Ella Fitzgerald sings the Duke Ellington song book.

Author/creator Fitzgerald, Ella vocalist.
Format Audio (CD)
Publication InfoNew York, N.Y. : Verve, ℗1988.
Description3 audio discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
Subjects

Other author/creatorEllington, Duke, 1899-1974 instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorWebster, Ben, 1909-1973 instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorSmith, Stuff instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorSmith, Paul, 1922-2013 instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorPeterson, Oscar, 1925-2007 instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorKessel, Barney instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorEllis, Herb instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorMondragon, Joe, instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorBrown, Ray, 1926-2002 instrumentalist.
Other author/creatorStoller, Alvin instrumentalist.
Included WorkEllington, Duke, 1899-1974. Songs. Selections.
Other author/creatorDuke Ellington Orchestra, performer.
Contents Rockin' in rhythm (5:17) -- Drop me off in Harlem (3:48) -- Day dream (3:56) -- Caravan (3:51) -- Take the "A" train (6:37) -- I ain't got nothing but the blues (4:39) -- Clementine (2:37) -- I didn't know about you (4:10) -- I'm beginning to see the light (3:24) -- Lost in meditation (3:24) -- Perdido (6:10) -- Cottontail (3:23) -- Do nothing till you hear from me (7:38) --
Contents (cont.): Just a sittin' and a rockin' (3:30) -- Solitude (2:04) --Rocks in my bed (3:54) -- Satin doll (3:26) -- Sophisticated lady (5:18) --Just squeeze me (4:13) -- It don't mean a thing (4:12) -- Azure (2:18) -- I let a song go out of my heart (4:08) -- In a sentimental mood (2:44) -- Don't get around much anymore (4:59) -- Prelude to a kiss (5:26) -- Mood indigo (3:24) --In a mellow tone (5:07) -- Love you madly (4:37) -- Lush life (3:37) -- Squatty roo (3:38) -- I'm just a lucky so and so (4:12) -- All too soon (4:22) -- Everything but you (2:53) -- I got it bad and that ain't good (6:11) -- Bli-blip (3:01) -- Chelsea bridge (3:20) -- Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald (16:10) --The E and D blues (4:48).
Local noteJOYNER MUSIC LIBRARY ITEM MISSING DISC 2.
General noteVerve: 837 035-2 (837 036-2--837 038-2)
General noteJazz vocals; principally by Duke Ellington.
General noteCompact discs; digitally remastered.
General notePreviously released as analog discs.
General noteBiographical and program notes by Norman Granz and Leonard Feather (30 p. : ill.) inserted in container.
Performer Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; in part with Duke Ellington and His Orchestra ; in part with jazz ensemble including (in various combinations): Ben Webster, tenor saxophone ; Stuff Smith, violin ; Paul Smith, Oscar Peterson, piano ; Barney Kessel, Herb Ellis, guitar ; Joe Mondragon, Ray Brown, bass ; Alvin Stoller, drums.
Date/time/place of a event noteRecorded, variously, in New York City and Los Angeles, between June 25 and Oct. 17, 1957.
Other titleRockin' in rhythm (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleDrop me off in Harlem (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleDay dream (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleCaravan (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleTake the "A" train (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleI ain't got nothing but the blues (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleClementine (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleI didn't know about you (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleI'm beginning to see the light (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleLost in meditation (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titlePerdido (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleCottontail (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleDo nothing till you hear from me (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleJust a sittin' and a rockin' (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleSolitude (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleRocks in my bed (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleSatin doll (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleSophisticated lady (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleJust squeeze me (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleIt don't mean a thing (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleI let a song go out of my heart (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleIn a sentimental mood (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleDon't get around much anymore (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titlePrelude to a kiss (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleMood indigo (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleIn a mellow tone (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleLove you madly (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleLush life (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleSquatty roo (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleI'm just a lucky so and so (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleAll too soon (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleEverything but you (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleI got it bad and that ain't good (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleBli-blip (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleChelsea Bridge (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titlePortait of Ella Fitzgerald (E. Fitzgerald)
Other titleE and D blues (E. Fitzgerald)
UPC 422-837035-2
Publisher number837 035-2 Verve
Publisher number837 036-2 Verve
Publisher number837 037-2 Verve
Publisher number837 038-2 Verve

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