Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; Lou Levy, piano (discs 1-3) ; Herb Ellis, guitar (discs 1-3) ; Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass (discs 1-4) ; Gus Johnson, drums (discs 1-3) ; Paul Smith, piano (disc 4) ; Stan Levey, drums (disc 4). Recorded May 11-21, 1961 (discs 1-3) and June 29-30, 1962 (disc 4). Most tracks in stereo.; some tracks in mono. Compact discs. Program notes ([38] p. : ill. (some col.) facsims. ; 19 cm.) bound into container.
Contents:
CD1. Introduction (0:28) ; Lover come back to me / Sigmund Romberg ; Oscar Hammerstein II (1:55) ; Too close for comfort / Jerry Bock ; Lawrence Holofcener ; George Weiss (2:39) ; Little white lies / Walter Donaldson (3:01) ; On the sunny side of the street / Jimmy McHugh ; Dorothy Fields (2:49) ; Ac-cent-tchu-ate the positive / Harold Arlen ; Johnny Mercer (2:53) ; Baby, won't you please come home / Charles Warfield ; Clarence Williams (3:48) ; I found a new baby / Jack Palmer ; Spencer Williams (2:28) ; On a slow boat to China / Frank Loesser (2:25) ; My heart belongs to Daddy / Cole Porter (3:15) ; Perdido / Ervin Drake ; Juan Tizol ; H.J. Lengsfelder (6:52) ; I've got a crush on you / George Gershwin ; Ira Gershwin (2:23) ; But not for me / George Gershwin ; Ira Gershwin (2:10) ; You brought a new kind of love to me / Sammy Fain ; Irving Kahal ; Peter Norman (3:03) ; Across the alley from the Alamo / Joe Greene (2:00) ; I'm glad there is you / Jimmy Dorsey ; Paul Mertz (3:15) ; 'Round midnight / Thelonious Monk ; Cootie Williams ; Bernie Hanighen (3:37) ; Take the "A" train / Billy Strayhorn (6:47) ; Mr. Paganini / Sam Coslow (3:57) -- CD2. Nice work if you can get it / George Gershwin ; Ira Gershwin (2:29) ; I can't get started / Vernon Duke ; Ira Gershwin (3:31) ; Give me the simple life / Harry Ruby ; Rube Bloom (1:53) ; Caravan / Duke Ellington ; Juan Tizol ; Irving Mills (2:05) ; One for my baby / Harold Arlen ; Johnny Mercer (4:18) ; Lorelei / George Gershwin ; Ira Gershwin (3:16) ; A-tisket, a-tasket / Van Alexander ; Ella Fitzgerald (1:54) ; Witchcraft / Cy Coleman ; Carolyn Leigh (3:16) ; Gone with the wind / Herbert Madgison ; Alie Wrubel (2:31) ; Happiness is just a thing called Joe / Harold Arlen ; E.Y. "Yip" Harburg (3:45) ; It's de-lovely / Cole Porter (2:15) ; The lady is a tramp / Richard Rodgers ; Lorenz Hart (2:41) ; That old black magic / Harold Arlen ; Johnny Mercer (3:33) ; Lullaby of Birdland / George Shearing ; George Weiss (2:10) ; Ella introduces the band (0:37) ; Imagination / Johnny Burke ; James Van Heusen (2:41) ; Blue moon / Richard Rodgers ; Lorenz Hart (3:09) ; Joe Williams' blues / Ella Fitgerald (7:21) -- CD3. The lady's in love with you / Burton Lane ; Frank Loesser (1:39) ; Love is here to stay / George Gershwin ; Ira Gershwin (3:34) ; Come rain or come shine / Harold Arlen ; Johnny Mercer (3:36) ; Anything goes / Cole Porter (2:27) ; This could be the start of something big / Steve Allen (2:25) ; Candy / Mack David ; Alex C. Kramer ; Joan Whitney (5:07) ; Little girl blue / Richard Rodgers ; Lorenz Hart (3:49) ; You're driving me crazy / Walter Donaldson (3:30) ; It's all right with me / Cole Porter (2:33) ; Just squeeze me (but please don't tease me) / Duke Ellington ; Lee Gaines (2:49) ; 'S wonderful / George Gershwin ; Ira Gershwin (2:28) ; How high the moon / Morgan Lewis ; Nancy Hamilton (6:20) ; Deep purple / Peter De Rose ; Mitchell Parish (2:17) ; In the wee small hours of the morning / David Mann ; Bob Hilliard (3:33) ; Mack the Knife / Kurt Weill ; Marc Blitzstein ; Bertolt Brecht (3:53) ; Exactly like you / Jimmy McHugh ; Dorothy Fields (4:30) ; Rock it for me / Sue Werner ; Kay Werner (3:35) ; Stompin' at the Savoy / Benny Goodman ; Andy Razaf ; Edgar Sampson ; Chick Webb (6:49) ; Love for sale / Cole Porter (4:09) ; St. Louis blues / W.C. Handy (6:05) -- CD4. All of me / Gerald Marks ; Seymour Simons (3:16) ; Hard hearted Hannah / Milton Ager ; Charles Bates ; Bob Bigelow ; Jack Yellen (2:38) ; Broadway / Billy Byrd ; Teddy McRae ; Sir Henry Joseph Wood (2:46) ; My kind of boy / Leslie Bricusse (2:41) ; It had to be you / Isham Jones ; Gus Kahn (3:56) ; C'est magnifique / Cole Porter (3:28) ; How long has this been going on? / George Gershwin ; Ira Gershwin (2:49) ; When your lover has gone / Einar A. Swan (2:09) ; Taking a chance on love / Vernon Duke ; Ted Fetter ; John Latouche (2:28) ; Good morning heartache / Ervin Drake ; Dan Fisher ; Irene Higginbotham (4:25) ; Clap hands! Here comes Charlie! / Ballard McDonald ; Joseph Meyer ; Billy Rose (3:24) ; Hallelujah I love him so / Ray Charles (2:19) ; Angel eyes / Matt Dennis ; Earl K. Brent (3:25) ; Ol' man Mose / Louis Armstrong ; Zilner Randolph (3:13) ; Teach me tonight / Sammy Cahn ; Gene DePaul (3:07) ; Medley: Too darn hot/Ella's twist (1:10) ; Too darn hot / Cole Porter (2:42) ; Bewitched / Richard Rodgers ; Lorenz Hart (5:19) ; Bill Bailey / Hughie Cannon (3:40) ; Bill Bailey reprise / Hughie Cannon (3:33).
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