Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book is a 1956 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman, focusing on the songs written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart.
| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1956 | |||
| Recorded | August 21–31, 1956 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 114:23 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |  [1] |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [2] |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | [3] |
| The Rolling Stone Album Guide | [4] |
This album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance."[5]
In 2000 it was voted number 642 in Colin Larkin's All Time Top 1000 Albums.[6]
Track listing
For the 1956 Verve 2-LP album, Verve MG V-4002-2
All lyrics are written by Lorenz Hart; all music is composed by Richard Rodgers.
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Have You Met Miss Jones?" | 3:41 |
| 2. | "You Took Advantage of Me" | 3:27 |
| 3. | "A Ship Without a Sail" | 4:07 |
| 4. | "To Keep My Love Alive" | 3:34 |
| 5. | "Dancing on the Ceiling" | 4:06 |
| 6. | "The Lady Is a Tramp" | 3:21 |
| 7. | "With a Song in My Heart" | 2:44 |
| 8. | "Manhattan" | 2:48 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Johnny One Note" | 2:12 |
| 2. | "I Wish I Were in Love Again" | 2:36 |
| 3. | "Spring Is Here" | 3:38 |
| 4. | "It Never Entered My Mind" | 4:06 |
| 5. | "This Can't Be Love" | 2:54 |
| 6. | "Thou Swell" | 2:03 |
| 7. | "My Romance" | 3:42 |
| 8. | "Where or When" | 2:46 |
| 9. | "Little Girl Blue" | 3:53 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Give It Back to the Indians" | 3:10 |
| 2. | "Ten Cents a Dance" | 4:06 |
| 3. | "There's a Small Hotel" | 2:48 |
| 4. | "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" | 3:46 |
| 5. | "Ev'rything I've Got" | 3:21 |
| 6. | "I Could Write a Book" | 3:38 |
| 7. | "The Blue Room" | 2:29 |
| 8. | "My Funny Valentine" | 3:52 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" | 7:01 |
| 2. | "Mountain Greenery" | 2:13 |
| 3. | "Wait Till You See Him" | 1:30 |
| 4. | "Lover" | 3:16 |
| 5. | "Isn't It Romantic?" | 3:00 |
| 6. | "Here in My Arms" | 1:52 |
| 7. | "Blue Moon" | 3:11 |
| 8. | "My Heart Stood Still" | 3:02 |
| 9. | "I've Got Five Dollars" | 2:39 |
| No. | Title | Length |
|---|---|---|
| 35. | "Lover" (Alternative mono take) | 3:15 |
In 2012, Verve also released an audiophile downloadable version of the LP in up to 192 kHz/24 bit lossless FLAC quality.
Personnel
- Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
- Buddy Bregman - Arranger, Conductor.
Liner notes by Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II, William Simon and Norman Granz.
References
- "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book Review". AllMusic. Retrieved October 19, 2014.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). The Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 490. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- The Rolling Stone Album Guide. Random House. 1992. p. 245.
- "GRAMMY Hall Of Fame". grammy.com. Archived from the original on June 26, 2019. Retrieved July 13, 2019.
- Colin Larkin (2000). All Time Top 1000 Albums (3rd ed.). Virgin Books. p. 211. ISBN 0-7535-0493-6.
