The Complete Decca Singles Vol. 4: 1950–1955

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

Tracklist

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1Baby, Won’t You Say You Love Me
cover recording of:
Baby, Won’t You Say You Love Me?
writer:
Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald2:58
2Don’cha Go ’way Mad
cover recording of:
Don’cha Go ’Way Mad
lyricist:
Al Stillman
composer:
Illinois Jacquet and Jimmy Mundy
publisher:
Advanced Music corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
version of:
Black Velvet
Ella Fitzgerald3:20
3Solid as a Rock
Ella Fitzgerald3:00
4Sugarfoot Rag
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-03-06)
cover recording of:
Sugarfoot Rag (on 1950-03-06)
composer:
Hank Garland and Vaughn Horton
publisher:
Valley Pub. Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
5M‐I‐S‐S‐I‐S‐S‐I‐P‐P‐I
cover recording of:
Mississippi
writer:
Billy Simmons and Curley Williams
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Four Hits and a Miss2:23
6I Don’t Want the World (with a Fence Around It)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-05-09)
recording of:
I Don’t Want the World (with a Fence Around It)
writer:
Hy Heath and Johnny Lange
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Four Hits and a Miss2:14
7I’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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:19
8Peas and Rice
recording of:
Peas and Rice
writer:
Milt Gabler and Mabel Inez Pollard
Ella Fitzgerald3:23
9Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-08-15)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-15)
double bass:
Bob Bushnell (on 1950-08-15)
drums (drum set):
Joe Morris (1940-50s jazz drummer) (on 1950-08-15)
electric guitar:
Bill Jennings (1950s US jazz guitarist) (on 1950-08-15)
piano:
Bill Doggett (on 1950-08-15)
tenor saxophone:
Josh Jackson (tenor saxophone player) (on 1950-08-15)
trumpet:
Aaron Izenhall (on 1950-08-15)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-08-15) and Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-15)
recording of:
Ain’t Nobody’s Business but My Own (on 1950-08-15)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Taylor
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:14
10I’ll Never Be Free
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1950-08-15)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-08-15)
cover recording of:
I’ll Never Be Free (on 1950-08-15)
writer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
publisher:
Abilene Music Inc. (in 1950, in 1977) and Claude A. Music Co. (in 1950, in 1977)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Jordan and His Tympany Five3:11
11Dream a Little Dream of Me
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-08-25) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-08-25)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1950-08-25)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1950-08-25)
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me (on 1950-08-25)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music, Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher) and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS‐affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music, Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher) and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部 (TRO Essex Japan, A-Division)
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong53:07
12Can Anyone Explain?
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-08-25) and Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-08-25)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1950-08-25)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1950-08-25)
cover recording of:
Can Anyone Explain?
lyricist and composer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald3:12
13Santa Claus Got Stuck (In My Chimney)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-26)
recording of:
Santa Claus Got Stuck (in My Chimney) (Ella Fitzgerald song) (on 1950-09-26)
writer:
Bill Hardy and Billy Moore, Jr. (40s American jazz pianist/arranger/composer)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ink Spots33:09
14Molasses, Molasses (It’s Icky Sticky Goo)
recording of:
Molasses, Molasses
lyricist and composer:
Larry Clinton
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ink Spots2:44
15My One and Only
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-11)
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Ellis Larkins
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-11)
cover recording of:
My One and Only (from “Funny Face”) (on 1950-09-11)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
16Someone 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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
17Looking 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
Ella Fitzgerald3:09
18But Not for Me
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-12)
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Ellis Larkins
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-12)
cover recording of:
But Not for Me (on 1950-09-12)
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)
part of:
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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
19I’ve Got a Crush on You
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-11)
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Ellis Larkins
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-11)
cover recording of:
I’ve Got a Crush on You (on 1950-09-11)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:15
20How Long Has This Been Going On?
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-11)
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Ellis Larkins
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-11)
cover recording of:
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Funny Face, 1957 film) (on 1950-09-11)
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
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
21Soon
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-12)
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Ellis Larkins (on 1950-09-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-12)
cover recording of:
Soon (on 1950-09-12)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald2:46
22Maybe
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1950-09-12)
producer:
Milt Gabler
piano:
Ellis Larkins (on 1950-09-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-09-12)
cover recording of:
Maybe (on 1950-09-12)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
New World Music Corp. (in 1926)
part of:
Oh, Kay! (1926 musical)
Ella Fitzgerald3:26
23Little Small Town Girl (with the Big Town Dreams)
cover recording of:
Little Small Town Girl (with the Big Town Dreams)
lyricist:
Jules Loman (songwriter)
composer:
Hugo Rubens
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ink Spots3:08
24I Still Feel the Same About You
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1950-12-20)
recording of:
I Still Feel the Same About You
writer:
Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Don Reid (American big band leader, singer and songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ink Spots3:16
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1Lonesome Gal
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-01-12)
recording of:
Lonesome Gal (on 1951-01-12)
lyricist:
Jack Brooks (English–American lyricist)
composer:
Walter Schumann
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Skylarks3:02
2The Bean Bag Song
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Skylarks3:08
3Two Little Men in a Flying Saucer
Ella Fitzgerald3:23
4The Hot Canary
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-03-27)
cover recording of:
The Hot Canary (on 1951-03-27)
composer:
Ray Gilbert and Kurt Paul Nero (composer & jazz violinist; Born: Kurt Polnariov/Polnarioff)
publisher:
Carl Fischer LLC, Ipanema Music Corp. and Universal Music Corporation (USA, affiliated with ASCAP)
Ella Fitzgerald3:16
5The Chesapeake and Ohio
recording of:
The Chesapeake and Ohio
writer:
Herb Magidson and Carl Sigman
Ella Fitzgerald2:41
6Because of Rain
cover recording of:
Because of Rain
lyricist and composer:
Nat King Cole, Bill Harrington (British saxophone player) and Ruth Poll
Ella Fitzgerald3:10
7Even as You and I
Ella Fitzgerald3:30
8Do You Really Love Me?
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
9Mixed Emotions
bass guitar:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1951-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1951-06-26)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1951-06-26)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-06-26)
cover recording of:
Mixed Emotions
lyricist and composer:
Stuart F. Louchheim (Stuart Fleischer Louchheim)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers3:19
10Come On‐A My House
bass guitar:
Arnold Fishkind (on 1951-06-26)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1951-06-26)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1951-06-26)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-06-26)
cover recording of:
Come On‐a My House (on 1951-06-26)
writer:
Ross Bagdasarian (Sr.; creator of Alvin and the Chipmunks) and William Saroyan
publisher:
Adam Bagdasarian Music, Bagdasarian Productions, Carol Bagdasarian Music, EMI Music Publishing France, Peter Maurice Music, Ross Bagdasarian Music, Stanford University Library for Saroyan, The Saroyan Company, Universal Duchess Music Corp., Universal MCA Music Publishing (France), Universal Music Corp. (USA, affiliated with ASCAP), Universal Music Publishing Group Japan (work publisher – do NOT use as a release label), Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!), Universal/MCA Music Publishing GmbH and シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers1:59
11Love You Madly
cover recording of:
Love You Madly
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader)
Ella Fitzgerald3:01
12Smooth 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)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers3:07
13There Never Was a Baby Like My Baby
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1951-07-18)
alto saxophone:
Hymie Shertzer (on 1951-07-18) and Milt Yaner (on 1951-07-18)
baritone saxophone:
Stewart Blake (saxaphonist) (on 1951-07-18)
double bass:
Sandy Block (Jazz bassist, band leader) (on 1951-07-18)
drums (drum set):
Johnny Blowers (on 1951-07-18)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1951-07-18)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1951-07-18)
tenor saxophone:
Al Klink (on 1951-07-18) and Fred Williams (saxophonist) (on 1951-07-18)
trombone:
Henderson Chambers (on 1951-07-18) and Frank Saracco (on 1951-07-18)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1951-07-18), Carl Poole (on 1951-07-18) and Bernie Privin (on 1951-07-18)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-07-18)
recording of:
There Never Was a Baby Like My Baby (Two on the Aisle, musical revue) (on 1951-07-18)
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
14Give a Little, Get a Little
recording of:
Give a Little, Get a Little
lyricist:
Betty Comden and Adolph Green
composer:
Jule Styne
part of:
Two on the Aisle
Ella Fitzgerald3:21
15Baby Doll
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers3:19
16Lady Bug
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-11-26)
recording of:
Lady Bug
writer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) and Paul Francis Webster
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers3:20
17Necessary Evil
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1951-11-23)
recording of:
Necessary Evil (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Redd Evans
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong2:33
18Oops!
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Oops! (The Belle of New York, 1952 film)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:11
19I Don’t Want to Take a Chance
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
20Rough Ridin’
recording of:
Rough Ridin'
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Hank Jones (piano) and William J. Tennyson, Jr.
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
21Lazy Day
recording of:
Lazy Day
lyricist and composer:
Grace LeBoy Kahn, Gus Kahn, Eric Maschwitz and George Posford (English Composer)
Ella Fitzgerald3:10
22What Does It Take
recording of:
What Does It Take
lyricist:
Jimmy Van Heusen
writer:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908–1964)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader)
Ella Fitzgerald2:44
23That 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)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Day Dreamers2:28
24A Guy Is a Guy
cover recording of:
A Guy Is a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Oscar Brand
publisher:
Ludlow Music
Ella Fitzgerald2:53
25Gee, but I’m Glad to Know You Love Me
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
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1Air Mail Special
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter)
electronic organ:
Bill Doggett
glockenspiel [bells]:
Dick Jacobs (arranger, musician and bandleader)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956)
orchestra:
The Ray Brown Trio (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (in 1956)
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)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers43:03
2Goody, Goody
cover recording of:
Goody Goody
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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)
Ella Fitzgerald2:24
3Ding‐Dong Boogie
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
4Preview
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
5Trying
cover recording of:
Trying
lyricist and composer:
Billy Vaughn
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
6My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Bobby Orton's Teen-Aces2:16
7My Favorite Song
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-09-19)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1952-09-19)
drums (drum set):
Stan Kane (drummer) (on 1952-09-19)
guitar:
Hi White (on 1952-09-19)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1952-09-19)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1952-09-19)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1952-09-19)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1952-09-19)
cover recording of:
My Favorite Song (on 1952-09-19)
writer:
Morris Charlap and Jack Gold
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
8Walkin’ by the River
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1952-09-19)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1952-09-19)
drums (drum set):
Stan Kane (drummer) (on 1952-09-19)
guitar:
Hi White (on 1952-09-19)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1952-09-19)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1952-09-19)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1952-09-19)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1952-09-19)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ by the River
writer:
Una Mae Carlisle and Robert Sour
Ella Fitzgerald2:29
9Would You Like to Take a Walk?
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Would You Like to Take a Walk?
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:19
10Who Walks in When I Walk Out?
cover recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong2:20
11I Can’t Lie to Myself
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Jerry Gray and His Orchestra2:56
12Don’t Wake Me Up
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Jerry Gray and His Orchestra3:03
13Careless
recording of:
Careless
writer:
Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader), Dick Jurgens and Lew Quadling
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
14Blue Lou
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Blue Lou
composer:
Irving Mills and Edgar Sampson
Ella Fitzgerald2:47
15Nowhere Guy
recording of:
Nowhere Guy
writer:
Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
16Angel 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)
Ella Fitzgerald52:55
17When the Hands of the Clock Pray at Midnight
recording of:
When the Hands of the Clock Pray at Midnight
lyricist and composer:
Mann Curtis
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers2:46
18Crying in the Chapel
cover recording of:
Crying in the Chapel
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. (publisher) and Mijac Music
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers3:05
19You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini) (Pt. 1 & 2)
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
Ella Fitzgerald5:11
20The Greatest There Is
Ella Fitzgerald2:15
21I Wonder What Kind of a Guy You’d Be
Ella Fitzgerald2:57
22Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who’s Got the Ding Dong?)
cover recording of:
Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who’s Got de Ding Dong)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
David Mann (American songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald2:30
23Melancholy Me
cover recording of:
Melancholy Me
writer:
Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas (US songwriter and Jazz saxophonist)
Ella Fitzgerald2:50
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1Baby
recording of:
Baby
lyricist:
Floyd Huddleston
composer:
Robert Colby (American composer, songwriter, author, producer and publisher of popular music)
Ella Fitzgerald2:43
2I Need
recording of:
I Need
lyricist and composer:
Ralph Care and Sol Marcus
Ella Fitzgerald2:40
3Who’s Afraid (Not I, Not I, Not I)
recording of:
Who’s Afraid (Not I, Not I, Not I)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Doris Tauber
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
4I Wished on the Moon
cover recording of:
I Wished on the Moon
lyricist:
Dorothy Parker
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
5Lullaby of Birdland
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1954-06-04)
double bass:
Sandy Block (Jazz bassist, band leader) (on 1954-06-04)
drums (drum set):
Jimmy Crawford (US swing-era jazz drummer) (on 1954-06-04)
guitar:
Everett Barksdale (on 1954-06-04)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1954-06-04)
tenor saxophone:
Sam “The Man” Taylor (US jazz/blues saxophonist 1916-1990) (on 1954-06-04)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1954-06-04, in 1956)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1954-06-04)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1954-06-04)
cover recording of:
Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing/George David Weiss (as B. Y. Forster) jazz standard) (on 1954-06-04)
lyricist:
B. Y. Forster (pseudonym of George David Weiss)
writer:
George David Weiss
composer:
George Shearing (British jazz pianist)
publisher:
EMI Longitude Music, Good Music Limited and Planetary Nom (London) Ltd.
sub-publisher:
ソニー・ミュージックパブリッシング EMI外国事業部 (Sony Music Publishing (Japan) Inc., EMI Overseas Division, sub‐publisher for non‐Japanese works)
Ella Fitzgerald42:51
6Later
recording of:
Later
lyricist and composer:
Sil Austin (saxophonist), Tiny Bradshaw and Henry Glover
Ella Fitzgerald2:33
7An Empty Ballroom
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
8If You Don’t, I Know Who Will
Ella Fitzgerald2:46
9Moanin’ Low
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1953-11-15)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Perry Botkin
piano:
Buddy Cole
saxophone:
Warren Baker, Dave Harris (tenor saxo) and Matty Matlock
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player), Wendell Mayhew and Ted Vesely
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Bobby Guy and Red Nichols
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1953-11-15)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1953-11-15)
live cover recording of:
Moanin’ Low (on 1953-11-15)
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
cover recording of:
Moanin’ Low
lyricist:
Howard Dietz (librettist)
composer:
Ralph Rainger
publisher:
Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division)
Ella Fitzgerald2:42
10Taking a Chance on Love
recorded in:
Hollywood, Los Angeles, California, United States (on 1954-01-27)
double bass:
Phil Stephens (bass and tuba player)
drums (drum set):
Nick Fatool
guitar:
Perry Botkin
piano:
Buddy Cole
saxophone:
Warren Baker, Dave Harris (tenor saxo) and Matty Matlock
trombone:
Joe Howard (american trombone player), Wendell Mayhew and Ted Vesely
trumpet:
Ziggy Elman, Bobby Guy and Red Nichols
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1954-01-27)
conductor:
John Scott Trotter (on 1954-01-27)
live cover recording of:
Taking a Chance on Love (on 1954-01-27)
lyricist:
Ted Fetter and John Latouche
composer:
Vernon Duke
publisher:
EMI April Music Inc., EMI Miller Catalog, Inc., EMI United Partnership Ltd., SBK Miller Catalog, Inc. and Taking a Chance on Love Music Company
part of:
Cabin in the Sky
Ella Fitzgerald33:07
11Lover, Come Back to Me
cover recording of:
Lover, Come Back to Me (from "The New Moon")
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1928)
writer:
Sigmund Romberg
composer:
Sigmund Romberg (in 1928)
publisher:
Bambalina Music Publishing Company, Redwood Music, Warner Bros., Inc. (Warner Bros. Music Division), Warner/Chappell (Warner/Chappell Music, Inc.) and Warner Bros., Inc. (not for release label use!) (in 1928)
sub-publisher:
ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部 (Warner/Chappell Music Japan K.K., Synch Division), ヤマハミュージックパブリッシング (Yamaha Music Publishing) (until 2017-03-31) and 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) (from 2017-04-01 to present)
part of:
The New Moon: Act II
Ella Fitzgerald2:00
12Old Devil Moon
cover recording of:
Old Devil Moon (from “Finian’s Rainbow”)
lyricist:
Yip Harburg
composer:
Burton Lane
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music (UK) and Victoria Music Ltd.
adaptations:
Old Devil Moon / Stari vražji mesec
part of:
Finian’s Rainbow (1947 Broadway musical)
Ella Fitzgerald2:58
13Pete Kelly’s Blues
cover recording of:
Pete Kelly’s Blues
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Ray Heindorf
Ella Fitzgerald2:27
14Hard Hearted Hannah
bass guitar:
Joe Mondragon
drums (drum set):
Larry Bunker
piano:
Don Abney (US jazz pianist)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Hard Hearted Hannah
writer:
Milton Ager, Charles Bates, Bob Bigelow and Jack Yellen
composer:
Milton Ager, Charles Bates and Jack Yellen
Ella Fitzgerald3:01
15Soldier Boy
recording of:
Soldier Boy
writer:
David Jones and Theodore Williams
publisher:
Edward B. Marks Music Co. (founded originally as J. Stern & Co. in 1894, renamed in 1919)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Delta Rhythm Boys2:59
16A Satisfied Mind
cover recording of:
A Satisfied Mind
writer:
Joe Hayes and Jack Rhodes (songwriter, producer, guitarist)
publisher:
Fort Knox Music
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Toots Camarata and His Orchestra2:34
17The Impatient Years
recording of:
The Impatient Years
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
18But Not Like Mine
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
19The Tender Trap
cover recording of:
(Love Is) The Tender Trap
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Barton Music Corp. and Maraville Music Corp.
part of:
The 28th Academy Award for Best Original Song (number: 2)
Ella Fitzgerald3:01
20My One and Only Love
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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:19
21Early Autumn
cover recording of:
Early Autumn
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer (in 1949)
composer:
Ralph Burns (in 1949) and Woody Herman (in 1949)
Ella Fitzgerald3:14
22Ella’s Contribution to the Blues
Ella Fitzgerald2:31

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ASIN:US: B06Y4HWXQ8 [info]

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part of:Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Decca Singles (number: 4) (order: 4)