchestra (in 1960)
arranger:
Billy May
cover recording of:
Ac‐cent‐tchu‐ate the Positive (in 1960)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1944)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1944)
publisher:
Harwin Music Corporation, Warner/Chappell Music, Hong Kong Limited (華納音樂版權香港有限公司 (1995–2019)), 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
3:38