Compil. GB 1994 on Charly Records label
Jazz
On disc: Licensed from Charly International Aps Courtesy of Charly Holdings Inc. This compilation (P) 1993 Piltz UK Ltd. Country of origin UK Made in the EEC On back cover: Licensed from Charly International Aps. - Courtesy of Charly Holdings Inc. This compilation (P) 1994 Piltz UK Ltd. - Country of origin UK - Made in the EEC All recorded in New York City: 1936 tracks 1 to 6 1937 tracks 7 to 9 1938 tracks 10 to 16 1939 tracks 17, 18
Ella Fitzgerald voc, 1917-1996 US vocals, album by | |
Edgar Sampson ts, 1907-1973 US alto saxophone, arranged by | |
Hilton Jefferson sax, as, 1903-1968 US alto saxophone | |
Louis Jordan voc, as, 1908-1975 US alto saxophone, vocals | |
Pete Clark as, bs, cl, US alto saxophone, clarinet | |
Teddy McRae ts, sax, 1908-1999 US baritone saxophone, clarinet, tenor saxophone | |
Chauncey Haughton cl, sax, as, 1909-1989 US clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Garvin Bushell cl, sax, as, 1902-1991 US clarinet, alto saxophone | |
Beverly Peer b, 1912-1997 US double bass, string bass | |
Bill Thomas b, double bass, string bass | |
Chick Webb dr, 1905-1939 US drums, leader, written by | |
Bobby Johnson g, 1912-1997 US guitar | |
John Trueheart g, 1900-1949 US guitar | |
Don Kirkpatrick p, US piano | |
Tommy Fulford p, 1912-1956 US piano | |
Wayman Carver ts, sax, fl, 1905-1967 US tenor saxophone, flute | |
Claude Jones tb, 1901-1962 US trombone | |
George Matthews tb, 1912-1982 US trombone | |
Nat Story tb, 1904-1968 US trombone | |
Sandy Williams tb, 1906-1991 US trombone | |
Bobby Stark tr, 1906-1945 US trumpet | |
Mario Bauzá sax, tr, 1911-1993 US trumpet | |
Taft Jordan tr, 1915-1981 US trumpet, vocals | |
Chick Webb And His Orchestra , US performer on track | |
Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight , 1936-1939 US performer on track | |
Charlie Dixon bj, 1898-1940 US arranged by |
Redferns photography by |
William P. Gottlieb photography by |
No | Title | Artist | Composer | Duration |
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1 | Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Hoagy Carmichael, Stanley Adams | 2:35 |
2 | (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Sam Coslow | 2:57 |
3 | My Last Affair | Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight | Haven Johnson | 2:40 |
4 | Organ Grinder's Swing | Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight | Irving Mills, Mitchell Parish, Will Hudson | 2:53 |
5 | Shine | Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight | Cecil Mack, Charles "Bud" Dant, Lew Brown | 2:55 |
6 | Darktown Strutters' Ball | Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight | Shelton Brooks | 3:08 |
7 | If You Ever Should Leave | Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | 3:13 |
8 | I Want To Be Happy | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach, Vincent Youmans | 4:31 |
9 | Hallelujah ! | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Clifford Grey, Leo Robin, Vincent Youmans | 4:03 |
10 | I'm Just A Jitterbug | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Jerry Livingston, Mack David | 3:19 |
11 | This Time It's Real | Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight | Buddy Bernier, Robert D. Emmerich, Walter Shivers | 3:09 |
12 | Saving Myself For You | Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight | Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin | 2:50 |
13 | MacPherson Is Rehearsin' (To Swing) | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Marion Sunshine | 3:09 |
14 | Wacky Dust | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Oscar Levant, Stanley Adams | 3:05 |
15 | Strictly From Dixie | Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight | Chick Webb, James Cavanaugh, Pierce Brooks | 2:50 |
16 | It's Foxy | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Chick Webb, Walter Bishop, Sr. | 3:03 |
17 | 'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That Cha Do It) | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | James Oliver Young, Sy Oliver | 3:03 |
18 | My Heart Belongs To Daddy | Chick Webb And His Orchestra | Cole Porter | 3:08 |