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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book is a 1957 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by Duke Ellington and his orchestra, focusing on Ellington's songs.

Track listing
For the 1957 Verve 4-LP set: Verve MGV 4010-4 Disc one • "Rockin' in Rhythm" (Harry Carney, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 5:17 • "Drop Me Off in Harlem" (Nick Kenny) – 3:48 • "Day Dream" (John La Touche, Billy Strayhorn) – 3:56 • "Caravan" (Ellington, Mills, Juan Tizol) – 3:51 • "Take the "A" Train" (Strayhorn) – 6:37 • "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" (Ellington, Don George) – 4:39 • "Clementine" (Strayhorn) – 2:37 • "I Didn't Know About You" (Bob Russell) – 4:10 • "I'm Beginning to See the Light" (Ellington, George, Johnny Hodges, Harry James) – 3:24 • "Lost in Meditation" (Mills, Lou Singer, Tizol) – 3:24 • "Perdido" (Ervin Drake, H.J. Lengsfelder, Tizol) – 6:10 • "Cotton Tail" (Duke Ellington) – 3:23 • "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" (Russell) – 7:38 • "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" (Lee Gaines, Strayhorn) – 3:30 • "(In My) Solitude" (Eddie DeLange, Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 2:04 • "Rocks in My Bed" – 3:56 • "Satin Doll" (Johnny Mercer, Strayhorn) – 3:26 • "Sophisticated Lady" (Mitchell Parish) – 5:18 Disc two • "Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don't Tease Me)" (Gaines) – 4:13 • "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Ellington, Mills) – 4:12 • "Azure" (Mills) – 2:18 • "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" (Mills, Henry Nemo, John Redmond) – 4:08 • "In a Sentimental Mood" (Manny Kurtz, Mills) – 2:44 • "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" (Russell) – 4:59 • "Prelude to a Kiss" (Irving Gordon, Mills) – 5:26 • "Mood Indigo" (Barney Bigard, Mills) – 3:24 • "In a Mellow Tone" (Milt Gabler) – 5:07 • "Love You Madly" – 4:37 • "Lush Life" (Strayhorn) – 3:37 • "Squatty Roo" (Hodges) – 3:38 • "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" (Mack David) – 4:12 • "All Too Soon" (Carl Sigman) – 4:22 • "Everything But You" (George, James) – 2:53 • "I Got it Bad (And That Ain't Good)" (Paul Francis Webster) – 6:11 • "Bli Blip" (Sid Kuller) – 3:01 Disc three • "Chelsea Bridge" (Strayhorn) – 3:20 • "Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald" (Strayhorn) – 16:10 • First Movement: "Royal Ancestry" • Second Movement: "All Heart" • Third Movement: "Beyond Category" • Fourth Movement: "Total Jazz" • "The E and D Blues" (E for Ella, D for Duke) (Strayhorn) – 4:48 Bonus Tracks; Issued on the Verve 1999 3CD re-issue, Verve 314 559 248-2 • "Chelsea Bridge – rehearsal" – 4:03 • "Chelsea Bridge – rehearsal" – 3:37 • "Chelsea Bridge – rehearsal" – 3:59 • "Chelsea Bridge – rehearsal" – 3:20 • "Chelsea Bridge – rehearsal" – 1:38 • "Chelsea Bridge – rehearsal" – 1:20 • "Chelsea Bridge – rehearsal" – 5:35 • "Chelsea Bridge – rehearsal" – 3:39 • "All Heart – rehearsal" – 3:54 • "All Heart – alternative take I" – 3:33 • "All Heart – alternative take II" – 3:22 • "All Heart – alternative take III" – 3:25 Recorded June 15–October 27, 1957, Hollywood, Los Angeles, California. ==Personnel==
Personnel
Ella FitzgeraldvocalsWilliam "Cat" Anderson, Clark Terry, Willie Cook – trumpet • Dizzy Gillespie – trumpet on "Take the "A" Train" • Frank Fostertenor saxophonePaul Gonsalves, Ben Webster – saxophone • Johnny Hodgesalto saxophoneRussell Procopeclarinet, alto saxophone • Jimmy Hamilton – clarinet, tenor saxophone • Harry Carney – clarinet, bass clarinet • John Sanders, Britt Woodman, Quentin JacksontromboneRay Nance – trumpet, violinStuff Smith – violin • Oscar Peterson, Paul SmithpianoRay Brown, Joe Mondragon, Jimmy Woodedouble bassBarney Kesselguitar (disc 1: 12-18, disc 2: 1-7, duo with Ella in "Solitude", "Azure", "In a Sentimental Mood") • Herb Ellis - guitar (disc 2: 8-12) • Sam Woodyard, Alvin StollerdrumsBilly Strayhorn – piano, narrator • Duke Ellington – piano, narrator, arranger, conductor ==References==
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