The Essential Ella Fitzgerald

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

Tracklist

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1I’m Just a Lucky So‐And‐So
cover recording of:
I’m Just a Lucky So and So (on 1946-02-21)
lyricist:
Mack David (American lyricist and songwriter) (in 1945)
composer:
Duke Ellington (US composer, pianist & jazz bandleader) (in 1945)
publisher:
Paramount Music Corporation and PolyGram International (renamed Universal PolyGram International Publishing, Inc. circa 1998)
2:58
2I Didn’t Mean a Word I Said
cover recording of:
I Didn’t Mean a Word I Said
lyricist:
Harold Adamson
composer:
Jimmy McHugh (songwriter)
3:20
3Looking 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
3:12
4My 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)
3:20
5Guilty
cover recording of:
Guilty
lyricist:
Gus Kahn
composer:
Harry Akst and Richard A. Whiting
3:19
6Black Coffee
cover recording of:
Black Coffee (1948 song)
lyricist:
Paul Francis Webster (in 1948)
composer:
Sonny Burke (Joseph Francis Burke, producer, songwriter and Big Band leader) (in 1948)
publisher:
BMG Music Publishing (NYC‐based headquarters, with national subsidiaries under it), Chelsea Music Publishing Co., Ltd., Sondot Music Corp. and Webster Music Co.
3:07
7Smooth Sailing
instrumental cover recording of:
Smooth Sailing (Instrumental)
composer:
Arnett Cobb
publisher:
Wayne Music (smooth sailing - Cobb)
3:10
8My Happiness
cover recording of:
My Happiness
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Happiness Music Corp.
3:27
9I Got the Spring Fever Blues
recording of:
I Got the Spring Fever Blues
writer:
Dave Bauer, Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
3:05
10Dedicated to You
cover recording of:
Dedicated to You
writer:
Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin and Hy Zaret
publisher:
Argosy Music Corp., Cahn Music Company, Chappell & Co., Helene Blue Musique Ltd. and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
3:16
11Goodnight My Love
recording of:
Goodnight, My Love (1936)
lyricist:
Harry Revel (British-born American composer)
composer:
Mack Gordon
3:12
12I Still Feel the Same About You
recording of:
I Still Feel the Same About You
writer:
Dick Manning (American songwriter) and Don Reid (American big band leader, singer and songwriter)
3:20
13Who 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
2:20
14Everyone’s Wrong but Me
recording of:
Everyone’s Wrong but Me
writer:
Sammy Cahn and Saul Chaplin
3:10
15Holiday in Harlem
recording of:
Holiday in Harlem
writer:
Les Reed and Chick Webb
3:16
16Benny’s Coming Home on Saturday
cover recording of:
Benny’s Coming Home on Saturday
writer:
Doris Fisher and Allan Roberts (songwriter)
3:27
17Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
cover recording of:
Stone Cold Dead in the Market (He Had It Coming)
lyricist and composer:
Houdini (Calypso artist Wilmoth Hendricks aka Edgar Leon Sinclair)
2:42
18Patootie Pie
recording of:
Petootie Pie
writer:
Raymond Leveen (Composer, songwriter and author), Lorenzo Pack and Frank Paparelli
2:39
19Cow Cow Boogie
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1943-11-03)
orchestra:
The Ink Spots
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (on 1943-11-03)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
cover recording of:
Cow Cow Boogie (in 1943)
composer:
Benny Carter, Gene de Paul and Don Raye
2:56
20My Happiness
cover recording of:
My Happiness
lyricist:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933) and Betty Peterson (in 1948)
composer:
Borney Bergantine (in 1933)
publisher:
Chappell Music (UK) and Happiness Music Corp.
3:06

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ASIN:UK: B000089HCZ [info]