MuzyczneABC - płytoteka
Zbyszka KOWALCZYKA

Rok wydania

1993

Wytwórnia

Verve Records

Nr. katalogowy

519 832-2

Czas trwania płyty

932:26

Gatunek

vocal jazz

Utwory

original LP issue:
" Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook " (Verve MG V-4001-2) - recorded 02.1956

Disc 1 (53:54)
1. All Through The Night (3:18)
2. Anything Goes (3:23)
3. Miss Otis Regrets (3:03)
4. Too Darn Hot (3:50)
5. In The Still Of The Night (2:41)
6. I Get A Kick Out Of You (4:03)
7. Do I Love You? (3:52)
8. I'm Always True To You In My Fashion (2:51)
9. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (3:35)
10. Just One Of Those Things (3:33)
11. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye (3:34)
12. All Of You (1:45)
13. Begin The Beguine (3:39)
14. Get Out Of Town (3:25)
15. I Am In Love (4:08)
16. From This Moment On (3:19)

Disc 2 (69:16)
1. I Love Paris (5:01)
2. You Do Something To Me (2:24)
3. Ridin' High (3:23)
4. Easy To Love (3:27)
5. It's All Right With Me (3:10)
6. Why Can't You Behave (5:07)
7. What Is This Thing Called Love (2:05)
8. You're The Top (3:35)
9. Love For Sale (5:55)
10. It's Delovely (2:45)
11. Night And Day (3:06)
12. Ace In The Hole (2:00)
13. So In Love (3:53)
14. I've Got You Under My Skin (2:44)
15. I Concentrate On You (3:15)
16. Don't Fence Me In (3:20)
previously unreleased
17. You're The Top (2:10)
18. I Concentrate On You (3:03)
19. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (8:51)

original LP issue:
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Songbook" (Verve MG V-4002-2) - recorded 08.1956

Disc 3 (56:45)
1. Have You Met Miss Jones? (3:45)
2. You Took Advantage Of Me (3:31)
3. A Ship Without A Sail (4:12)
4. To Keep My Love Alive (3:37)
5. Dancing On The Ceiling (He Dances On My Ceiling) (4:20)
6. The Lady Is A Tramp (3:26)
7. With A Song In My Heart (2:47)
8. Manhattan (2:53)
9. Johnny One Note (2:16)
10. I Wish I Were In Love Again (2:40)
11. Spring Is Here (3:42)
12. It Never Entered My Mind (4:10)
13. This Can't Be Love (2:58)
14. Thou Swell (2:07)
15. My Romance (3:46)
16. Where or When (2:51)
17. Little Girl Blue (3:52)

Disc 4 (59:21)
1. Give It Back To The Indians (3:14)
2. Ten Cents A Dance (4:10)
3. There's A Small Hotel (2:53)
4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was (3:50)
5. Ev'rything I've Got (3:25)
6. I Could Write A Book (3:42)
7. Blue Room (2:33)
8. My Funny Valentine (3:56)
9. Bewitched (7:05)
10. Mountain Greenery (2:18)
11. Wait 'Till You See Her (1:33)
12. Lover (3:21)
13. Isn't It Romantic? (3:05)
14. Here in My Arms (1:55)
15. Blue Moon (3:16)
16. My Heart Stood Still (3:06)
17. I've Got Five Dollars (2:42)
18. Lover (mono) (3:15)

original LP issue:
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook" (Verve MG V-4008-2)

Disc 5 (59:48)
1. Rockin' In Rhythm (5:21) - 06.1957
2. Drop Me Off In Harlem (3:52) - 06.1957
3. Day Dream (4:01) - 06.1957
4. Caravan (3:55) - 06.1957
5. Take The "A" Train (6:42) - 06.1957
6. I Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues (4:44) - 06.1957
7. Clementine (2:41) - 06.1957
8. I Didn't Know About You (4:13) - 06.1957
9. I'm Beginning To See The Light (3:28) - 06.1957
10. Lost In Meditation (3:27) - 06.1957
11. Perdido (6:15) - 06.1957
12. Cotton Tail (3:27) - 09.1956
13. Do Nothin' till You Hear From Me (7:40) - 09.1956

Disc 6 (67:45)
1. Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin' (3:35) - 09.1956
2. Solitude (2:09) - 09.1956
3. Rocks In My Bed (3:59) - 09.1956
4. Satin Doll (3:29) - 09.1956
5. Sophisticated Lady (5:23) - 09.1956
6. Just Squeeze Me (4:17) - 09.1956
7. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (4:15) - 09.1956
8. Azure (2:23) - 09.1956
9. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart (4:12) - 09.1956
10. In A Sentimental Mood (2:47) - 09.1956
11. Don't Get Around Much Any More (5:02) - 09.1956
12. Prelude To A Kiss (5:30) - 09.1956
13. Mood Indigo (3:28) - 10.1957
14. In A Mellow Tone (5:12) - 10.1957
15. Love You Madly (4:42) - 10.1957
16. Lush Life (3:41) - 10.1957
17. Squatty Roo (3:39) - 10.1957

original LP issue:
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Songbook" (Verve MG V-4009-2)

Disc 7 (59:26)
1. I'm Just A Lucky So And So (4:15) - 06.1957
2. All Too Soon (4:24) - 06.1957
3. Everything But You (2:58) - 06.1957
4. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (6:15) - 06.1957
5. Bli-Blip (3:05) - 06.1957
6. Chelsea Bridge (3:26) - 06.1957
7. Portrait Of Ella Fitzgerald: (16:19) - 08.1957
first movement: Royal Ancestry
second movement: All Heart
third movement: Beyond Category
fourth movement: Total Jazz
8. The E And D Blues (E For Ella, D For Duke) (4:55) - 06.1957
previously unreleased
9. Rehearsal (10:10) - 06.1957
10. Chelsea Bridge (alternate take) (3:37) - 06.1957

original LP issue:
"Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook " (Verve MG V-4019-2) (mono) / (Verve MGVS-6005-2) (stereo) - recorded 03.1958

Disc 8 (47:17)
1. Let's Face The Music And Dance (2:58)
2. You're Laughing At Me (3:18)
3. Let Yourself Go (2:20)
4. You Can Have Him (3:47)
5. Russian Lullaby (1:55)
6. Puttin' On The Ritz (2:19)
7. Get Thee Behind Me Satan (3:49)
8. Alexander's Ragtime Band (2:44)
9. Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails (2:36)
10. How About Me (3:18)
11. Cheek To Cheek (3:49)
12. I Used To Be Color Blind (2:34)
13. Lazy (2:40)
14. How Deep Is The Ocean? (3:12)
15. All By Myself (2:29)
16. Remember (3:27)

Disc 9 (47:53)
1. Suppertime (3:19)
2. How's Chances (2:49)
3. Heat Wave (2:26)
4. Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain) (3:29)
5. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song (3:36)
6. Reaching For The Moon (2:19)
7. Slumming On Park Avenue (2:25)
8. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) (2:30)
9. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket (3:01)
10. Now It Can Be Told (3:13)
11. Always (3:09)
12. It's A Lovely Day Today (2:29)
13. Change Partners (3:18)
14. No Strings (I´m Fancy Free) (3:04)
15. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm (3:00)
16. Blue Skies (3:44) (original CD issue: "Ella Fitzgerals Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book, Volume 2" Vervbe 828 535-2)

original LP issue:
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Songbook" (Verve MG V-4029-2) (mono) / Verve MG VS-6082-5) (stereo)

Disc 10 (75:48)
1. Ambulatory Suite (7:16) - 08.1959
Promenade (Walking The Dog)
March Of The Wiss Soldiers
Fidgety Feet
2. The Preludes (6:39) - 08.1959
Prelude I
Prelude II
Prelude III
3. Sam And Delilah (3:18) - 07.1959
4. But Not For Me (3:35) - 01.1959
5. My One And Only (2:39) - 03.1959
6. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off (4:30) - 03.1959
7. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck (3:11) - 01.1959
8. Oh, Lady Be Good (4:02) - 01.1959
9. Nice Work If You Can Get It (3:35) - 03.1959
10. Things Are Looking Up (3:06) - 07.1959
11. Just Another Rhumba (5:38) - 07.1959
12. How Long Has This Been Going On? (3:48) - 01.1959
13. 'S Wonderful (3:31) - 07.1959
14. The Man I Love (3:53) - 01.1959
15. That Certain Feeling (3:06) - 03.1959
16. By Strauss (2:33) - 07.1959
17. Someone To Watch Over Me (4:35) - 03.1959
18. The Real American Folk Song (3:46) - 07.1959
19. Who Cares? (3:05) - 07.1959

(1,2) original 7" EP (Verve VS 100) issued with the above, first time on CD

Disc 11 (56:37)
1. Looking For A Boy (3:06) - 03.1959
2. They All Laughed (3:06) - 03.1959
3. My Cousin In Milwaukee (3:11) - 07.1959
4. Somebody From Somewhere (3:09) - 07.1959
5. A Foggy Day (3:35) - 01.1959
6. Clap Yo´ Hands (2:32) - 01.1959
7. For You, For Me, For Evermore (3:26) - 07.1959
8. Stiff Upper Lip (2:53) - 07.1959
9. Boy Wanted (3:37) - 07.1959
10. Strike Up The Band (2:37) - 07.1959
11. Soon (2:23) - 01.1959
12. I've Got A Crush On You (3:31) - 01.1959
13. Bidin' My Time (2:44) - 01.1959
14. Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did? (3:31) - 07.1959
15. Of Thee I Sing (Baby) (3:10) - 03.1959
16. "The Half Of It Dearie" Blues (3:49) - 07.1959
17. I Was Doing All Right (3:29) - 03.1959
18. He Loves And She Loves (2:46) - 01.1959

Disc 12 (73:49)
1. Love Is Sweeping The Country (3:27) - 07.1959
2. Treat Me Rough (2:57) - 07.1959
3. Our Love Is Here To Stay (3:57) - 01.1959
4. Slap That Bass (3.27) - 01.1959
5. Isn't It A Pity? (3:27) - 07.1959
6. Shall We Dance? (3:10) - 07.1959
7. Love Walked In (3:55) - 01.1959
8. You've Got What Gets Me (2:16) - 01.1959
9. They Can't Take That Away From Me (3:11) - 01.1959
10. Embraceable You (4:54) - 01.1959
11. I Can't Be Bothered Now (2:51) - 03.1959
12. Boy! What Love Has Done To Me! (3:51) - 07.1959
13. Fascinating Rhythm (3:26) - 03.1959
14. Funny Face (3:25) - 03.1959
15. Lorelei (3:24) - 07.1959
16. Oh, So Nice (3:42) - 07.1959
17. Let's Kiss And Make Up (3:52) - 03.1959
18. I Got Rhythm (3:11) - 01.1959
19. Somebody Loves Me (2:37) - 01.1959
20. Cheerful Little Earful (2:09) - 01.1959
21. Oh, Lady Be Good (alternate take-previously unissued) (4:08) - 01.1959
22. But Not For Me (original 7" single version: Verve 10180) (2:25) - 03.1959

(19,20) original LP issue: Ella Fitzgerald "Get Happy" (Verve MGV 4036)

original LP issue:
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Songbook" (Verve MG V-4046-2)

Disc 13 (51:18)
1. Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol´Me) (7:15) - 01.1961
2. Let's Fall In Love (4:05) - 01.1961
3. Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) (5:17) - 01.1961
4. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea (2:26) - 01.1961
5. My Shining Hour (4:03) - 01.1961
6. Hooray For Love (2:46) - 08.1960
7. This Time The Dream's On Me (4:40) - 01.1961
8. That Old Black Magic (4:13) - 01.1961
9. I've Got The World On A String (4:54) - 08.1960
10. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block (4:03) - 08.1960
11. Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good) (3:56) - 01.1961
12. AC-cent-tchu-ate The Positive (3:38) - 08.1960

Disc 14 (65:52)
1. When The Sun Comes Out (5:10) - 08.1960
2. Come Rain Or Come Shine (3:24) - 01.1960
3. As Long As I Live (3:48) - 08.1960
4. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe (3:31) - 01.1960
5. It's Only A Paper Moon (3:37) - 08.1960
6. The Man That Got Away (5:21) - 08.1960
7. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) (3:59) - 01.1960
8. It Was Written In The Stars (5:12) - 01.1960
9. Get Happy (3:34) - 08.1960
10. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues (5:13) - 01.1960
11. Out Of This World (2:46) - 01.1960
12. Over The Rainbow (4:21) - 01.1960
13. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead (3:20) - 08.1960
14. Sing My Heart (2:49) - 08.1960
15. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block (alternate take-previously unreleased) (4:07) - 08.1960
16. Sing My Heart (alternate take-previously unreleased) (5:38) - 08.1960

original LP issue:
"Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Jerome Kern Songbook " (Verve V-4060) (mono) / Verve V6-4060) (stereo) - recorded 01.1963

Disc 15 (43:02)
1. Let's Begin (3:00)
2. A Fine Romance (3:40)
3. All The Things You Are (3:20)
4. I'll Be Hard To Handle (3:52)
5. You Couldn't Be Cuter (3:17)
6. She Didn't Say "Yes" (3:24)
7. I'm Old Fashioned (3:31)
8. Remind Me (3:53)
9. The Way You Look Tonight (4:30)
10. Yesterdays (2:52)
11. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (3:56)
12. Why Was I Born? (3:45)

original LP issue:
" Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercer Songbook " (Verve V-4067-2) (mono) / Verve V6-4067-2) (stereo) - recorded 10.1964

Disc 16 (44:35)
1. Too Marvelous For Words (2:34)
2. Early Autumn (3:52)
3. Day In-Day Out (2:50)
4. Laura (from the film "Laura") (3:46)
5. This Time The Dream's On Me (2:57)
6. Skylark (3:13)
7. Single-O (3:23)
8. Something's Gotta Give (2:37)
9. Trav'lin' Light (3:51)
10. Midnight Sun (4:57)
11. Dream (When You´re Feeling Blue) (3:01)
12. I Remember You (3:41)
13. When A Woman Loves A Man (3:51)

Muzycy

Ella Fitzgerald (25.04.1917 Newport News, Virginia † 15.06.1996 Beverly Hills, California)

Produced under the personal supervision of Norman Granz
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books:
Executive Producers: Michael Lang and Richard Seidel
Supervised by Michael Lang, with assistance from Peter Pulman
Research and restoration, discography, and production assistance by Phil Schaap