Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book > Ella Fitzgerald
Recording Details
- Date
- 1959
- Type
- Audio / Vocal Recording
- Language
- English
- Music
- Vernon Duke (141), George Gershwin (860)
- Lyrics
- Ira Gershwin (708)
- Producer
- Norman Granz (78)
- Liner Notes
- Lawrence Stewart (5)
- Conductor
- Nelson Riddle (160)
- Orchestrations
- Nelson Riddle (160)
- Performer
- Ella Fitzgerald (252)
- Shortcode
- [r6914]
Tracks also appear on these releases / recordings
Releases (12)
- Title
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
- Format
- 3-CD
- Label
- Verve 825 024-2
- Release Date
- 1990-10-25
- UPC / EAN
- 042282502421
- Purchase
- Length
- 2:56:54
- Lists
- 19 collectors / 1 wish list
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl9203]
- Format
- 4-CD
- Label
- Verve 314 539 759-2
- Release Date
- 1998
- UPC / EAN
- 731453975927
- Stream
- Purchase
- Notes
- Deluxe 4-cd Set
- # Tracks
- 77
- Lists
- 15 collectors / 1 wish list
- History
- 2 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl17549]
Disc: 1
1 Promenade (Walking The Dog)
2 March Of The Swiss Soldiers
3 Fidgety Feet
4 Prelude I
5 Prelude II
6 Prelude III
7 Sam And Delilah
8 But Not For Me
9 My One And Only
10 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
11 Beginner's Luck, (I've Got)
12 Oh, Lady, Be Good!
13 Nice Work If You Can Get It
14 Things Are Looking Up
15 Just Another Rhumba
16 How Long Has This Been Going On?
17 'S Wonderful
18 Man I Love, The
19 That Certain Feeling
20 By Strauss
21 Someone To Watch Over Me
22 Real American Folk Song (Is A Rag), The
Disc: 2
1 Who Cares?
2 Looking For A Boy
3 They All Laughed
4 My Cousin In Milwaukee
5 Somebody From Somewhere
6 Foggy Day, A
7 Clap Yo' Hands
8 For You, For Me, For Evermore
9 Stiff Upper Lip
10 Boy Wanted
11 Strike Up The Band
12 Soon
13 I've Got A Crush On You
14 Bidin' My Time
15 Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?
16 Of Thee I Sing
17 "Half Of It Dearie Blues," The
18 I Was Doing All Right
19 He Loves And She Loves
20 Love Is Sweeping The Country
21 Treat Me Rough
Disc: 3
1 Love Is Here To Stay
2 Slap That Bass
3 Isn't It A Pity?
4 Shall We Dance?
5 Love Walked In
6 You've Got What Gets Me
7 They Can't Take That Away From Me
8 Embraceable You
9 I Can't Be Bothered Now
10 Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!
11 Fascinating Rhythm
12 Funny Face
13 Lorelei
14 Oh, So Nice!
15 Let's Kiss And Make Up
16 I Got Rythym
Disc: 4
1 Somebody Loves Me
2 Cheerful Little Earful
3 But Not For Me
4 Lorelei (alternate take)
5 Love Is Here To Stay (alternate take)
6 Oh, Lady, Be Good! (alternate take)
7 Oh, Lady, Be Good! (alternate take)
8 Oh, Lady, Be Good! (alternate take)
9 But Not For Me (mono)
10 Fascinating Rhythm (mono)
11 They All Laughed (mono)
12 Man I Love, The (mono)
13 Nice Work If You Can Get It (mono)
14 Clap Yo' Hands (mono)
15 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (mono)
16 I Was Doing All Right (mono)
17 He Loves And She Loves (mono)
18 Beginner's Luck, (I've Got) (mono)
1 Promenade (Walking The Dog)
2 March Of The Swiss Soldiers
3 Fidgety Feet
4 Prelude I
5 Prelude II
6 Prelude III
7 Sam And Delilah
8 But Not For Me
9 My One And Only
10 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
11 Beginner's Luck, (I've Got)
12 Oh, Lady, Be Good!
13 Nice Work If You Can Get It
14 Things Are Looking Up
15 Just Another Rhumba
16 How Long Has This Been Going On?
17 'S Wonderful
18 Man I Love, The
19 That Certain Feeling
20 By Strauss
21 Someone To Watch Over Me
22 Real American Folk Song (Is A Rag), The
Disc: 2
1 Who Cares?
2 Looking For A Boy
3 They All Laughed
4 My Cousin In Milwaukee
5 Somebody From Somewhere
6 Foggy Day, A
7 Clap Yo' Hands
8 For You, For Me, For Evermore
9 Stiff Upper Lip
10 Boy Wanted
11 Strike Up The Band
12 Soon
13 I've Got A Crush On You
14 Bidin' My Time
15 Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?
16 Of Thee I Sing
17 "Half Of It Dearie Blues," The
18 I Was Doing All Right
19 He Loves And She Loves
20 Love Is Sweeping The Country
21 Treat Me Rough
Disc: 3
1 Love Is Here To Stay
2 Slap That Bass
3 Isn't It A Pity?
4 Shall We Dance?
5 Love Walked In
6 You've Got What Gets Me
7 They Can't Take That Away From Me
8 Embraceable You
9 I Can't Be Bothered Now
10 Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!
11 Fascinating Rhythm
12 Funny Face
13 Lorelei
14 Oh, So Nice!
15 Let's Kiss And Make Up
16 I Got Rythym
Disc: 4
1 Somebody Loves Me
2 Cheerful Little Earful
3 But Not For Me
4 Lorelei (alternate take)
5 Love Is Here To Stay (alternate take)
6 Oh, Lady, Be Good! (alternate take)
7 Oh, Lady, Be Good! (alternate take)
8 Oh, Lady, Be Good! (alternate take)
9 But Not For Me (mono)
10 Fascinating Rhythm (mono)
11 They All Laughed (mono)
12 Man I Love, The (mono)
13 Nice Work If You Can Get It (mono)
14 Clap Yo' Hands (mono)
15 Let's Call The Whole Thing Off (mono)
16 I Was Doing All Right (mono)
17 He Loves And She Loves (mono)
18 Beginner's Luck, (I've Got) (mono)
- Title
- Oh, Lady Be Good! Best of the Gershwin Songbook
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Polygram 529581
- Release Date
- 1996-01-30
- UPC / EAN
- 731452958129
- Stream
- Purchase
- Liner Notes
- William Ruhlmann (2)
- Notes
- Highlights of the 3-disc songbook.
- # Tracks
- 17
- Length
- 1:01:28
- Lists
- 6 collectors / 0 wish lists
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl9243]
1. Fascinating Rhythm
2. 'S Wonderful
3. Someone to Watch over Me
4. He Loves and She Loves
5. Oh, Lady, Be Good!
6. A Foggy Day
7. How Long Has This Been Going On?
8. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
9. But Not for Me
10. My One & Only
11. I've Got a Crush on You
12. Nice Work if You Can Get It
13. The Man I Love
14. Funny Face
15. Embraceable You
16. They Can't Take That Away From Me
17. I Got Rhythm
2. 'S Wonderful
3. Someone to Watch over Me
4. He Loves and She Loves
5. Oh, Lady, Be Good!
6. A Foggy Day
7. How Long Has This Been Going On?
8. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
9. But Not for Me
10. My One & Only
11. I've Got a Crush on You
12. Nice Work if You Can Get It
13. The Man I Love
14. Funny Face
15. Embraceable You
16. They Can't Take That Away From Me
17. I Got Rhythm
- Title
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks
- Format
- 16-CD
- Label
- Verve 519832
- Release Date
- 1993
- UPC / EAN
- 731451983221
- Stream
- Purchase
- Also Contains
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook - 1956 Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook - 1960 Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook - 1958 Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Jerome Kern Songbook - 1963 Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook - 1964 Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers and Hart Songbook - 1956 Ella Fitzgerald - Notes
- Box Set of the legendary Song Book recordings. Sixteen (16) discs replicating original LP artwork, liner notes & booklets
- # Tracks
- 252
- Lists
- 26 collectors / 1 wish list
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl8839]
1. The Cole Porter Song Book, Disc 1
2. The Cole Porter Song Book, Disc 2
3. The Rodgers and Hart Song Book, Disc 3
4. The Rodgers and Hart Song Book, Disc 4
5. The Duke Ellington Song Book, Disc 5
6. The Duke Ellington Song Book, Disc 6
7. The Duke Ellington Song Book, Disc 7
8. The Irving Berlin Song Book, Disc 8
9. The Irving Berlin Song Book, Disc 9
10. The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Disc 10
11. The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Disc 11
12. The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Disc 12
13. The Harold Arlen Song Book, Disc 13
14. The Harold Arlen Song Book, Disc 14
15. The Jerome Kern Song Book, Disc 15
16. The Johnny Mercer Song Book, Disc 16
2. The Cole Porter Song Book, Disc 2
3. The Rodgers and Hart Song Book, Disc 3
4. The Rodgers and Hart Song Book, Disc 4
5. The Duke Ellington Song Book, Disc 5
6. The Duke Ellington Song Book, Disc 6
7. The Duke Ellington Song Book, Disc 7
8. The Irving Berlin Song Book, Disc 8
9. The Irving Berlin Song Book, Disc 9
10. The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Disc 10
11. The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Disc 11
12. The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book, Disc 12
13. The Harold Arlen Song Book, Disc 13
14. The Harold Arlen Song Book, Disc 14
15. The Jerome Kern Song Book, Disc 15
16. The Johnny Mercer Song Book, Disc 16
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Alto Take 2
- Release Date
- 2014-02-05
- Country
- UK
- UPC / EAN
- 5055354419423
- Purchase
- Also Contains
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers and Hart Songbook - 1956 Ella Fitzgerald
Mack the Knife: Ella in Berlin - 1960 Ella Fitzgerald
Rodgers & Hart / Gershwin Songbook Classics - Ella Fitzgerald - # Tracks
- 21
- Lists
- 1 collector / 0 wish lists
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl55295]
1. (We'll Have) Manhattan
2. The Lady Is a Tramp
3. With a Song in My Heart
4. Ten Cents a Dance
5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
6. I Could Write a Book
7. My Funny Valentine
8. Mountain Greenery
9. Lover
10. Blue Moon
11. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
12. Nice Work If You Can Get It
13. S'wonderful
14. Someone to Watch Over Me
15. They All Laughed
16. A Foggy Day (In London Town)
17. Our Love Is Here to Stay
18. They Can't Take That Away from Me
19. Embraceable You
20. Fascinating Rhythm
21. Mack the Knife
2. The Lady Is a Tramp
3. With a Song in My Heart
4. Ten Cents a Dance
5. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
6. I Could Write a Book
7. My Funny Valentine
8. Mountain Greenery
9. Lover
10. Blue Moon
11. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
12. Nice Work If You Can Get It
13. S'wonderful
14. Someone to Watch Over Me
15. They All Laughed
16. A Foggy Day (In London Town)
17. Our Love Is Here to Stay
18. They Can't Take That Away from Me
19. Embraceable You
20. Fascinating Rhythm
21. Mack the Knife
- Format
- CD
- Label
- Alto Take 2 1914
- Release Date
- 2010-03-23
- Country
- UK
- UPC / EAN
- 5055354419140
- Purchase
- Also Contains
- Our Love is Here to Stay: Best of the Gershwin Songbook - Ella Fitzgerald
- # Tracks
- 22
- Lists
- 0 collectors / 1 wish list
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl55294]
1. But Not For Me 3.34
2. My One And Only2.38
3. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off 4.28
4. Oh! Lady Be Good4.01
5. Nice Work If You Can Get It 3.34
6. S'Wonderful 3.31
7. The Man I Love 3.52
8. That Certain Feeling 3.04
9. By Strauss 2.32
10. Someone To Watch Over Me 4.33
11. They All Laughed 3.05
12. A Foggy Day (In London Town) 3.33
13. Clap Yo' Hands 2.31
14. Strike Up The Band 2.35
15. Soon 2.22
16. Bidin' My Time 2.42
17. Our Love Is Here To Stay 3.56
18. Love Walked In 3.54
19. They Can't Take That Away From Me 3.11
20. Embraceable You 4.52
21. Fascinating Rhythm 3.24
22. Funny Face 3.25
2. My One And Only2.38
3. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off 4.28
4. Oh! Lady Be Good4.01
5. Nice Work If You Can Get It 3.34
6. S'Wonderful 3.31
7. The Man I Love 3.52
8. That Certain Feeling 3.04
9. By Strauss 2.32
10. Someone To Watch Over Me 4.33
11. They All Laughed 3.05
12. A Foggy Day (In London Town) 3.33
13. Clap Yo' Hands 2.31
14. Strike Up The Band 2.35
15. Soon 2.22
16. Bidin' My Time 2.42
17. Our Love Is Here To Stay 3.56
18. Love Walked In 3.54
19. They Can't Take That Away From Me 3.11
20. Embraceable You 4.52
21. Fascinating Rhythm 3.24
22. Funny Face 3.25
- Format
- 2-LP
- Label
- Verve VE 2-2525
- Release Date
- 1978
- Liner Notes
- Deena Rosenberg (2)
- # Tracks
- 30
- Lists
- 6 collectors / 0 wish lists
- Shortcode
- [rl9183]
- Format
- LP
- Label
- HMV CSD 1293
- Release Date
- 1959
- Search
- Lists
- 0 collectors / 0 wish lists
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl22660]
Side A:
1. 'S Wonderful
2. (The) Man I Love
3. That Certain Feeling
4. By Strauss
5. Someone To Watch Over Me
6. The Real American Folksong
Side B:
1. Who Cares
2. Looking For A Boy
3. They All Laughed
4. My Cousin In Milwaukee
5. Somebody From Somewhere
1. 'S Wonderful
2. (The) Man I Love
3. That Certain Feeling
4. By Strauss
5. Someone To Watch Over Me
6. The Real American Folksong
Side B:
1. Who Cares
2. Looking For A Boy
3. They All Laughed
4. My Cousin In Milwaukee
5. Somebody From Somewhere
- Title
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Song Book, Vol. 2
- Format
- LP
- Label
- Verve MGVS-6077
- Release Date
- 1959
- Search
- Lists
- 3 collectors / 0 wish lists
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl14197]
- Title
- Ella Sings Gershwin Vol. 2
- Format
- 2-LP
- Label
- Metro 2682-023
- Country
- UK
- Liner Notes
- Benny Green (28)
- Notes
- UK release, 1980s.
- # Tracks
- 27
- Lists
- 2 collectors / 0 wish lists
- History
- 1 Revisions
- Shortcode
- [rl12877]
- Format
- 2-LP
- Label
- Metro 2862-004
- Country
- UK
- Liner Notes
- Benny Green (28)
- Notes
- Volume 1. UK release, 1980s.
- # Tracks
- 26
- Lists
- 2 collectors / 0 wish lists
- Shortcode
- [rl12876]
See above.
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