The Best Is Yet to Come

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

Tracklist

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1I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
cover recording of:
I Ain’t Got Nothin’ but the Blues
lyricist:
Don George (US songwriter/composer, 1909–1987) (in 1937)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1937)
publisher:
Ricki Music and Tempo Music Co.
4:14
2One Note Samba
cover recording of:
One Note Samba
lyricist:
Jon Hendricks and Newton Mendonça
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim and Newton Mendonça
translator:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
publisher:
Duchess Music Corporation (BMI-affiliated)
translated version of:
Samba de uma nota só
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
6:32
3I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance With You
cover recording of:
(I Don’t Stand) A Ghost of a Chance
lyricist:
Bing Crosby and Ned Washington
composer:
Victor Young (American composer, arranger, violinist & conductor)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., EMI Harmonies Ltd., Mills Music Limited and Mills Music, Inc.
3:19
4I Get a Kick Out of You
recording engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
bass trombone:
Christopher Riddle (on 1972-06-13)
clarinet:
Mahlon Clark (on 1972-06-13) and William Green (woodwind) (on 1972-06-13)
double bass:
John Heard (on 1972-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1972-06-13)
flute:
Harry Klee (on 1972-06-13) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1972-06-13)
guitar:
Ralph Grasso (on 1972-06-13)
oboe:
Norman Benno (on 1972-06-13) and Gordon Schoneberg (on 1972-06-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1972-06-13)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1972-06-13), Dick Noel (trombone) (on 1972-06-13) and Bill Watrous (on 1972-06-13)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1972-06-13), Carroll Lewis (trumpeter) (on 1972-06-13), Shorty Sherock (on 1972-06-13) and Charles Turner (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1972-06-13)
tuba:
Don Chrislieb (on 1972-06-13) and Robert Tricarico (on 1972-06-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1972-06-13)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1972-06-13)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Salle Records
recorded at:
MGM Recording Studios (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1972-06-13)
cover recording of:
I Get a Kick Out of You (on 1972-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Harms, Inc., Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!), Warner Chappell and Chappell (in 1974)
part of:
Anything Goes
4:21
5Something to Live For
cover recording of:
Something to Live For (1938 Billy Strayhorn jazz composition)
lyricist and composer:
Billy Strayhorn
4:03
6Cotton Tail
cover recording of:
Cotton Tail
lyricist and composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:59
7Take Love Easy
cover recording of:
Take Love Easy
lyricist:
John Latouche
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
4:32
8Don’t Be That Way
cover recording of:
Don’t Be That Way
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and Edgar Sampson
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP), Robbins Music Corp. Ltd., Robbins Music Corporation and The Songwriters Guild
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
4:35
9Sweet Georgia Brown
cover recording of:
Sweet Georgia Brown
lyricist:
Kenneth Casey (in 1925)
composer:
Ben Bernie (in 1925) and Maceo Pinkard (in 1925)
publisher:
Francis Day (publisher), Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros. Music (UK subsidiary, so named between 1970/01/23–1971/04/26 and 1972/04/25–1988/08/23)
3:40
10They Can’t Take That Away From Me
cover recording of:
They Can’t Take That Away From Me (from “Shall We Dance”)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Chappell Music Ltd., Ira Gershwin Music, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and Gershwin Publishing Corp (in 1937)
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Crazy for You (1992 musical)
part of:
Shall We Dance (1937 film soundtrack)
4:44
11You’ve Got a Friend
cover recording of:
You’ve Got a Friend
lyricist and composer:
Carole King
publisher:
Colgems-EMI Music Inc. and Screen Gems–EMI Music Ltd.
sub-publisher:
イーエムアイ音楽出版 フジパシフィック事業部 (EMI Music Publishing Japan, Fujipacific Division) (until 2021-06-30) and ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング フジパシフィック事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., Fujipacific Division) (from 2021-07-01 to present)
6:46
12Satin Doll
cover recording of:
Satin Doll
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1953)
additional composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1953)
composer:
Billy Strayhorn (in 1953)
publisher:
Campbell Connelly & Co. Ltd., Duke Ellington Music, Tempo Music, Inc. (Duke Ellington’s music publishing company) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
2:43
13How 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)
6:25
14How 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
4:58
15When Your Lover Has Gone
cover recording of:
When Your Lover Has Gone
lyricist and composer:
Einar Aaron Swan
publisher:
Remick Music Corp. and Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
4:59
16That Old Feeling
cover recording of:
That Old Feeling
lyricist:
Lew Brown
composer:
Sammy Fain
publisher:
Leo Feist, Inc. and Warner Bros. Music Corp.
part of:
The 10th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
2:48
17I’ve Got You Under My Skin
recording engineer:
Val Valentin
producer:
Norman Granz
bass trombone:
Christopher Riddle (on 1972-06-13)
clarinet:
Mahlon Clark (on 1972-06-13) and William Green (woodwind) (on 1972-06-13)
double bass:
John Heard (on 1972-06-13)
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (on 1972-06-13)
flute:
Harry Klee (on 1972-06-13) and Wilbur Schwartz (on 1972-06-13)
guitar:
Ralph Grasso (on 1972-06-13)
oboe:
Norman Benno (on 1972-06-13) and Gordon Schoneberg (on 1972-06-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1972-06-13)
trombone:
J.J. Johnson (jazz/bop trombonist/session leader) (on 1972-06-13), Dick Noel (trombone) (on 1972-06-13) and Bill Watrous (on 1972-06-13)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (on 1972-06-13), Carroll Lewis (trumpeter) (on 1972-06-13), Shorty Sherock (on 1972-06-13) and Charles Turner (US jazz trumpeter) (on 1972-06-13)
tuba:
Don Chrislieb (on 1972-06-13) and Robert Tricarico (on 1972-06-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1972-06-13)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (on 1972-06-13)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
Salle Records
recorded at:
MGM Recording Studios (Los Angeles) in Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1972-06-13)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got You Under My Skin (on 1972-06-13)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1936)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK), Victoria Music Ltd. and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
The 9th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
part of:
Born to Dance
3:15
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1Tennessee Waltz
cover recording of:
Tennessee Waltz
lyricist:
Redd Stewart (in 1946)
composer:
Pee Wee King (in 1946)
publisher:
Acuff-Rose Publications, Inc. (BMI), Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Sony/ATV Acuff Rose Music (tradename of Sony/ATV Songs LLC)
3:53
2Dream Dancing
recording of:
Dream Dancing (from “You’ll Never Get Rich”)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1941)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA)
4:04
3Mack the Knife
drums (drum set):
Louie Bellson (in 1978-06)
organ:
Jackie Davis (in 1978-06)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1978-06)
recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (in 1978-06)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (American composer) (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
3:03
4Fine and Mellow
cover recording of:
Fine and Mellow
lyricist and composer:
Billie Holiday
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
6:09
5I’m in the Mood for Love
cover recording of:
I’m in the Mood for Love
lyricist:
Dorothy Fields (American librettist and lyricist)
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
publisher:
Margenia Music, MCI Music Publishing Ltd., EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) (in 1935, in 1963) and EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated) (in 2016)
3:18
6Speak Low
cover recording of:
Speak Low (One Touch of Venus)
lyricist:
Ogden Nash
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co.
part of:
One Touch of Venus (1943 musical)
4:16
7The Jersey Bounce
engineer:
Angel Balestier (Engineer)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Durham (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
piano:
Kenny Barron (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
recorded at:
Group IV Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
cover recording of:
Jersey Bounce (in 1989-03)
lyricist:
Robert B. Wright
composer:
Tiny Bradshaw, Edward Johnson (US songwriter) and Bobby Plater
3:47
8All That Jazz
engineer:
Angel Balestier (Engineer)
alto saxophone:
Benny Carter (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
double bass:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
drums (drum set):
Bobby Durham (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
piano:
Kenny Barron (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
trumpet:
Harry “Sweets” Edison (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
recorded at:
Group IV Studios in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1989-03-15 until 1989-03-22)
cover recording of:
All That Jazz (in 1989-03)
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Benny Carter
34:07
9Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
cover recording of:
Please Don’t Talk About Me When I’m Gone
lyricist:
Sidney Clare
composer:
Sam H. Stept
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and Remick Music Corp.
2:00
10After You’ve Gone
cover recording of:
After You’ve Gone
lyricist:
Henry Creamer (Lyricist) (in 1918)
composer:
Turner Layton (in 1918)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Morley Music Corp.
part of:
For Me and My Gal (1942 movie)
3:43
11Ain’t Misbehavin’
cover recording of:
Ain’t Misbehavin’
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1929)
composer:
Harry Brooks (jazz pianist & songwriter) (in 1929) and Fats Waller (in 1929)
publisher:
BMG Rights Management (UK) Ltd. (not for release label use! see annotation), EMI Music (do not use as release label! this is a music publisher), Redwood Music and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
4:06
12Honeysuckle Rose
cover recording of:
Honeysuckle Rose
lyricist:
Andy Razaf (in 1928)
composer:
Fats Waller (in 1928)
publisher:
Intersong Music
part of:
New York, New York (1977 musical film soundtrack)
part of:
Thousands Cheer (1943 movie)
6:12
13I Wonder Where Our Love Has Gone
engineer:
Allen Sides
producer:
Norman Granz
alto saxophone:
Marshall Royal (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
cello:
Barbara Jane Hunter (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Dennis Karmazyn (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Jerry Kessler (cellist) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Robert L. Martin (cello) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Judy Perett (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Frederick Seykora (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05) and Nancy Stein (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
double bass:
Jim Hughart (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
drums (drum set):
Shelly Manne (US jazz drummer) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
flute:
William Green (woodwind) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Ronald Langinger (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Hubert Laws (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05) and Wilbur Schwartz (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
French horn:
David Allen Duke (horn) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Richard G. Klein (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05), Joe Meyer (French horn player) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05) and Gale H. Robinson (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
guitar:
Joe Pass (jazz guitarist) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05) and Tommy Tedesco (guitar) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
organ:
Art Hillery (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
piano:
Jimmy Rowles (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
tenor saxophone:
Bob Cooper (US jazz saxophonist) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
trombone:
Bill Watrous (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
trumpet:
Al Aarons (American jazz trumpeter, who also played the horn, flugelhorn) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
conductor:
Nelson Riddle (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
arranger:
Nelson Riddle
recorded at:
Ocean Way Recording in Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (from 1982-02-04 until 1982-02-05)
recording of:
(I Wonder) Where Our Love Has Gone (in 1982-02)
lyricist and composer:
Buddy Johnson
publisher:
Consolidated Music Publishers (a division of Music Sales Corp.)
3:53
14Summertime
cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1934), Dorothy Heyward (playwright) (in 1934) and DuBose Heyward (in 1934)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1934)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.), Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (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)
2:45
15A Foggy Day
cover recording of:
A Foggy Day (in London Town)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1937)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Gershwin Publishing Corp, Warner Chappell North America Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28)
part of:
A Damsel in Distress (1937 film score)
6:12
16How 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
5:03
17Dreamer (Vivo sonhando)
cover recording of:
Dreamer
lyricist:
Gene Lees
composer:
Antônio Carlos Jobim
4:56
18The Best Is Yet to Come
cover recording of:
The Best Is Yet to Come
lyricist:
Carolyn Leigh (in 1959)
composer:
Cy Coleman (in 1959)
publisher:
Carwin Music, Inc., EMI U Catalog Inc. (publisher; do NOT use as release label), Notable Music, Notable Music Co., Inc. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
5:20

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