Ella Swings Lightly

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 6 available)

Annotation

One in the massive serie of 60s Verve hits.
Highly recommended for newcomers and completists.
Jazz purists might experience pre-rock' stomach-ache.
This late edition adds a few additional takes over the original.

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-16 15:08 UTC.

Tracklist

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1Little White Lies
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-23)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-23)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Little White Lies (on 1958-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
2:33
2You Hit the Spot
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-22)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-22)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-22)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
You Hit the Spot (on 1958-11-22)
lyricist:
Mack Gordon
composer:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
2:46
3What’s Your Story, Morning Glory?
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-22)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-22)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-22)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
What's Your Story, Morning Glory? (on 1958-11-22)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Mary Lou Williams (American jazz pianist and composer)
publisher:
Advanced Music corp.
2:41
4Just You, Just Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-22)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (on 1958-11-22)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (on 1958-11-22)
double bass:
Joe Mondragon (on 1958-11-22)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (on 1958-11-22)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (on 1958-11-22)
piano:
Lou Levy (on 1958-11-22)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1958-11-22) and Bill Holman (on 1958-11-22)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (on 1958-11-22) and Al Porcino (on 1958-11-22)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (on 1958-11-22)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-22)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-22)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Just You, Just Me (on 1958-11-22)
lyricist:
Raymond Klages (in 1929)
composer:
Jesse Greer (in 1929)
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd., Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.) and Robbins Music Corporation
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
2:21
5As Long as I Live
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1958)
cover recording of:
As Long as I Live (in 1958)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1934)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1934)
publisher:
Arko Music Corp.
2:51
6Teardrops From My Eyes
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-22)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-22)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-22)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Teardrops From My Eyes (on 1958-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Rudolph Toombs
publisher:
Rightsong Music Inc. and Simon House
3:47
7Gotta Be This or That
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-23)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-23)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Gotta Be This or That (on 1958-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Sunny Skylar
3:07
8Moonlight on the Ganges
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-23)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-23)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Moonlight on the Ganges (on 1958-11-23)
lyricist:
Huntley Trevor and Chester Wallace
composer:
Sherman Myers
publisher:
Campbell Connelly Inc. (ASCAP affiliated)
2:24
9My Kinda Love
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-22)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-22)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-22)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
My Kinda Love (on 1958-11-22)
lyricist:
Jo Trent
composer:
Louis Alter
publisher:
Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
3:43
10Blues in the Night
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1958)
cover recording of:
Blues in the Night (My Mama Done Tol’ Me) (in 1958)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1941)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1941)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
part of:
The 14th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2) and Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 1941 nominee)
3:41
11If I Were a Bell
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-22)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1958)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-22)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
If I Were a Bell (Guys and Dolls) (on 1958-11-22)
lyricist and composer:
Frank Loesser
publisher:
Frank Music Corp., Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc. (song publisher, never a release label) and ヤマハミュージックEH(CM) (Yamaha Music EH(CM))
part of:
Guys and Dolls (Broadway musical)
part of:
Guys and Dolls (1955 musical film)
2:35
12You’re an Old Smoothie
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-23)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-23)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
You’re an Old Smoothie (on 1958-11-23)
lyricist:
Buddy DeSylva
composer:
Nacio Herb Brown (US songwriter) and George A. Whiting (popular songwriter)
2:47
13Little Jazz
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-23)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-23)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Little Jazz (on 1958-11-23)
writer:
Roy Eldridge and Buster Harding
3:05
14You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-23)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-23)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
recording of:
You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me (on 1958-11-23)
lyricist:
Irving Kahal (in 1930)
composer:
Pierre Norman Connor (in 1930) and Sammy Fain (in 1930)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody), Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996) and Sony/ATV Harmony (in 1930)
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
2:21
15Knock Me a Kiss
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-23)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-23)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
Knock Me a Kiss (on 1958-11-23)
lyricist:
Andy Razaf
composer:
Mike Jackson (American jazz pianist and composer, 1888-1945)
publisher:
Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
4:09
16720 in the Books
recorded in:
Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1958-11-23)
alto saxophone:
Bud Shank (in 1958)
baritone saxophone:
Med Flory (in 1958)
bass:
Joe Mondragon (in 1958)
drums (drum set):
Mel Lewis (American jazz drummer) (in 1958)
French horn:
Vincent DeRosa (in 1958)
piano:
Lou Levy (in 1958)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958) and Bill Holman (in 1958)
trumpet:
Don Fagerquist (in 1958) and Al Porcino (in 1958)
valve trombone:
Bob Enevoldsen (in 1958)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1958-11-23)
conductor:
Marty Paich (on 1958-11-23)
arranger:
Marty Paich
cover recording of:
720 in the Books (on 1958-11-23)
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jan Savitt and John Kluczko Watson
2:57
17Oh, What a Night for Love (long version)
recording of:
Oh, What a Night for Love
lyricist:
Steve Allen (US actor, musician & comedian)
composer:
Neal Hefti
3:29
18Little Jazz (alternate take)
cover recording of:
Little Jazz
writer:
Roy Eldridge and Buster Harding
3:03
19Dreams Are Made for Children
recording of:
Dreams Are Made for Children
writer:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter), Jerry Livingston (songwriter) and Max Meth
2:39
20Oh, What a Night for Love (single version)
recording of:
Oh, What a Night for Love
lyricist:
Steve Allen (US actor, musician & comedian)
composer:
Neal Hefti
2:23