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Track List
01) I'll Chase the Blues Away
02) Love and Kisses
03) Rhythm and Romance
04) Under the Spell of the Blues
05) When I Get Low I Get High
06) Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
07) A Little Bit Later On
08) Love, You're Just a Laugh
09) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)
10) Vote for Mr. Rhythm
11) My Last Affair
12) Organ Grinder's Swing
13) Shine
14) Darktown Strutters' Ball
15) Take Another Guess
16) You Showed Me the Way
17) Cryin' Mood
18) If You Ever Should Leave
19) Everyone's Wrong but Me
20) Just a Simple Melody
21) I Got a Guy
Cd 2
01) Rock It for Me
02) I Want to Be Happy
03) The Dipsy Doodle
04) If Dreams Come True
05) Hallelujah
06) Bei mir bist Du schön
07) It's My Turn Now
08) It's Wonderful
09) I Was Doing All Right
10) A-Tisket, A-Tasket
11) Heart of Mine
12) I'm Just a Jitterbug
13) You Can't Be Mine (and Someone Else's Too)
14) If You Only Knew
15) Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil
16) McPherson Is Rehearsin' (To Swing)
17) Everybody Step
18) Wacky Dust
19) Strictly From Dixie
20) F.D.R. Jones
21) It's Foxy
22) I Found My Yellow Basket
01) I'll Chase the Blues Away
02) Love and Kisses
03) Rhythm and Romance
04) Under the Spell of the Blues
05) When I Get Low I Get High
06) Sing Me a Swing Song (and Let Me Dance)
07) A Little Bit Later On
08) Love, You're Just a Laugh
09) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)
10) Vote for Mr. Rhythm
11) My Last Affair
12) Organ Grinder's Swing
13) Shine
14) Darktown Strutters' Ball
15) Take Another Guess
16) You Showed Me the Way
17) Cryin' Mood
18) If You Ever Should Leave
19) Everyone's Wrong but Me
20) Just a Simple Melody
21) I Got a Guy
Cd 2
01) Rock It for Me
02) I Want to Be Happy
03) The Dipsy Doodle
04) If Dreams Come True
05) Hallelujah
06) Bei mir bist Du schön
07) It's My Turn Now
08) It's Wonderful
09) I Was Doing All Right
10) A-Tisket, A-Tasket
11) Heart of Mine
12) I'm Just a Jitterbug
13) You Can't Be Mine (and Someone Else's Too)
14) If You Only Knew
15) Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil
16) McPherson Is Rehearsin' (To Swing)
17) Everybody Step
18) Wacky Dust
19) Strictly From Dixie
20) F.D.R. Jones
21) It's Foxy
22) I Found My Yellow Basket
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First Released
1992
Pop
Happy
Jazz
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This 2-CD compilation chronicles the original Decca recordings Ella Fitzgerald cut during her tenure with the Chick Webb Orchestra. The diminutive Chick Webb was a legendary drummer during the swing era who discovered the young Ella Fitzgerald. The Chick Webb Orchestra includes: Chick Webb (drums, percussion); Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Louis Jordan, Edgar Sampson, Hilton Jefferson (alto saxophone); Wayman Carver (tenor saxophone, flute); Elmer Williams (tenor saxophone); Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, Taft Jordan (trumpet); Sandy Williams, Claude Jones (trombone); Pete Clark (clarinet, alto saxophone); Joe Steele (piano); John Trueheart (banjo, guitar); Beverley Peer, John Kirby (bass). Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Teddy McRae (tenor & baritone saxophones); Taft Jordan (trumpet); Sandy Williams (trombone); Pete Clark (clarinet); Tommy Fulford (piano); John Trueheart (guitar); Beverly Peer (bass); Chick Webb (drums). Listeners used to Ella Fitzgerald's later work may be surprised by this two-disc collection of her first recordings, made in the mid-to-late '30s with the good-timey Chick Webb Orchestra. For one thing, it's pure swing in the Benny Goodman/Woody Herman tradition, with little of the blues influence of her later, more ballad-heavy work. Bouncy tunes like the sly "When I Get Low I Get High" and the novelty "Mr. Paganini," along with offbeat selections like "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," predominate, lending these two discs the giddy spirit that's the hallmark of the best swing music. What's even more surprising is Fitzgerald's voice. Whether due to her tender age (she was about 17 when she started singing with Webb) or the style of the times, Fitzgerald often sings in a high, breathy, girlish voice that's very much unlike her later honeyed tone. This may take some getting used to, but it's worth it. Fine material. Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals). Recording information: New York, NY (06/12/1935-10/06/1938). JazzTimes (3/93, p.66) - "...[a] joyous spirit permeates this collection of Fitzgerald's earliest work...she sings with a tonal beauty and rhythmic sureness that is irresistible...the singer, the bandleader and the musicians are all clearly on the same wavelength...the sound quality is generally excellent..."
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This 2-CD compilation chronicles the original Decca recordings Ella Fitzgerald cut during her tenure with the Chick Webb Orchestra. The diminutive Chick Webb was a legendary drummer during the swing era who discovered the young Ella Fitzgerald. The Chick Webb Orchestra includes: Chick Webb (drums, percussion); Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Louis Jordan, Edgar Sampson, Hilton Jefferson (alto saxophone); Wayman Carver (tenor saxophone, flute); Elmer Williams (tenor saxophone); Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, Taft Jordan (trumpet); Sandy Williams, Claude Jones (trombone); Pete Clark (clarinet, alto saxophone); Joe Steele (piano); John Trueheart (banjo, guitar); Beverley Peer, John Kirby (bass). Ella Fitzgerald And Her Savoy Eight: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Teddy McRae (tenor & baritone saxophones); Taft Jordan (trumpet); Sandy Williams (trombone); Pete Clark (clarinet); Tommy Fulford (piano); John Trueheart (guitar); Beverly Peer (bass); Chick Webb (drums). Listeners used to Ella Fitzgerald's later work may be surprised by this two-disc collection of her first recordings, made in the mid-to-late '30s with the good-timey Chick Webb Orchestra. For one thing, it's pure swing in the Benny Goodman/Woody Herman tradition, with little of the blues influence of her later, more ballad-heavy work. Bouncy tunes like the sly "When I Get Low I Get High" and the novelty "Mr. Paganini," along with offbeat selections like "Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen," predominate, lending these two discs the giddy spirit that's the hallmark of the best swing music. What's even more surprising is Fitzgerald's voice. Whether due to her tender age (she was about 17 when she started singing with Webb) or the style of the times, Fitzgerald often sings in a high, breathy, girlish voice that's very much unlike her later honeyed tone. This may take some getting used to, but it's worth it. Fine material. Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals). Recording information: New York, NY (06/12/1935-10/06/1938). JazzTimes (3/93, p.66) - "...[a] joyous spirit permeates this collection of Fitzgerald's earliest work...she sings with a tonal beauty and rhythmic sureness that is irresistible...the singer, the bandleader and the musicians are all clearly on the same wavelength...the sound quality is generally excellent..."
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