The Ultimate Jazz Archive, Set 39: Vocalists

~ Release by Ivie Anderson, Ella Fitzgerald, The Andrews Sisters, Lena Horne (see all versions of this release, 44 available)

Tracklist

1▼CD: Ivie Anderson
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1It Don’t Mean a Thing
alto saxophone:
Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
banjo:
Fred Guy
baritone saxophone:
Harry Carney
clarinet:
Barney Bigard, Harry Carney and Johnny Hodges
double bass:
Wellman Braud
drums (drum set):
Sonny Greer
piano:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
soprano saxophone:
Johnny Hodges
tenor saxophone:
Barney Bigard
trombone:
Lawrence Brown (jazz trombonist) and Joe "Tricky Sam" Nanton
trumpet:
Freddie Jenkins, Arthur Whetsel and Cootie Williams
valve trombone:
Juan Tizol
lead vocals:
Ivie Anderson
recording of:
It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (on 1932-02-02)
lyricist:
Irving Mills (in 1931)
composer:
Edward Kennedy “Duke” Ellington (Duke Ellington, US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1931-08)
publisher:
Duke Ellington Music and EMI Mills Music (ASCAP-affiliated)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:12
2I’ve Got the World on a String
Ivie Anderson3:18
3My Old Flame
Ivie Anderson3:22
4Troubled Waters
Ivie Anderson3:28
5Let’s Have a Jubilee
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:52
6Cotton
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:08
7Truckin’
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:59
8Isn’t Love the Strangest Thing
Ivie Anderson3:09
9Oh Babe! Maybe Someday
Ivie Anderson2:53
10Shoe Shine Boy
Ivie Anderson3:16
11It Was a Sad Night in Harlem
Ivie Anderson3:08
12I’ve Got to Be a Rug Cutter
recording of:
I've Got to Be a Rug Cutter
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:36
13There’s a Lull in My Life
Ivie Anderson3:01
14All God’s Chillun Got Rhythm
Ivie Anderson2:27
15Alabamy Home
Ivie Anderson2:43
16I’m Checkin’ Out, Goo’m Bye
Ivie Anderson2:28
17Killin’ Myself
recording of:
Killing Myself
writer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra2:27
18Me and You
Ivie Anderson2:54
19Chocolate Shake
Ivie Anderson2:53
20I Got It Bad and That Ain’t Good
Ivie Anderson3:19
21Jump for Joy
Ivie Anderson2:56
22Rocks in My Bed
recording of:
Rocks in My Bed
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1941)
Duke Ellington & His Orchestra3:06
23Hayfoot, Strawfoot
Ivie Anderson2:31
2▶CD: Ella Fitzgerald
3▶CD: The Andrews Sisters
4▶CD: Lena Horne