Rétrospective 1936-1956

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

Tracklist

1▼CD: 1936–1945
#TitleRatingLength
1Vote for Mr. Rhythm
recording of:
Vote For Mister Rhythm
writer:
Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin (US composer, lyricist & songwriter) and Al Siegel (pianist)
2:28
2Goodnight, My Love
recording of:
Goodnight, My Love (1936)
lyricist:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
composer:
Mack Gordon
3:14
3Dedicated to You
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
publisher:
Argosy Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Helene Blue Musique Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:13
4The Dipsy Doodle
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-12-17)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-12-17)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-12-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-12-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-12-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-12-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1937-12-17)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1937-12-17) and Teddy McRae (on 1937-12-17)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1937-12-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-12-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1937-12-17), Taft Jordan (on 1937-12-17, on 1937-12-21) and Bobby Stark (on 1937-12-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-12-17)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
recording of:
Dipsy Doodle (on 1937-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
cover recording of:
Dipsy Doodle (on 1937-12-17)
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton (in 1937)
3:10
5I Want to Be Happy
cover recording of:
I Want to Be Happy (No, No, Nanette)
lyricist:
Irving Caesar and Otto Harbach
composer:
Vincent Youmans
part of:
No, No, Nanette
4:32
6A‐Tisket A‐Tasket
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (in 1938)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
2:40
7Strictly From Dixie
recording of:
Strictly From Dixie
writer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter), James Cavanaugh and Chick Webb
2:48
8My Heart Belongs to Daddy
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
3:04
9Undecided
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
3:11
10Moon Ray
cover recording of:
Moonray
writer:
Artie Quenzer
composer:
Artie Shaw
3:01
11Sugar Blues
cover recording of:
Sugar Blues
lyricist:
Lucy Fletcher (in 1919)
composer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1919)
publisher:
Chappell Paris
2:49
12Cabin in the Sky
cover recording of:
Cabin in the Sky (from 1940 musical Cabin in the Sky)
lyricist:
John Latouche (in 1940)
composer:
Vernon Duke (in 1940)
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
2:47
13Mama, Come Home
recording of:
Mama, Come Home
writer:
Edgar Battle, Kim Gannon and Josef Myrow
2:46
14Jim
cover recording of:
Jim
lyricist:
Nelson Shawn
composer:
Edward Ross and Caesar Petrillo
publisher:
MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996)
3:01
15And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
cover recording of:
And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
lyricist:
Joe Greene (US songwriter Joseph Perkins Greene, 1915-1986)
composer:
Stan Kenton and Charles Lawrence
3:19
16Cow‐Cow Boogie (Cuma Ti‐Yi‐Yi‐Ay)
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
2:59
17He’s My Guy
cover recording of:
He’s My Guy
lyricist:
Don Raye
composer:
Gene de Paul
3:20
18It’s Only a Paper Moon
cover recording of:
It’s Only a Paper Moon
lyricist:
E.Y. Harburg (in 1933) and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer) (in 1933)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1933)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp., Chappell & Co., Chappell Music Ltd., Gloccamorria Music, Next Decade Entertainment, S.A. Music Co., SA Music, Shapiro Bernstein & Co. Ltd. and Warner Bros. Music (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
2:37
19A Kiss Goodnight
recording of:
A Kiss Goodnight (in 1945)
writer:
Reba Herman, Freddie Slack and Floyd Victor
3:08
20I’m Beginning to See the Light
cover recording of:
I’m Beginning to See the Light
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1944)
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1944), Johnny Hodges (in 1944) and Harry James (US big band leader, trumpeter & actor) (in 1944)
publisher:
Anne-Rachel Music Corp.
2:46
21Stone Cold Dead in the Market
cover recording of:
Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
lyricist and composer:
Houdini (Calypso artist Wilmoth Hendricks aka Edgar Leon Sinclair)
2:46
22Benny’s Coming Home on Saturday
recording of:
Benny’s Coming Home on Saturday
writer:
Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
3:30
23Petootie Pie
recording of:
Petootie Pie
writer:
Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author), Lorenzo Pack and Frank Paparelli
2:40
24Flying Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1945-10-04)
double bass:
Felix Globbe (American jazz (and classical) bassist.) (on 1945-10-04)
drums (drum set):
Irv Kluger (on 1945-10-04)
guitar:
Hy White (on 1945-10-04)
piano:
Moe Wechsler (on 1945-10-04)
saxophone:
Sid Cooper (flute & clarinet player) (on 1945-10-04) and Harry Feldman (on 1945-10-04)
trombone:
William Pritchard (on 1945-10-04)
trumpet:
Chuck Genduso (trumpeter) (on 1945-10-04)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1945, on 1945-10-04)
orchestra:
Vic Schoen and His Orchestra (in 1945)
cover recording of:
Flying Home (sung/scat version, eg. by Ella Fitzgerald) (on 1945-10-04)
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Boosey & Hawkes Music Publishers, Ltd and Regent Music (BMI)
version of:
Flying Home (instrumental version)
cover recording of:
Flying Home (instrumental version) (in 1945)
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Lionel Hampton
publisher:
Ragbag Music (ASCAP) and Regent Music (BMI)
42:30
2▶CD: 1946–1950
3▶CD: 1951–1956