Ella Fitzgerald - First Lady Of Song

1

Perdido (Live At Carnegie Hall/1949)

08:34

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Trumpet: Roy Eldridge - Trombone: Tommy Turk - Saxophone: Flip Phillips - Saxophone: Lester Young - Piano: Hank Jones - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drums: Buddy Rich - Composer/Author: Juan Tizol

2

Lullaby Of Birdland (Live From Hartford/1954)

02:23

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Piano: Raymond Tunia - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Drums: J.C. Heard - Composer/Author: George Shearing

3

Too Young For The Blues (Alternate Single Version)

03:13

Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Bregman Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Buddy Bregman Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra - Composer/Author: Charles Meyer - Composer/Author: James B Jones

4

Too Darn Hot

03:46

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Engineer: Alan Emig - Recording Arranger: Buddy Bregman - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Composer/Author: Cole Porter

5

Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today)

03:00

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Engineer: Alan Emig - Recording Arranger: Buddy Bregman - Conductor: Buddy Bregman - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Composer/Author: Cole Porter

6

April In Paris

04:43

Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie And His Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Orchestra: Count Basie And His Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer: E.Y. Harburg

7

Undecided (Live From The Hollywood Bowl/1956)

03:38

Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Crummy Young, Edmond Hall, Billy Kyle, Dale Jones, Barrett Deems

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Louis Armstrong - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Featuring: Crummy Young - Trumpet: Louis Armstrong - Featuring: Edmond Hall - Featuring: Billy Kyle - Featuring: Dale Jones - Featuring: Barrett Deems - Composer/Author: Sid Robin

8

Can't We Be Friends?

03:45

Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Louis Armstrong - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drums: Buddy Rich - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Composer/Author: Kay Swift - Composer/Author: Paul James

9

Bewitched, Bothered, And Bewildered

07:01

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Piano: Paul Smith - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Double Bass: Joe Mondragon - Drums: Alvin Stoller - Orchestra: Buddy Bregman Orchestra - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Recording Arranger: Buddy Bregman - Conductor: Buddy Bregman - Composer/Author: Richard Rodgers

10

Just A-Sittin' And A-Rockin'

03:32

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Duke Ellington

11

I'm Just A Lucky So And So

04:13

Ella Fitzgerald, The Duke Ellington Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Orchestra: The Duke Ellington Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer: Duke Ellington

12

Airmail Special (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)

04:34

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Benny Goodman - Composer/Author: Charles B. Christian - Composer/Author: Charlie Christian - Composer/Author: James Mundy - Composer/Author: Jim Mundy

13

A-Tisket, A-Tasket

02:20

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Orchestra: The Frank DeVol Orchestra - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Composer/Author: Van Alexander

14

Baby Don't You Go Away Mad

02:34

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin

15

Angel Eyes

03:20

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Guitar: Barney Kessel - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Piano: Paul Smith - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Composer/Author: Earl K. Brent

16

I Won't Dance

04:43

Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Trumpet: Louis Armstrong - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Double Bass: Ray Brown - Drums: Louie Bellson - Composer/Author: Jimmy McHugh

17

Summertime

05:00

Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Louis Armstrong - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Recording Arranger: Russell Garcia - Conductor: Russell Garcia

18

Oh, Lady Be Good (Live From Shrine Auditorium/1957)

04:24

Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson Trio

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Featuring: Oscar Peterson Trio - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Piano: Oscar Peterson - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Upright Bass: Ray Brown - Drums: Jo Jones - Composer/Author: George Gershwin

19

More Than You Know (Album Version)

03:14

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Conductor: Frank DeVol - Tenor Saxophone: Stan Getz - Composer/Author: Billy Rose - Composer/Author: Edward Eliscu - Composer/Author: Vincent Youmans

20

Lush Life

03:38

Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Featuring: Oscar Peterson - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Billy Strayhorn

21

Blue Skies

03:43

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Recording Arranger: Paul Weston - Orchestra: Paul Weston & His Orchestra - Composer/Author: Irving Berlin

22

Swingin' Shepherd Blues (Alternate Take)

02:50

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Conductor: Paul Weston - Orchestra: Paul Weston & His Orchestra - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Composer/Author: Kenny Jacobson - Composer/Author: Moe Koffman - Composer/Author: Rhoda Roberts

23

These Foolish Things (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)

03:28

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Piano: Lou Levy - Bass Guitar: Max Bennett - Drums: Gus Johnson - Composer/Author: Eric Maschwitz - Composer/Author: Jack Strachey

24

Travelin' Light (Single Version)

03:10

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Composer/Author: James Oliver "Trummy" Young - Composer/Author: Jimmy Mundy - Composer/Author: Johnny Mercer

25

You're An Old Smoothie

02:45

Ella Fitzgerald, Marty Paich's Dek-tette

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Marty Paich's Dek-tette - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Buddy DeSylva - Composer/Author: Nacio Herb Brown - Composer: Richard A. Whiting

26

Makin' Whoopee

03:41

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Arranger: Frank DeVol - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Conductor: Frank DeVol - Trumpet: Harry "Sweets" Edison - Composer/Author: Walter Donaldson

27

How Long Has This Been Going On?

03:44

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Recording Arranger: Nelson Riddle - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Conductor: Nelson Riddle - Composer: George Gershwin

28

Detour Ahead

03:17

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Herb Ellis - Composer/Author: John Van Frigo - Composer/Author: Lou Carter - Composer/Author: Louis Carter

29

Mack The Knife (Live At The Deutschlandhalle, Berlin/1960)

04:49

Ella Fitzgerald, The Paul Smith Quartet

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Featuring: The Paul Smith Quartet - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Ensemble: The Paul Smith Quartet - Piano: Paul Smith - Guitar: Jim Hall - Double Bass: Wilfred Middlebrooks - Drums: Gus Johnson - Composer/Author: Bertolt Brecht

30

How High The Moon (Live At The Deutschlandhalle, Berlin/1960)

06:58

Ella Fitzgerald, The Paul Smith Quartet

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Featuring: The Paul Smith Quartet - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Piano: Paul Smith - Guitar: Jim Hall - Double Bass: Wilfred Middlebrooks - Drums: Gus Johnson - Composer/Author: Nancy Hamilton

31

Black Coffee (Album Version)

03:27

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Piano: Paul Smith - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Composer/Author: Joseph Francis Burke - Composer/Author: Paul Francis Webster - Composer/Author: Sonny Burke

32

Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! (Album Version)

02:42

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Arranger: Frank DeVol - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer: Jule Styne

33

Get Happy

03:29

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Arranger: Billy May - Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Harold Arlen - Composer/Author: Ted Koehler

34

Heart & Soul

03:34

Ella Fitzgerald, Billy May & His Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Orchestra: Billy May & His Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Frank Loesser - Composer/Author: Hoagy Carmichael

35

(You'll Have To Swing It) Mr. Paganini (Live At The Crescendo/1961)

04:03

Ella Fitzgerald

Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Piano: Lou Levy - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Double Bass: Wilfred Middlebrooks - Drums: Gus Johnson - Producer: Norman Granz - Mastering Engineer: Seth Foster - Composer/Author: Sam Coslow

36

A Night In Tunisia

04:10

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Piano: Lou Levy - Drums: Stan Levy - Guitar: Herb Ellis - Upright Bass: Joe Mondragon - Composer/Author: Dizzy Gillespie

37

I Can't Get Started

03:29

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Orchestra: Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - Composer/Author: Ira Gershwin

38

Don't Be That Way

03:46

Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Featuring: Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Benny Goodman - Composer/Author: Edgar Sampson - Composer/Author: Mitchell Parish

39

After You've Gone

04:08

Ella Fitzgerald

Recording Arranger: Bill Doggett - Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Conductor: Bill Doggett - Double Bass: Lucille Dixon - Drums: Gus Johnson - Guitar: Mundell Lowe - Organ: Bill Doggett - Piano: Hank Jones - Saxophone: Jerry Dodgion - Trombone: Britt Woodman - Trombone: Kai Winding - Trombone: Melba Liston - Trumpet: Ernie Royal - Trumpet: Joe Wilder - Trumpet: Ray Copeland - Trumpet: Taft Jordan - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Producer: Norman Granz - Composer/Author: Henry Creamer

40

Hernando's Hideaway

03:17

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Conductor: Marty Paich - Composer/Author: Jerry Ross - Composer/Author: Richard Adler

41

A Fine Romance

03:35

Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Featuring: Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Recording Arranger: Nelson Riddle - Vocals: Ella Fitzgerald - Conductor: Nelson Riddle - Orchestra: Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - Composer/Author: Dorothy Fields

42

'Deed I Do

02:40

Ella Fitzgerald, Count Basie

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Orchestra: Count Basie - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Fred Rose - Composer/Author: Walter Hirsch

43

Hear Me Talking To Ya

03:01

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Louis Armstrong

44

Can't Buy Me Love

02:36

Ella Fitzgerald, Johnny Spence Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Orchestra: Johnny Spence Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: John Lennon - Composer/Author: Paul McCartney

45

Day In, Day Out (Live At Cote d'Azur, France / 1964)

02:54

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Trumpet: Roy Eldridge - Piano: Tommy Flanagan - Double Bass: Bill Yancey - Drums: Gus Johnson - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Johnny Mercer

46

Something's Gotta Give

02:30

Ella Fitzgerald, Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Orchestra: Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Recording Arranger: Nelson Riddle - Composer/Author: Johnny Mercer

47

Here's That Rainy Day (Live (1965/Hamburg))

03:20

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Jimmy van Heusen

48

Something To Live For

03:34

Ella Fitzgerald, Duke Ellington & His Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Billy Strayhorn

49

You've Changed (Album Version)

03:17

Ella Fitzgerald, The Marty Paich Orchestra

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Orchestra: The Marty Paich Orchestra - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Composer/Author: Bill Carey - Composer/Author: Carl Fischer

50

Jazz Samba (Live At The Cote d'Azur/1966)

05:48

Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Producer: Norman Granz - Recording Engineer: Val Valentin - Piano: Jimmy Jones - Drums: Grady Tate - Bass Guitar: Jim Hughart - Composer/Author: Antonio Carlos Jobim

51

It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Live At Cote D'Azur / 1966)

07:14

Duke Ellington & His Orchestra, Ella Fitzgerald

Artist: Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Producer: Norman Granz - Artist: Ella Fitzgerald - Composer: Duke Ellington