Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook > Ella Fitzgerald

Recording Details

Date

1957

Type

Audio / Vocal Recording

Language

English

Music

Duke Ellington (144), Billy Strayhorn (15), Juan Tizol (5)

Lyrics

Harry Carney (3), Ervin Drake (13), Duke Ellington (144), Don George (5), Irving Gordon, Mack Gordon (187), Nick Kenny (2), Sid Kuller (14), John Latouche (73), Hans Lengsfelder (2), Johnny Mercer (500), Irving Mills (15), Mitchell Parish (31), Bob Russell (12), Carl Sigman (12), Billy Strayhorn (15), Various (573), Paul Francis Webster (116)

Producer

Norman Granz (78)

Conductor

Duke Ellington (144)

Music Director

Duke Ellington (144)

Orchestrations

Duke Ellington (144)

Performer

Duke Ellington (144), Ella Fitzgerald (252)

Shortcode

[r13923]

Tracks also appear on these releases / recordings

	Love Songs: The Best of the Verve Song Books - 1996 Ella Fitzgerald	All Too Soon, I Let a Song Go out of My Heart, I'm Beginning to See the Light, Love You Madly, Prelude To A Kiss, Solitude
	Verve Jazz Masters 6 - 1994 Ella Fitzgerald	I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
	The Best of the Song Books - 1993 Ella Fitzgerald	Cotton Tail, I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good)

Releases

Format

3-CD

Label

Polygram 830533-2

Released

1999-03-23

Barcode

731455924824

Stream

Buy from

Notes

Verve re-release with new liner notes, original liner notes, session photos

# Tracks

50

Length

166:32

Lists

22 collectors / 2 wish lists

History

2 Revisions

Shortcode

[rl19894]

	DISC 1:
1.	Rockin' in Rhythm song from Sophisticated Ladies
2.	Drop Me Off in Harlem song from Sophisticated Ladies
3.	Day Dream
4.	Caravan
5.	Take the "A" Train
6.	I Ain't Got Nothin' but the Blues
7.	Clementine
8.	I Didn't Know About You song from Play On!
9.	I'm Beginning to See the Light song from Sophisticated Ladies
10.	Lost in Meditation
11.	Perdido
12.	Cotton Tail song from Sophisticated Ladies
13.	Do Nothin' till You Hear From Me song from Sophisticated Ladies
14.	Just a-Sittin' and a-Rockin'
15.	Solitude song from Sophisticated Ladies
16.	Rocks In My Bed song from Play On!
17.	Satin Doll song from Sophisticated Ladies
18.	Sophisticated Lady
	DISC 2:
1.	Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) song from Jump for Joy
2.	It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
3.	Azure
4.	I Let a Song Go out of My Heart song from Sophisticated Ladies
5.	In a Sentimental Mood song from Sophisticated Ladies
6.	Don't Get Around Much Anymore song from Sophisticated Ladies
7.	Prelude To A Kiss song from Play On!
8.	Mood Indigo song from Sophisticated Ladies
9.	In A Mellow Tone song from Play On!
10.	Love You Madly song from Sophisticated Ladies
11.	Lush Life
12.	Squatty Roo
13.	I'm Just a Lucky So and So song from Sophisticated Ladies
14.	All too Soon
15.	Everything But You
16.	I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) song from Jump for Joy
17.	Bli-Blip song from Jump for Joy
	DISC 3:
1.	Chelsea Bridge
2.	Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald
3.	E and D Blues, The (E For Ella, D For Duke)
4.	Chelsea Bridge -- (take 1, rehearsal)
5.	Chelsea Bridge -- (take 2, rehearsal)
6.	Chelsea Bridge -- (take 3, rehearsal)
7.	Chelsea Bridge -- (take 4, rehearsal)
8.	Chelsea Bridge -- (take 5, rehearsal)
9.	Chelsea Bridge -- (take 6, rehearsal)
10.	Chelsea Bridge -- (take 7, rehearsal)
11.	Chelsea Bridge -- (take 8, rehearsal)
12.	All Heart -- (alternate take)
13.	All Heart -- (take 1, complete take)
14.	All Heart -- (take 2, complete take)
15.	All Heart -- (take 3, complete take)

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