The Best of Ella Fitzgerald

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

Tracklist

▼ CD 1
#TitleRatingLength
1I Got a Guy
recording of:
I Got a Guy
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
3:22
2Undecided
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Undecided
lyricist:
Sid Robin (US lyricist & composer) (in 1938)
composer:
Charlie Shavers (in 1938)
3:19
3The Starlit Hour
cover recording of:
The Starlit Hour
lyricist:
Mitchell Parish
composer:
Peter de Rose
3:08
4Imagination
cover recording of:
Imagination
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher), Dorsey Brothers Music and Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
2:58
5Chew Chew Chew (Your Bubble Gum)
recording of:
Chew Chew Chew (Your Bubble Gum)
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer), Buck Ram and Chick Webb
3:01
6A‐Tisket, A‐Tisket
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-05-02)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1938-05-02)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-05-02)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-05-02)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-05-02)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-05-02)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-05-02)
tenor saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1938-05-02) and Teddy McRae (on 1938-05-02)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1938-05-02), Nat Story (on 1938-05-02) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-05-02)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-05-02), Taft Jordan (on 1938-05-02) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-05-02)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-05-02)
orchestra:
Chick Webb and His Orchestra (on 1938-05-02)
part of:
Grammy Hall of Fame (number: 1986)
recording of:
A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket (on 1938-05-02)
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)
32:39
7The Muffin Man
recording of:
The Muffin Man (Ella Fitzgerald’s version)
lyricist:
[traditional] (special purpose artist)
composer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
is based on:
The Muffin Man
2:26
8I Found My Yellow Basket
recording of:
I Found My Yellow Basket
writer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) and Chick Webb
2:36
9Rock 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)
3:10
10MacPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing)
recording of:
MacPherson Is Rehearsin’ (to Swing)
lyricist and composer:
Marion Sunshine
3:07
11I Want the Waiter With the Water
recording of:
I Want the Waiter
writer:
Kay Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Sue) and Sue Werner (Songwriter, along with her sister Kay)
3:09
12If You Ever Should Leave
recording of:
If You Should Ever Leave Me
lyricist:
Sammy Cahn
composer:
Saul Chaplin
3:05
13Shake Down the Stars
cover recording of:
Shake Down the Stars
lyricist:
Eddie DeLange
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Scarsdale Music Corp. (ASCAP) and Van Heusen Music Corp.
2:47
14Louisville, K‐Y
recording of:
Louisville, K‐Y
lyricist and composer:
Sunny Skylar
3:08
15Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
cover recording of:
Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
lyricist:
Stanley Adams (US lyricist & songwriter)
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
2:37
16Wacky Dust
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1938-08-17)
alto saxophone:
Hilton Jefferson (on 1938-08-17)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1938-08-17)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1938-08-17)
guitar:
Bobby Johnson (US guitarist) (on 1938-08-17)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1938-08-17)
reeds:
Garvin Bushell (on 1938-08-17)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1938-08-17)
trombone:
George Matthews (trombone) (on 1938-08-17), Nat Story (on 1938-08-17) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1938-08-17)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1938-08-17), Taft Jordan (on 1938-08-17) and Bobby Stark (on 1938-08-17)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1938-08-17)
cover recording of:
Wacky Dust (on 1938-08-17)
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 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 (holding company – do not use as release label)
3:03
17’Tain’t What You Do, It’s the Way That You Do It
cover recording of:
It Ain’t What You Do (It’s the Way That You Do It)
writer:
Sy Oliver and Trummy Young
2:59
18Five O’Clock Whistle
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
recording of:
Five O’Clock Whistle
writer:
Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin (aranger, writer) and Josef Myrow
3:10
19Sugar Blues
cover recording of:
Sugar Blues
writer:
Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader) (in 1920)
composer:
Lucy Fletcher and Clarence Williams (US jazz pianist, composer, singer and bandleader)
2:47
20You’ll Have to Swing (Mr. Paganini)
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1936-10-29)
alto saxophone:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter) (on 1936-10-29)
baritone saxophone:
Wayman Carver (on 1936-10-29)
double bass:
Beverly Peer (on 1936-10-29)
drums (drum set):
Chick Webb (on 1936-10-29)
guitar:
John Trueheart (on 1936-10-29)
piano:
Tommy Fulford (on 1936-10-29)
reeds:
Pete Clark (Jazz altoist born around 1910) (on 1936-10-29)
tenor saxophone:
Teddy McRae (on 1936-10-29)
trombone:
Nat Story (on 1936-10-29) and Sandy Williams (American jazz trombonist) (on 1936-10-29)
trumpet:
Mario Bauzá (on 1936-10-29), Taft Jordan (on 1936-10-29) and Bobby Stark (on 1936-10-29)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1936-10-29)
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini) (on 1936-10-29)
writer:
Sam Coslow
2:54