Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book

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Tracklist

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G1“The Half of It, Dearie” Blues
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-07-15)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ronnie Lang (on 1959-07-15)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1959-07-15)
bass:
Ralph Peña (on 1959-07-15)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (on 1959-07-15)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-07-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-07-15)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (on 1959-07-15)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1959-07-15)
trombone:
James Priddy (on 1959-07-15), Richard Noel (trombonist) (on 1959-07-15) and Tommy Pederson (on 1959-07-15)
trumpet:
Cappy Lewis (on 1959-07-15)
woodwind:
Buddy Collette (on 1959-07-15), Harry Klee (on 1959-07-15) and Champ Webb (on 1959-07-15)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1959-07-15)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1959-07-15)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1959-07-15)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
“The Half of It, Dearie” Blues (on 1959-07-15)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:45
G2I Was Doing All Right
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-03-18)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (on 1959-03-18)
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1959-03-18)
bass trombone:
Karl DeKarske (on 1959-03-18)
cello:
Elizabeth Greenschpoon (on 1959-03-18), Armand Kaproff (on 1959-03-18) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1959-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (on 1959-03-18)
French horn:
James Decker (French hornist) (on 1959-03-18) and Vincent DeRosa (on 1959-03-18)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-03-18)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (on 1959-03-18)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1959-03-18)
trombone:
James Priddy (on 1959-03-18), Dick Nash (on 1959-03-18) and Tommy Pederson (on 1959-03-18)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1959-03-18), Joe Triscari (on 1959-03-18), Dale McMickle (on 1959-03-18) and Shorty Sherock (on 1959-03-18)
tuba:
Ed Gilbert (on 1959-03-18)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1959-03-18), Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (on 1959-03-18) and Paul Robyn (on 1959-03-18)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1959-03-18), Victor Bay (on 1959-03-18), Alex Beller (on 1959-03-18), Harold Dicterow (on 1959-03-18), Ben Gill (on 1959-03-18), Murray Kellner (on 1959-03-18), Erno Neufeld (on 1959-03-18), Paul Shure (on 1959-03-18), Felix Slatkin (on 1959-03-18) and Marshall Sosson (on 1959-03-18)
woodwind:
Gene Cipriano (on 1959-03-18), Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (on 1959-03-18) and William Green (woodwind) (on 1959-03-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1959-03-18)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1959-03-18)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1959-03-18)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
I Was Doing All Right (on 1959-03-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:25
G3He Loves and She Loves
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cello:
Armand Kaproff (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Kurt Reher (cellist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Richard Noel (trombonist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Tommy Pederson (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trumpet:
Cappy Lewis (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Dale McMickle (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Shorty Sherock (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Vito Mangano (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Barbara Simons (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
violin:
Victor Bay (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Alex Beller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Ben Gill (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Jacques Gasselin (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Murray Kellner (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Nat Ross (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Eudice Shapiro (Violinist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Felix Slatkin (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Marshall Sosson (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
woodwind:
Buddy Collette (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Harry Klee (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Joe Koch (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Champ Webb (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cover recording of:
He Loves and She Loves (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
2:46
G4Love Is Sweeping the Country
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-07-18)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1959-07-18)
cello:
Elizabeth Greenschpoon (on 1959-07-18), Edgar Lustgarten (on 1959-07-18), Kurt Reher (cellist) (on 1959-07-18) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (on 1959-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-07-18)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (on 1959-07-18)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1959-07-18), Ralph Lane (viola) (on 1959-07-18), Alex Neimann (on 1959-07-18) and Barbara Simons (on 1959-07-18)
violin:
Victor Arno (on 1959-07-18), Victor Bay (on 1959-07-18), Alex Beller (on 1959-07-18), Harold Dicterow (on 1959-07-18), David Frisina (on 1959-07-18), Ben Gill (on 1959-07-18), Murray Kellner (on 1959-07-18), Marvin Limonick (on 1959-07-18), Dan Lube (on 1959-07-18), Lou Raderman (on 1959-07-18), Marshall Sosson (on 1959-07-18) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (on 1959-07-18)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1959-07-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1959-07-18)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1959-07-18)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1959-07-18)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Love Is Sweeping the Country (on 1959-07-18)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1931)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1931)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1931)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing (1931 musical)
3:24
G5Treat Me Rough
producer:
Norman Granz
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cover recording of:
Treat Me Rough (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
2:54
H1Love Is Here to Stay
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ted Nash (40s-80s US swing reedman, uncle of the other) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
bass:
Joe Comfort (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
bass trombone:
Karl DeKarske (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cello:
Elizabeth Greenschpoon (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), George Neikrug (cellist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Kurt Reher (cellist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
French horn:
Vince Darosa (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
harp:
Katherina Julyie (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Richard Noel (trombonist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Tommy Pederson (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Manny Klein (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Dale McMickle (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Shorty Sherock (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Paul Robyn (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Barbara Simmons (viola) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
violin:
Israel Baker (American violinist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Victor Bay (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Alex Beller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Walter Edelstein (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), James Getzoff (American concertmaster and violinist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Ben Gill (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Murray Kellner (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Nathan Ross (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Marshall Sosson (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Gerald Vinci (American violinist and strings conductor) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
woodwind:
Buddy Collette (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Harry Klee (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Joe Koch (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Champ Webb (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cover recording of:
Love Is Here to Stay (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:52
H2Slap That Bass
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cover recording of:
Slap That Bass (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:23
H3Isn’t It a Pity?
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1959)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (in 1959)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1959)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Isn’t It a Pity? (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1933)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1933)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1932) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., 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 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Pardon My English
3:23
H4Shall We Dance?
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ronnie Lang (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
bass:
Ralph Peña (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (jazz guitarist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
piano:
Lou Levy (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trombone:
James Priddy (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Richard Noel (trombonist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Tommy Pederson (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trumpet:
Cappy Lewis (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
woodwind:
Buddy Collette (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Harry Klee (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Champ Webb (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1959)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (in 1959, from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1959)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cover recording of:
Shall We Dance (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:08
H5Love Walked In
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ronnie Lang (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
bass:
Joe Comfort (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (american bass trombone) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cello:
David Filerman (cellist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Elizabeth Greenschpoon (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), George Neikrug (cellist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Eleanor Slatkin (US cellist, b. Aller) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Alvin Stoller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
French horn:
James Decker (French hornist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Vincent DeRosa (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
percussion:
Larry Bunker (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trombone:
James Priddy (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Dick Nash (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Tommy Pederson (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
tuba:
Ed Gilbert (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Stanley Harris (US big band viola player) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
violin:
Victor Arno (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Victor Bay (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Alex Beller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Harold Dicterow (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Ben Gill (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Murray Kellner (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Erno Neufeld (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Nathan Ross (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Paul Shure (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Felix Slatkin (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
woodwind:
Jewell Grant (US saxophonist) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), William Green (woodwind) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Jules Jacob (US jazz woodwind player) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Wilbur Schwartz (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Champ Webb (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios (Hollywood, CA, founded 1956) in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cover recording of:
Love Walked In (in 1959)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:52
H6You’ve Got What Gets Me
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
You’ve Got What Gets Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1932)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1932)
2:13
5▶12" Vinyl: Volume Five