The Masters

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

Annotation

Notes

Be it only for its blatantly deceiving title, you should avoid this.
It has nothing to do with "masters takes", or any other carefully assembled release (from a discographical point of vue): it's a shameless budget compilation blowing together a host of unrelated tracks (be it in venues, formations or "concept").
Seems to be a European release, from a shady label.
It's worth 1 box - thanks for the material in it...

Issues

It's unknown if #16 is from 17 March 1936 (likely) or from 14 April 1960 (unlikely, Verve material). If you own this and the sleeve provides this information, you can contribute it here!

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-21 21:57 UTC.

Tracklist

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#TitleArtistRatingLength
1A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (in 1938)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist), Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Van Alexander (aka Al Feldman)
composer:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
part of:
Roud Folk Song Index (number: 13188)
Ella Fitzgerald2:39
2Rock It for Me
recording of:
Rock It for Me
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) (in 1938) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay) (in 1938)
Ella Fitzgerald3:15
3All Over Nothing at All
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
All or Nothing at All (on 1937-05-24)
lyricist:
Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
composer:
Arthur Altman and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
publisher:
MCA Music Publishing (renamed since c. 1996 as Universal Music Publishing Group), MCA, Inc. (this was the US media company that became Universal Studios, Inc. in Dec 1996), Range Road Music Inc. and Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US)
sub-publisher:
シンコーミュージック・エンタテイメント (Shinko Music Entertainment Co., Ltd.) and ユニバーサル・ミュージック・パブリッシング Synch事業部 (Universal Music Publishing, Synch Division)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:41
4If You Ever Should Leave
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1937-05-24)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-05-24)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-05-24)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1937-05-24)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-05-24)
reeds and tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-05-24)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-05-24)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-05-24)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-05-24)
recording of:
If You Should Ever Leave Me (on 1937-05-24)
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:15
5I Found My Yellow Basket
recording of:
I Found My Yellow Basket
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald2:37
6F.D.R. Jones
recording of:
F.D.R. Jones
lyricist and composer:
Harold Rome
Ella Fitzgerald2:58
7Wacky Dust
cover recording of:
Wacky Dust
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Oscar Levant
publisher:
EMI Robbins Catalog Inc. (ASCAP) and Stanley Adams Music
sub-publisher:
フジパシフィックミュージック SBK事業部 (Fujipacific Music SBK Department) 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)
Ella Fitzgerald3:07
8’Tain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-02-17)
bass and double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1939-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-02-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1939-02-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1939-02-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-02-17), Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-02-17) and Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-02-17), Nat Story (on 1939-02-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-02-17)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-02-17), Bobby Stark (on 1939-02-17) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (on 1939-02-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-02-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-02-17)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1939-02-17)
recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It) (on 1939-02-17)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
9Five O’Clock Whistle
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:10
10McPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing)
recording of:
MacPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
Ella Fitzgerald3:11
11Little White Lies
cover recording of:
Little White Lies
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Ella Fitzgerald2:53
12Please Tell Me the Truth
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:20
13Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1940-02-15)
clarinet:
Chauncey Haughton (on 1940-02-15)
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1940-02-15)
piano:
Roger Ramirez (Puerto Rican jazz pianist) (on 1940-02-15)
reeds:
Eddie Barefield (on 1940-02-15)
tenor saxophone:
Sam Simmons (Jazz saxophonist) (on 1940-02-15)
trombone:
John Haughton (trombone) (on 1940-02-15), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1940-02-15) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1940-02-15)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1940-02-15) and Irving Randolph (on 1940-02-15)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1940-02-15)
recording of:
Baby Won’t You Please Come Home (on 1940-02-15)
writer:
Charles Warfield and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
publisher:
Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Universal‐MCA Music Publishing (US) and Universal/MCA Music Ltd. (not for release label use!)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:34
14I Love Each Move You Make
recording of:
I Love Each Move You Make
writer:
Henry Grumble and Chick Webb
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
15Big Boy Blue
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1937-01-14)
clarinet:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1937-01-14)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1937-01-14)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1937-01-14)
guitar:
Bernard Addison (on 1937-01-14)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1937-01-14)
reeds:
Teddy McRae (on 1937-01-14)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1937-01-14)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1937-01-14)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1937-01-14) and The Mills Brothers (on 1937-01-14)
recording of:
Big Boy Blue (on 1937-01-14)
writer:
Dan Howell, Jack Lawrence (US songwriter) and Peter Tinturin
Ella Fitzgerald2:48
16My Melancholy Baby
cover recording of:
My Melancholy Baby
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1912)
composer:
Ernie Burnett (in 1911)
publisher:
Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd. and Shapiro, Bernstein & Co., Inc.
version of:
Melancholy (original 1911 version of "My Melancholy Baby", lyrics by Maybelle E. Watson)
Ella Fitzgerald3:02
17Rhythm and Romance
alto saxophone:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1935-10-12) and Edgar Sampson (on 1935-10-12)
double bass:
Bill Thomas (bass, jazz) (on 1935-10-12)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1935-10-12)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1935-10-12)
piano:
Joe Steele (on 1935-10-12)
tenor saxophone:
Elmer Williams (on 1935-10-12)
trombone:
Claude Jones (on 1935-10-12) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1935-10-12)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1935-10-12), Taft Jordan (on 1935-10-12) and Bobby Stark (on 1935-10-12)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1935-10-12)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1935-10-12)
conductor:
Chick Webb (on 1935-10-12)
part of:
Decca (by matrix number) (number: 60054-A)
recording of:
Rhythm and Romance (on 1935-10-12)
lyricist:
Nat Schwartz (Early 20th century composer?)
writer:
George Whiting (American composer)
composer:
J.C. Johnson
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:06
18My Heart Belongs to Daddy
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1939-02-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-02-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1939-02-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1939-02-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-02-17) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-02-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1939-02-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-02-17), Nat Story (on 1939-02-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-02-17)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-02-17), Bobby Stark (on 1939-02-17) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (on 1939-02-17)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-02-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-02-17)
recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy (on 1939-02-17)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
cover recording of:
My Heart Belongs to Daddy
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1938)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co. and Chappell Music Ltd.
Ella Fitzgerald43:10
19I Must Have That Man
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:10
20I Got It Bad (and That Ain’t Good)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:56

Credits

Release

ASIN:US: B000024WBY [info]