The Complete Decca Singles Vol. 4: 1950–1955

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

Tracklist

▶ CD 1
▶ CD 2
▼ CD 3
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Air Mail Special
bass guitar:
Ray Brown (jazz bassist)
drums (drum set):
Rudy Taylor (vocalist and songwriter)
electronic organ:
Bill Doggett
glockenspiel [bells]:
Dick Jacobs
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956)
orchestra:
The Ray Brown Trio (in 1952)
cover recording of:
Good Enough to Keep (Air Mail Special) (in 1956)
composer:
Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman (clarinetist and bandleader) and James R. Mundy
publisher:
Peter Maurice Music, PW 3 ASCAP Songs, Regent Music Corp. and Rytvoc, Inc. (ASCAP)
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers43:03
2Goody, Goody
cover recording of:
Goody Goody
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Matty Malneck
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Malneck Music, The Johnny Mercer Foundation, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019), 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) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
Ella Fitzgerald2:24
3Ding‐Dong Boogie
Ella Fitzgerald3:12
4Preview
Ella Fitzgerald3:04
5Trying
cover recording of:
Trying
lyricist and composer:
Billy Vaughn
Ella Fitzgerald2:59
6My Bonnie Lies Over the Ocean
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Bobby Orton's Teen-Aces2:16
7My Favorite Song
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1952-09-19)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1952-09-19)
drums (drum set):
Stan Kane (drummer) (on 1952-09-19)
guitar:
Hi White (on 1952-09-19)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1952-09-19)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1952-09-19)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1952-09-19)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1952-09-19)
cover recording of:
My Favorite Song (on 1952-09-19)
writer:
Morris Charlap and Jack Gold
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
8Walkin’ by the River
recorded in:
New York, United States (on 1952-09-19)
double bass:
George Duvivier (on 1952-09-19)
drums (drum set):
Stan Kane (drummer) (on 1952-09-19)
guitar:
Hi White (on 1952-09-19)
piano:
Hank Jones (piano) (on 1952-09-19)
vibraphone:
Phil Kraus (on 1952-09-19)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1952-09-19)
conductor:
Leroy Kirkland (on 1952-09-19)
cover recording of:
Walkin’ by the River
writer:
Una Mae Carlisle and Robert Sour
Ella Fitzgerald2:29
9Would You Like to Take a Walk?
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
cover recording of:
Would You Like to Take a Walk?
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong3:19
10Who 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
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong2:20
11I Can’t Lie to Myself
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Jerry Gray and His Orchestra2:56
12Don’t Wake Me Up
Ella Fitzgerald feat. Jerry Gray and His Orchestra3:03
13Careless
recording of:
Careless
writer:
Eddy Howard (vocalist and bandleader), Dick Jurgens and Lew Quadling
Ella Fitzgerald2:49
14Blue Lou
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra
cover recording of:
Blue Lou
composer:
Irving Mills and Edgar Sampson
Ella Fitzgerald2:47
15Nowhere Guy
recording of:
Nowhere Guy
writer:
Mack Gordon and Josef Myrow
Ella Fitzgerald3:08
16Angel Eyes
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (in 1956)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (from 1949 until 1954)
cover recording of:
Angel Eyes (1946 jazz standard) (in 1956)
lyricist:
Earl Brent (in 1946)
composer:
Matt Dennis (American singer, pianist, band leader) (in 1946)
publisher:
Bradshaw Music, Inc., Dorsey Bros Music Ltd. (Angel Eyes - Dennis/Brent), Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music), Onyx Music Corporation and ミュージック・セールス (Japan, subsidiary of Shinko Music Entertainment)
Ella Fitzgerald52:55
17When the Hands of the Clock Pray at Midnight
recording of:
When the Hands of the Clock Pray at Midnight
lyricist and composer:
Mann Curtis
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers2:46
18Crying in the Chapel
cover recording of:
Crying in the Chapel
lyricist and composer:
Artie Glenn (in 1953)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Morris Ltd., Hill & Range Songs, Inc. and Mijac Music
Ella Fitzgerald feat. The Ray Charles Singers3:05
19You’ll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini) (Pt. 1 & 2)
cover recording of:
You'll Have to Swing It (Mr Paganini)
writer:
Sam Coslow
Ella Fitzgerald5:11
20The Greatest There Is
Ella Fitzgerald2:15
21I Wonder What Kind of a Guy You’d Be
Ella Fitzgerald2:57
22Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who’s Got the Ding Dong?)
cover recording of:
Somebody Bad Stole de Wedding Bell (Who’s Got de Ding Dong)
lyricist:
Bob Hilliard
composer:
David Mann (American songwriter)
Ella Fitzgerald2:30
23Melancholy Me
cover recording of:
Melancholy Me
writer:
Howard Biggs and Joe Thomas (US songwriter and Jazz saxophonist)
Ella Fitzgerald2:50
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ASIN:US: B06Y4HWXQ8 [info]