The Essential Ella Fitzgerald

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

Tracklist

1▶CD: The Essential Ella Fitzgerald – Volume 1
2▶CD: The Essential Ella Fitzgerald – Volume 2
3▼CD: The Essential Ella Fitzgerald – Volume 3
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1Oh! Lady Be Good
cover recording of:
Oh, Lady Be Good!
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
Chappell Music Ltd., George Gershwin Music, Ira Gershwin Music and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
American Splendor
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
3:16
2How High the Moon
cover recording of:
How High the Moon
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
3:17
3Smooth Sailing
bass guitar:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1951-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1951-06-26)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1951-06-26)
background vocals:
The Ray Charles Singers (on 1951-06-26)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-06-26)
instrumental cover recording of:
Smooth Sailing (Instrumental) (on 1951-06-26)
composer:
Arnett Cobb
publisher:
Wayne Music (smooth sailing - Cobb)
3:08
4I’ve Got the World on a String
cover recording of:
I’ve Got the World on a String
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1932)
composer:
Harold Arlen (in 1932)
publisher:
BMG Gold Songs, EMI Mills Music Inc. (ASCAP-affiliated), MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), Mills Music, Inc. and S.A. Music Co.
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label), コンソーシアム音楽出版 C・F事業部 (Consortium Music Publishing, CF Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング CMP外国事業部 (sub‐publisher for foreign (non‐Japanese) works) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
3:18
5Looking for a Boy
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-11)
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Ellis Larkins (on 1950-09-11)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-11)
cover recording of:
Looking for a Boy (on 1950-09-11)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1925)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1925)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to ????)
part of:
Tip-Toes
3:10
6My One and Only
cover recording of:
My One and Only (from “Funny Face”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
Funny Face (1927 musical)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
3:18
7How Long Has This Been Going On?
cover recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1927)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Rosalie
3:17
8I’ve Got a Crush on You
cover recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1928)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1928)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (ended), Warner Bros. Music Corp. (ended), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2024-01-01)
part of:
Treasure Girl (1928 musical)
3:17
9But Not for Me
cover recording of:
But Not for Me
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1930)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1930)
publisher:
WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), New World Music Co. (in 1930) 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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
included in:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Girl Crazy (1930 Musical)
part of:
When the Boys Meet the Girls (1965 film)
3:15
10Soon
cover recording of:
Soon
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1927)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1927)
publisher:
Chappell & Co Ltd. and New World Music Corp. (in 1929)
part of:
My One and Only (1983 Broadway musical)
part of:
Strike up the Band (1927 Gershwin musical)
2:48
11Someone to Watch Over Me
cover recording of:
Someone to Watch Over Me (Oh, Kay!)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1926)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1926)
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28), Harms, Inc. (in 1926) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 until 2022-01-01)
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 (Yamaha Music Entertainment Holdings, Inc., holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
3:17
12Maybe
cover recording of:
Maybe
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1926)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
3:27
13Can Anyone Explain?
cover recording of:
Can Anyone Explain?
lyricist and composer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
3:13
14Lover’s Gold
recording of:
Lover’s Gold
lyricist and composer:
Bob Merrill (songwriter, and lyricist of the hit musical Funny Girl) and Morty Nevins
3:08
15Dream a Little Longer
recording of:
Dream a Little Longer
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn
3:03
16A Man Wrote a Song
recording of:
A Man Wrote a Song
lyricist and composer:
Dave Franklin (Tin Pan Alley songwriter)
3:14
17Air Mail Special
cover recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
3:04
18Rough Ridin’
recording of:
Rough Ridin'
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Hank Jones (piano) and William J. Tennyson, Jr.
3:15
19Angel Eyes
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (from 1949 until 1954)
cover recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard) (in 1956)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Music Sales, Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
52:54
20Mixed Emotions
cover recording of:
Mixed Emotions
lyricist and composer:
Stuart F. Louchheim (Stuart Fleischer Louchheim)
3:16