The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1939

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Annotation

Notes

This serie of releases are the definitive reference for exigent amateurs and completists (at least for the pre-Verve period).
Dig it!
Newcomers probably should start a bit easier with one of the decent compilations.
This specific disc covers the last month of Chick Webb and the first cuts made by the band after his death, along with a serie of outings from the "Savoy 8".

Annotation last modified on 2007-11-30 16:42 UTC.

Tracklist

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1’Tain’t What You Do
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
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:02
2One Side of Me
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)
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)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:21
3My 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.
Chick Webb and His Orchestra43:07
4Once Is Enough for Me
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-03-02)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-03-02)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-03-02)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-03-02) and Bobby Stark (on 1939-03-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-03-02)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:01
5I Had to Live and Learn
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-03-02)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-03-02)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-03-02)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-03-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-03-02)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:07
6Sugar Pie
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-03-02)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-03-02) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-03-02)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-03-02), Nat Story (on 1939-03-02) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-03-02)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-03-02) and Bobby Stark (on 1939-03-02)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-03-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-03-02)
recording of:
Sugar Pie
writer:
Charles Beal and Chick Webb
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:11
7It’s Slumbertime Along the Swanee
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-03-02)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-03-02) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-03-02)
trombone:
Nat Story (in 1939), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-03-02) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-03-02)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-03-02) and Bobby Stark (on 1939-03-02)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-03-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-03-02)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:49
8I’m Up a Tree
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-03-02)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-03-02) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-03-02)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-03-02), Nat Story (on 1939-03-02) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-03-02)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-03-02) and Bobby Stark (on 1939-03-02)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-03-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-03-02)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:04
9Chew‐Chew‐Chew (Your Bubble Gum)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1939-03-02)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-03-02)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1939-03-02)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1939-03-02)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-03-02) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-03-02)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1939-03-02)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-03-02), Nat Story (on 1939-03-02) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-03-02)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-03-02), Bobby Stark (on 1939-03-02) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (on 1939-03-02)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-03-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-03-02)
recording of:
Chew Chew Chew (Your Bubble Gum) (on 1939-03-02)
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Buck Ram and Chick Webb
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:02
10Don’t Worry About Me
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-04-21)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-04-21)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-04-21)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-04-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-04-21)
recording of:
Don’t Worry ’Bout Me (on 1939-04-21)
lyricist:
Ted Koehler (in 1939)
writer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) and Ted Koehler
composer:
Rube Bloom (American songwriter, pianist and vocalist) (in 1939)
publisher:
Cinephonic Music Co., Ltd. and Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:09
11If Anything Happened to You
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-04-21)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-04-21)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-04-21)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-04-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-04-21)
recording of:
If Anything Happened to You (on 1939-04-21)
writer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:06
12If That’s What You’re Thinking, You’re Wrong
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-04-21)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-04-21)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-04-21)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-04-21)
recording of:
If That’s What You’re Thinking, You’re Wrong (on 1939-04-21)
writer:
Murray Gans and Jack Lawrence (US songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:05
13If You Ever Change Your Mind
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-04-21)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-04-21)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-04-21)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-04-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-04-21)
recording of:
If You Ever Change Your Mind (on 1939-04-21)
writer:
Bud Green, Maurice Sigler and Grady Watts
publisher:
Miller Music (publisher)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:02
14Have Mercy
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-04-21)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:07
15Little White Lies
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1939-04-21)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-04-21)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1939-04-21)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1939-04-21)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-04-21) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-04-21)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1939-04-21)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-04-21), Nat Story (on 1939-04-21) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-04-21)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-04-21), Bobby Stark (on 1939-04-21) and Dick Vance (US jazz trumpeter and arranger) (on 1939-04-21)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-04-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-04-21)
recording of:
Little White Lies (on 1939-04-21)
lyricist and composer:
Walter Donaldson
publisher:
Donaldson Publishing Co., Larry Spier Music LLC and Tobago Music Co.
Chick Webb and His Orchestra2:56
16Coochi‐Coochi‐Coo
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-04-21)
recording of:
Coochi Coochi Coo (on 1939-04-21)
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:03
17That Was My Heart
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1939-04-21)
reeds:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-04-21)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-04-21)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-04-21)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-04-21)
cover recording of:
That Was My Heart
writer:
J.C. Johnson and Chick Webb
Chick Webb and His Orchestra3:02
18Betcha Nickel
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1939-06-29)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-06-29) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-06-29)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-06-29), Nat Story (on 1939-06-29) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-29)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-06-29) and Bobby Stark (on 1939-06-29)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-06-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-06-29)
recording of:
Betcha Nickel (on 1939-06-29)
lyricist and composer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:57
19Stairway to the Stars
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1939-06-29)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-06-29) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-06-29)
trombone:
Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist), George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-06-29) and Nat Story (on 1939-06-29)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-06-29) and Bobby Stark (on 1939-06-29)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-06-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-06-29)
recording of:
Stairway to the Stars (on 1939-06-29)
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Matty Malneck and Frank Signorelli
publisher:
EMI United Partnership Ltd. and Robbins Music (publishing company owned by EMI Music Publishing Ltd.)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:12
20I Want the Waiter (with the Water)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1939-06-29)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-06-29) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-06-29)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone), Nat Story (on 1939-06-29) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-29)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-06-29) and Bobby Stark (on 1939-06-29)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-06-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-06-29)
recording of:
I Want the Waiter (on 1939-06-29)
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:08
21That’s All, Brother
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-29)
drums (drum set):
Bill Beason (on 1939-06-29)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1939-06-29) and Hilton Jefferson (on 1939-06-29)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1939-06-29), Nat Story (on 1939-06-29) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1939-06-29)
trumpet:
Taft Jordan (on 1939-06-29) and Bobby Stark (on 1939-06-29)
woodwind:
Wayman Carver (on 1939-06-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-06-29)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra3:04
22Out of Nowhere
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1939-06-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1939-06-29)
recording of:
Out of Nowhere (on 1939-06-09)
lyricist:
Edward Heyman
composer:
Johnny Green (composer and conductor, often credited as John Green)
publisher:
Famous Music Corporation (renamed since 2007‐05 as Sony/ATV Harmony/Melody)
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra2:54

Credits

Release

ASIN:FR: B00007GX4G [info]

Release group

part of:The Chronological Classics (number: 525) (order: 34)
Discogs:https://www.discogs.com/master/1115501 [info]
Wikidata:Q48833865 [info]