Something to Live For

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Annotation

Notes

One of the few very good compilations, this covers both the early Decca days and the Verve period up to 1966.
Highly recommended for newcomers.

Notes

One of the few very good compilations, this covers both the early Decca days and the Verve period up to 1966.
Highly recommended for newcomers.

Tracklist

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1The Lady Is a Tramp
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1956-08-21) and Maurice Stein (on 1956-08-21)
baritone saxophone:
Chuck Gentry (on 1956-08-21)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1956-08-21)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (on 1956-08-21)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1956-08-21)
guitar:
Barney Kessel (on 1956-08-21)
piano:
Paul Smith (on 1956-08-21)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (on 1956-08-21) and Ted Nash (on 1956-08-21)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1956-08-21), Joe Howard (on 1956-08-21) and Lloyd Ulyate (on 1956-08-21)
trumpet:
Pete Candoli (on 1956-08-21), Maynard Ferguson (on 1956-08-21), Conrad Gozzo (on 1956-08-21) and Ray Linn (on 1956-08-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1956-08-21)
conductor:
Buddy Bregman (on 1956-08-21)
arranger:
Buddy Bregman
recorded at:
Capitol Studios, Studio A in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1956-08-21)
cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1956-08-21)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd.
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
3:25
2Body and Soul
cover recording of:
Body and Soul
lyricist:
Frank Eyton (in 1930), Edward Heyman (in 1930) and Robert Sour (in 1930)
composer:
Edward Heyman, Robert Sour and John Green (in 1930)
publisher:
Bug Music, Inc., Chappell & Co Ltd., Druropetal Music, Quartet Music Inc., Range Road Music Inc., Warner Bros., Inc., WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) 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
4:29
3Airmail Special
cover recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc.
3:54
4Midnight Sun
cover recording of:
Midnight Sun
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1954)
composer:
Johnny Mercer, Sonny Burke (in 1947) and Lionel Hampton (in 1947)
3:58
5Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc., Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited, Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
3:04
6Mack the Knife
cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
4:44
7Misty
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
piano:
Paul Smith (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (from 1960-04-14 until 1960-04-19)
cover recording of:
Misty
lyricist:
Johnny Burke
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and WB Music Corp.
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
2:55
8The Man I Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1959-01-05)
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Ted Nash (on 1959-01-05)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1959-01-05)
bass trombone:
George Roberts (on 1959-01-05)
cello:
Armand Kaproff (on 1959-01-05), Kurt Reher (on 1959-01-05) and Eleanor Slatkin (on 1959-01-05)
drums (drum set):
Alvin Stoller (on 1959-01-05)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1959-01-05)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (on 1959-01-05)
percussion:
Frank Flynn (on 1959-01-05)
piano:
Paul Smith (on 1959-01-05)
trombone:
Milt Bernhart (on 1959-01-05), Richard Noel (on 1959-01-05) and Tommy Pederson (on 1959-01-05)
trumpet:
Cappy Lewis (on 1959-01-05), Dale McMickle (on 1959-01-05), Shorty Sherock (on 1959-01-05) and Vito Mangano (on 1959-01-05)
viola:
Alvin Dinkin (on 1959-01-05), Stanley Harris (on 1959-01-05) and Barbara Simons (on 1959-01-05)
violin:
Victor Bay (on 1959-01-05), Alex Beller (on 1959-01-05), James Getzoff (on 1959-01-05), Ben Gill (on 1959-01-05), Jacques Gasselin (on 1959-01-05), Murray Kellner (on 1959-01-05), Nat Ross (on 1959-01-05), Eudice Shapiro (on 1959-01-05), Felix Slatkin (on 1959-01-05) and Marshall Sosson (on 1959-01-05)
woodwind:
Buddy Collette (on 1959-01-05), Harry Klee (on 1959-01-05), Joe Koch (on 1959-01-05) and Champ Webb (on 1959-01-05)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1959-01-05)
orchestra:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (on 1959-01-05)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1959-01-05)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1959-01-05)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
3:54
9(You’ll Have to Swing It) Mr. Paganini
bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (in 1961)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (in 1961)
guitar:
Herb Ellis (in 1961)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1961)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1961)
live cover recording of:
If You Can’t Sing It (You’ll Have to Swing It) (on 1961-05-12)
lyricist and composer:
Sam Coslow
4:05
10’Round Midnight
recording of:
’Round Midnight
lyricist:
Bernie Hanighen
composer:
Thelonious Monk and Cootie Williams
publisher:
Advanced Music, Advanced Music corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Thelonious Music, Thelonious Music Corporation, Ultra Empire Music, Warner Bros. Music, Warner Bros., Inc., Warner Chappell Music Ltd., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. and Warner/Chappell North America Limited
is based on:
I Need You So
3:30
11Bill Bailey
3:26
12Yesterdays
engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (in 1963)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (in 1963)
performer:
Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (in 1963)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
cover recording of:
Yesterdays (in 1963)
lyricist:
Otto Harbach
composer:
Jerome Kern
publisher:
PolyGram Music Publishing Ltd., Universal Music Publishing Ltd. and Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc.
part of:
Roberta
2:54
13Lover Man
cover recording of:
Lover Man
lyricist:
Jimmy Davis (in 1942), Roger “Ram” Ramirez (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
composer:
Roger “Ram” Ramirez, Jimmy Davis (in 1942) and Jimmy Sherman (in 1942)
publisher:
MCA Music (ended), MCA Music Publishing (ended) and Universal Music Corp.
4:24
14Duke’s Place
recording of:
Duke’s Place
lyricist:
Bill Katz, Ruth Roberts and Bob Thiele
composer:
Duke Ellington
version of:
“C” Jam Blues
4:13
15Sweet Georgia Brown
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music
3:30
16Something to Live For
cover recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
4:09