Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book

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Annotation

© «1959 UMG Recordings, Inc.»
℗ «This Compilation»
℗ «2017 UMG Recordings, Inc.»

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(As of 2023-05-08).

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Tracklist

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1The 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 (on 1959-07-15)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-07-15)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (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 (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 (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 (in 1924)
publisher:
Harms, Inc. (in 1924)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:49
2I 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 (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 (on 1959-03-18)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (on 1959-03-18)
French horn:
James Decker (on 1959-03-18) and Vincent DeRosa (on 1959-03-18)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (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 (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 (on 1959-03-18) and William Green (on 1959-03-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (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 (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:29
3He Loves and She Loves
producer:
Norman Granz
recorded at:
Capitol Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cover recording of:
He Loves and She Loves
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1927)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (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)
2:50
4Love 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 (on 1959-07-18) and Eleanor Slatkin (on 1959-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-07-18)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (on 1959-07-18)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1959-07-18), Ralph Lane (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 (on 1959-07-18)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1959-07-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (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 (in 1931)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1931)
part of:
Of Thee I Sing (1931 musical)
3:26
5Treat Me Rough
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-07-16)
alto saxophone:
Ronnie Lang (on 1959-07-16)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1959-07-16)
bass:
Joe Comfort (on 1959-07-16)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (on 1959-07-16)
cello:
Armand Kaproff (on 1959-07-16), Edgar Lustgarten (on 1959-07-16) and Kurt Reher (on 1959-07-16)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-07-16)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (on 1959-07-16)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (on 1959-07-16)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1959-07-16)
trombone:
James Priddy (on 1959-07-16), Richard Noel (on 1959-07-16) and Tommy Pederson (on 1959-07-16)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1959-07-16), Cappy Lewis (on 1959-07-16), Dale McMickle (on 1959-07-16) and Shorty Sherock (on 1959-07-16)
tuba:
Red Callender (on 1959-07-16)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1959-07-16), Lou Kievman (on 1959-07-16), Ralph Lane (on 1959-07-16) and Barbara Simons (on 1959-07-16)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1959-07-16), Alex Beller (on 1959-07-16), Ben Gill (on 1959-07-16), Jacques Gasselin (on 1959-07-16), Joseph Livoti (on 1959-07-16), Dan Lube (on 1959-07-16), Misha Russell (on 1959-07-16), Paul Shure (on 1959-07-16), Marshall Sosson (on 1959-07-16) and Gerald Vinci (on 1959-07-16)
woodwind:
Buddy Collette (on 1959-07-16), Harry Klee (on 1959-07-16) and Champ Webb (on 1959-07-16)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1959-07-16)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1959-07-16)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Treat Me Rough (on 1959-07-16)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1930)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
2:59
6Love 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 (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 (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Kurt Reher (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 (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 (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Richard Noel (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 (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
violin:
Israel Baker (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 (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 (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 (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 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
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Frankie G. Songs, George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music, Nokawi Music, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28), Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
sub-publisher:
Chappell Music, 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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:56
7Slap That Bass
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Capitol Studios 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 (in 1937)
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:26
8Isn’t It a Pity
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (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 (in 1933)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (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 and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
part of:
Pardon My English
3:27
9Shall 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 (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (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 (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 (in 1959)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (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 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
publisher:
Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
3:10
10Love 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 (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
cello:
David Filerman (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Elizabeth Greenschpoon (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), George Neikrug (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Eleanor Slatkin (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17) and Alvin Stoller (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17)
French horn:
James Decker (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 (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 (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 (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), William Green (from 1959-01-05 until 1959-07-17), Jules Jacob (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 (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 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 (in 1930)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd., Warner Chappell Music Ltd. and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1938)
part of:
The Goldwyn Follies
3:54
11You’ve Got What Gets Me
producer:
Norman Granz
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald
conductor:
Nelson Riddle
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
You’ve Got What Gets Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1932)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1932)
2:20
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