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Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Reunald Jones, Taft Jordan (tp), Claude Jones, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Edgar Sampson (as), Elmer Williams (ts), Don Kirkpatrick (p), John Trueheart (g), John Kirby (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 39614-A | I'll Chase The Blues Away - 02:32 (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Ken Harrison)
Brunswick 78: 02602 - I'll Chase The Blues Away (1935) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 39617-A | Love And Kisses - 03:17 (Sonny Curtis)
Decca Records 78: 494 - Love And Kisses (1935) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Reunald Jones, Taft Jordan (tp), Claude Jones, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Edgar Sampson (as), Elmer Williams (ts), Don Kirkpatrick (p), John Trueheart (g), John Kirby (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 60054-A | Rhythm And Romance - 03:04 (J. C. Johnson, George Whiting)
Decca Records 78: 588 - Rhythm And Romance (1935) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 60056-A | I'll Chase The Blues Away - 02:44 (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Ken Harrison)
Decca Records 78: 640 - I'll Chase The Blues Away (1935) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Frank Newton (tp), Benny Morton (tb), Jerry Blake (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts), Teddy Wilson (p), John Trueheart (g), Lennie Stanfield (b), Cozy Cole (d)
| a. | B-18830-1 | My Melancholy Baby - 02:58 (George A. Norton, Ernest M. "Ernie" Burnett)
Brunswick 78: 7729 - My Melancholy Baby (1936) Columbia Records LP 10" MONO: CL 2531 - Ella, Lena & Billie (1950) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
| b. | B-18832-1 | All My Life - 03:11 (Sidney D. Mitchell, Sam H. Stept)
Brunswick 78: 7640 - All My Life (1936) Columbia Records LP 10" MONO: CL 2531 - Ella, Lena & Billie (1950) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Edgar Sampson (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Don Kirkpatrick (p), John Trueheart (g), Bill Thomas (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 61000-A | Crying My Heart Out For You - 03:04 (John Henry Hopkins, J. C. Johnson)
Decca Records 78: 785 - Crying My Heart Out For You (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
| b. | 61001-A | Under The Spell Of The Blues - 03:02 (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Ken Harrison)
Decca Records 78: 831 - Under The Spell Of The Blues / A Little Bit Later On (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| c. | 61002-A | When I Get Low I Get High - 02:27 (Marion Sunshine)
Decca Records 78: 1123 - When I Get Low I Get High / Take Another Guess (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Edgar Sampson (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Don Kirkpatrick (p), John Trueheart (g), Bill Thomas (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 61124-A | Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) - 02:58 (Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael, Stanley Adams)
Decca Records 78: 830 - Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 61125-A | A Little Bit Later On - 03:07 (Jarry Levinson, Al Nieberg)
Decca Records 78: 831 - Under The Spell Of The Blues / A Little Bit Later On (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| c. | 61126-A | Love You're Just A Laugh - 03:07 (Net Gardner, Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn)
Decca Records 78: 1114 - Love You're Just A Laugh (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| d. | 61127-A | Devoting My Time To You - 02:24 (Chick Webb, Clarence Williams)
Decca Records 78: 995 - Devoting My Time To You (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 61361-A | (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (aka Mr. Paganini) - 02:58 (Sam Coslow)
Decca Records 78: 1032 - (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It / Vote For Mr. Rhythm (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
| b. | 61361-B | (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (aka Mr. Paganini) - 02:52 (Sam Coslow)
GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| c. | 61362-A | Swingin' On The Reservation - 03:05 (Carver, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 1065 - Swingin' On The Reservation (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
| d. | 61362-B | Swingin' On The Reservation (Carver, Chick Webb)
unissued |
| e. | 61363-A | I Got The Spring Fever Blues - 03:01 (Kay Werner, Sue Werner, Bauer)
Decca Records 78: 1087 - I Got The Spring Fever Blues (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
| f. | 61364-A | Vote For Mr. Rhythm - 02:28 (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger, Al Siegel)
Decca Records 78: 1032 - (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It / Vote For Mr. Rhythm (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| g. | 61364-B | Vote For Mr. Rhythm (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger, Al Siegel)
unissued |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Ziggy Elman, Gordon Griffin, Zeke Zarchy (tp), Red Ballard, Murray McEachern (tb), Bill DePew, Hymie Schertzer (as), Vido Musso, Arthur Rollini (ts), Benny Goodman (cl, cnd), Jess Stacy (p), Allen Reus (g), Harry Goodman (b), Gene Krupa (d), Fletcher Henderson, Jimmy Mundy (arr)
| a. | 02463-1 | Goodnight My Love - 03:08 (Harry Revel, Mack Gordon)
Victor 78: 25461 - Goodnight My Love / Take Another Guess (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
| b. | 02464-1 | Take Another Guess - 02:28 (Al Sherman, Charles Newman, Murray Mencher)
Victor 78: 25461 - Goodnight My Love / Take Another Guess (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
| c. | 02465-1 | Didja Mean it - 02:19 (Jesse Greer, Mort Dixon)
Victor 78: 25469 - Didja Mean It (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d)
| a. | 61421-A | Shine - 02:54 (Cecil Mack, Lew Brown, Charles Dant)
Decca Records 78: 1062 - Organ Grinder's Swing / Shine (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 61422-B | Darktown Strutters' Ball - 02:57 (Shelton Brooks)
Decca Records 78: 1061 - My Last Affair / Darktown Strutters' Ball (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
Ella Fitzgerald, Donald Mill, Harry Mill, Herbert Mill, John Sr. Mill (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bernard Addison, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 61527-A | Take Another Guess - 02:43 (Al Sherman, Charles Newman, Murray Mencher)
Decca Records 78: 1123 - When I Get Low I Get High / Take Another Guess (1936) Classics Records CD: 500 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1935 - 1937 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 61529-A | Big Boy Blue - 02:46 (David Kapp, Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence)
Decca Records 78: 1148 - Big Boy Blue / Dedicated To You (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) |
Omit Donald Mill (vc) on a. Omit Harry Mill (vc) on a. Omit Herbert Mill (vc) on a. Omit John Sr. Mill (vc) on a. Omit Mario Bauza (tp) on b. Omit Bobby Stark (tp) on b. Omit Claude Jones (tb) on b. Omit Louis Jordan (as) on b. Omit Wayman Carver (ts) on b. Omit Bernard Addison (g) on a. Omit John Trueheart (g) on b. Omit Chick Webb (cnd) on b.
Ella Fitzgerald, Donald Mill, Harry Mill, Herbert Mill, John Sr. Mill (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bernard Addison (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d)
| a. | 61576-A | Dedicated To You - 03:10 (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Decca Records 78: 1148 - Big Boy Blue / Dedicated To You (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark (as), Louis Jordan (as, vl), Wayman Carver (ts), Ted Mcrae (ts, cl), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 62064-A | Rusty Hinge
Decca Records 78: 1273 - Rusty Hinge / Crying Mood (1937) |
| b. | 62065-A | Unknown Title
unissued |
| c. | 62066-A | Unknown Title
unissued |
| d. | 62067-A | You Showed Me The Way - 03:09 (Bud Green, Teddy Mcrae, Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 1220 - You Showed Me The Way / Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) |
| e. | 62067-B | You Showed Me The Way - 03:16 (Bud Green, Teddy Mcrae, Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb)
GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| f. | 62068-A | Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie (Billy Rose, Joseph Meyer, Ballard MacDonald)
Decca Records 78: 1220 - You Showed Me The Way / Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie (1937) |
| g. | 62069-A | Crying Mood - 02:35 (Andy Razaf, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 1273 - Rusty Hinge / Crying Mood (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| h. | 62070-A | Unknown Title
unissued |
| i. | 62071-A | Unknown Title
unissued |
| j. | 62072-A | Love Is The Thing, So They Say - 02:51 (Kay Werner, Sue Werner)
Decca Records 78: 1356 - Love Is The Thing, So They Say (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) |
| k. | 62073-A | The Naughty Waltz
Decca Records 78: 1356 - Love Is The Thing, So They Say (1937) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on d, e, g, j only.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Ted Mcrae (bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d)
| a. | 62213-A | All Over Nothing At All - 02:40 (Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence)
Decca Records 78: 1339 - All Over Nothing At All / Deep In The Heart Of The South (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) |
| b. | 62214-A | If You Ever Should Leave - 03:13 (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Decca Records 78: 1302 - If You Ever Should Leave / Everyone's Wrong But Me (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) |
| c. | 62214-B | If You Ever Should Leave - 03:02 (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| d. | 62215-A | Everyone's Wrong But Me - 03:06 (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Decca Records 78: 1302 - If You Ever Should Leave / Everyone's Wrong But Me (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| e. | 62216-A | Deep In The Heart Of The South - 03:16 (Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence)
Decca Records 78: 1339 - All Over Nothing At All / Deep In The Heart Of The South (1937) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd), Charlie Dixon (arr)
| a. | 62725-A | Just A Simple Melody - 02:56 (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Decca Records 78: 1521 - Just A Simple Melody / Holiday In Harlem (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 62726-A | I Got A Guy - 03:20 (Marion Sunshine)
Decca Records 78: 1681 - I Got A Guy / Harlem Conga (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| c. | 62727-A | Strictly Jive (Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 1586 - Rock It For Me / Striclty Jive (1938) |
| d. | 62728-A | Holiday In Harlem - 03:10 (Reed)
Decca Records 78: 1521 - Just A Simple Melody / Holiday In Harlem (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on c.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bernard Addison, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 62738-A | Rock It For Me - 03:10 (Kay Werner, Sue Werner)
Decca Records 78: 1586 - Rock It For Me / Striclty Jive (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 62739-A | Just Squeeze Me (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Lee Gaines)
Decca Records 78: 1716 - If Dreams Come True / Squeeze Me (1938) |
| c. | 62740-A | Harlem Conga (Harry White)
Decca Records 78: 1681 - I Got A Guy / Harlem Conga (1938) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on a only.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Chauncey Haughton (cl), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd), Charlie Dixon (arr)
| a. | 62886-A | I Want To Be Happy - 04:27 (Vincent Millie Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach)
Decca Records 78: 15039 - I Want To Be Happy / Hellelujah! (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 62887-A | The Dipsy Doodle - 03:14 (Larry Clinton)
Decca Records 78: 1587 - The Dipsy Doodle / Midnight In A Madhouse (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| c. | 62888-A | If Dreams Come True - 03:27 (Edgar Melvin Sampson)
Decca Records 78: 1716 - If Dreams Come True / Squeeze Me (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| d. | 62889-A | Hallelujah! - 04:00 (Vincent Millie Youmans, Leo Robin, Clifford Grey)
Decca Records 78: 15039 - I Want To Be Happy / Hellelujah! (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| e. | 62890-A | Midnight In A Madhouse (Larry Clinton)
Decca Records 78: 1587 - The Dipsy Doodle / Midnight In A Madhouse (1938) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on e.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Ted Mcrae (bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d)
| a. | 62896-A | Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen - 03:06 (Shalom Secunda, Jacob Jacobs, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) |
| b. | 62897-A | It's My Turn Now - 02:56 (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Decca Records 78: 2803 - Coochi-Coochi-Coo / It's My Turn Now (1939) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 1596 - Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen / It's My Turn Now (1938) - Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) - GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
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Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Ted Mcrae (bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d)
| a. | 63225-A | It's Wonderful - 02:57 (Cameron S. Wells, Mitchell Parish, Stuff Smith) |
| b. | 63226-A | I Was Doing All Right - 02:56 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 1669 - It's Wonderful / I Was Doing All Right (1938) - Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) - GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
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Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Chauncey Haughton (cl), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd), Charlie Dixon (arr)
| a. | 63693-A | A-Tisket A-Tasket - 02:35 (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander)
Decca Records 78: 1840 - A-Tisket, A-Tasket / Liza (1938) Classics Records CD: 506 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1937 - 1938 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 63694-A | Heart Of Mine - 02:55 (Chick Webb, Edward Heyman)
Decca Records 78: 2721 - My Last Goodbye / Heart Of Mine (1939) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| c. | 63695-A | I'm Just A Jitterbug - 03:18 (Mack David, Jerry Livingstone)
Decca Records 78: 1899 - I'm Just A Jitterbug / Azure (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| d. | 63696-A | Azure (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Irving Mills)
Decca Records 78: 1899 - I'm Just A Jitterbug / Azure (1938) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on d.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Ted Mcrae (bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d)
| a. | 63703-A | This Time It's Real - 03:08 (Walter Shivers, Buddy Bernier, Bob Emmerich)
Decca Records 78: 1806 - This Time It's Real / You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too) (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| b. | 63704-A | (Oh, Oh) What Do You Know About Love? - 03:03 (Mack David, Jerry Livingstone)
Decca Records 78: 1967 - (Oh, Oh) What Do You Know About Love? / If You Only Knew (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| c. | 63705-A | You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too) - 03:04 (Chick Webb, J. C. Johnson)
Decca Records 78: 1806 - This Time It's Real / You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too) (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| d. | 63705-B | You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too) - 02:55 (Chick Webb, J. C. Johnson)
GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| e. | 63706-A | We Can't Go On This Way - 03:00 (Emma LaFreniere, Butterfield, Post, Walter Bishop)
Decca Records 78: 1846 - We Can't Go On This Way / Saving Myself For You (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| f. | 63707-A | Spinning The Webb (Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2021 - Wacky Dust / Spinning The Webb (1938) |
| g. | 63708-A | Liza (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn)
Decca Records 78: 1840 - A-Tisket, A-Tasket / Liza (1938) |
| h. | 63709-B | Saving Myself For You - 02:49 (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Decca Records 78: 1846 - We Can't Go On This Way / Saving Myself For You (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| i. | 63710-A | If You Only Knew - 02:47 (Charlie Beal, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 1967 - (Oh, Oh) What Do You Know About Love? / If You Only Knew (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| j. | 63710-B | If You Only Knew - 02:42 (Charlie Beal, Chick Webb)
GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on f, g.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 63934-A | Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil - 02:55 (Irving Berlin)
Decca Records 78: 1894 - Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil / Everybody Step (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 63935-A | McPherson Is Reharsin' (To Swing) - 03:07 (Marion Sunshine)
Decca Records 78: 2080 - McPherson Is Reharsin' (To Swing) / I Let A Tear Fall In The River (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| c. | 63936-A | Everybody Step - 02:43 (Irving Berlin)
Decca Records 78: 1894 - Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil / Everybody Step (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| d. | 63937-A | Ella - 02:46 (Ellsworth, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2148 - Ella / I Found My Yellow Basket (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 64459-A | Wacky Dust - 03:04 (Stanley Adams, Oscar Levant)
Decca Records 78: 2021 - Wacky Dust / Spinning The Webb (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 64460-A | Gotta Pebble In My Shoe - 02:53 (Van Alexander, Charles Tobias)
Decca Records 78: 2231 - Gotta Pebble In My Shoe / Who Ya Hunchin'? (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| c. | 64461-A | I Can't Stop Loving You - 03:05 (Biff Jones, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2310 - 'Tain't What You Do / I Can't Stop Loving You (1939) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver (ts, fl), Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 64462-A | Strictly From Dixie - 02:50 (James Cavanaugh, Chick Webb, Pierce, Harry Brooks)
Decca Records 78: 2202 - Strictly From Dixie / Woe Is Me (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 64463-A | Woe Is Me - 02:50 (Daniel, Lawrence)
Decca Records 78: 2202 - Strictly From Dixie / Woe Is Me (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| c. | 64464-A | Who Ya Hunchin'? (Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald)
Decca Records 78: 2231 - Gotta Pebble In My Shoe / Who Ya Hunchin'? (1938) |
| d. | 64465-A | I Let A Tear Fall In The River - 03:11 (Mack David, Jerry Livingstone, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2080 - McPherson Is Reharsin' (To Swing) / I Let A Tear Fall In The River (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on c. Omit Bobby Stark (tp) on a, b. Omit Dick Vance (tp) on a, b. Omit Georges Matthews (tb) on a, b. Omit Nat Story (tb) on a, b. Omit Garvin Bushell (as) on a, b. Omit Wayman Carver (ts) on a, b. Omit Wayman Carver (fl) on a, b. Omit Chick Webb (cnd) on a, b.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 64573-A | F.D.R. Jones - 02:54 (Harold Rome)
Decca Records 78: 2105 - F.D.R. Jones / I Love Every Move You Make (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| b. | 64574-A | I Love Each Move You Make - 03:01 (Grumble, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2105 - F.D.R. Jones / I Love Every Move You Make (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) |
| c. | 64575-A | It's Foxy - 03:03 (Walter Bishop, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2309 - It's Foxy / My Heart Belongs To Daddy (1939) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
| d. | 64576-A | I Found My Yellow Basket - 02:35 (Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2148 - Ella / I Found My Yellow Basket (1938) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRD-2-618 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1992) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 65039-A | Undecided - 03:15 (Charles Shavers, Sidney "Sid" Robin)
Decca Records 78: 2323 - Undecided / In The Groove At The Groove (1939) Classics Records CD: 518 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1938 - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 65040-A | 'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) - 03:02 (James Young, Sy Oliver)
Decca Records 78: 2310 - 'Tain't What You Do / I Can't Stop Loving You (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 65041-A | In The Groove At The Groove (Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2323 - Undecided / In The Groove At The Groove (1939) |
| d. | 65042-A | One Side Of Me - 03:21 (Marion Sunshine)
Decca Records 78: 2556 - One Side Of Me / Little White Lies (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| e. | 65043-A | My Heart Belongs To Daddy - 03:07 (Cole Albert Porter)
Decca Records 78: 2309 - It's Foxy / My Heart Belongs To Daddy (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on c. Omit Taft Jordan (tp) on c. Omit Bobby Stark (tp) on c. Omit Dick Vance (tp) on c. Omit Georges Matthews (tb) on c. Omit Nat Story (tb) on c. Omit Sandy Williams (tb) on c. Omit Garvin Bushell (as) on c. Omit Hilton Jefferson (as) on c. Omit Wayman Carver (ts) on c. Omit Ted Mcrae (ts) on c. Omit Tommy Fulford (p) on c. Omit Bobby Johnson (g) on c. Omit Beverly Peer (b) on c. Omit Chick Webb (d) on c. Omit Chick Webb (cnd) on c.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell (as), Hilton Jefferson (as, cl), Wayman Carver (ts), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d)
| a. | 65092-A | Once Is Enough For Me - 03:01 (Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2451 - Once Is Enough For Me / Don't Worry About Me (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| b. | 65093-A | I Had To Live And Learn - 03:07 (J. C. Johnson, May, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2581 - I Had To Live And Learn / If That's What You're Thinking You're Wrong (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| c. | 65094-A | Sugar Pie - 03:11 (Charlie Beal, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2665 - Sugar Pie / That Was My Heart (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| d. | 65095-A | It's Slumbertime Along The Swanee - 02:49 (Peter Tinturin, Tony Sacco)
Decca Records 78: 2389 - It's Slumbertime Along The Swanee / Chew-Chew-Chew (Your Bubble Gum) (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| e. | 65096-A | I'm Up A Tree - 03:04 (Al Stillman, Charles L. Cooke, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2468 - I'm Up A Tree / Have Mercy (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| f. | 65097-A | Chew-Chew-Chew (Chew Your Bubble Gum) - 03:02 (Chick Webb, Buck Ram, Ella Fitzgerald)
Decca Records 78: 2389 - It's Slumbertime Along The Swanee / Chew-Chew-Chew (Your Bubble Gum) (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on c. Omit Taft Jordan (tp) on c. Omit Bobby Stark (tp) on a, b, c. Omit Dick Vance (tp) on a, b, c. Omit Georges Matthews (tb) on a, b, c. Omit Nat Story (tb) on a, b, c. Omit Sandy Williams (tb) on c. Omit Garvin Bushell (as) on a, b, c. Omit Hilton Jefferson (as) on a, b, c. Omit Wayman Carver (ts) on a, b, c. Omit Ted Mcrae (ts) on c. Omit Ted Mcrae (bs) on c. Omit Hilton Jefferson (cl) on c. Omit Tommy Fulford (p) on c. Omit John Trueheart (g) on c. Omit Beverly Peer (b) on c. Omit Chick Webb (d) on c.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
| a. | 65441-A | Don't Worry About Me - 03:09 (Theodore "Ted" Koehler, Rube Bloom)
Decca Records 78: 2451 - Once Is Enough For Me / Don't Worry About Me (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 65442-A | If Anything Happened To You - 03:06 (Jimmy Van Heusen)
Decca Records 78: 2481 - If Anything Happened To You / If You Ever Change Your Mind (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| c. | 65443-A | If That's What You're Thinking, You're Wrong - 03:05 (Gans, Jack Lawrence)
Decca Records 78: 2581 - I Had To Live And Learn / If That's What You're Thinking You're Wrong (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| d. | 65444-A | If You Ever Change Your Mind - 03:02 (Mayme Watts, Green, Sigler)
Decca Records 78: 2481 - If Anything Happened To You / If You Ever Change Your Mind (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| e. | 65445-A | Have Mercy - 03:07 (Buck Ram, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2468 - I'm Up A Tree / Have Mercy (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| f. | 65446-A | Little White Lies - 02:56 (Walter Donaldson)
Decca Records 78: 2556 - One Side Of Me / Little White Lies (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| g. | 65447-A | Coochi-Coochi-Coo - 03:03 (Kay Werner, Sue Werner)
Decca Records 78: 2803 - Coochi-Coochi-Coo / It's My Turn Now (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| h. | 65448-A | That Was My Heart - 03:02 (Chick Webb, J. C. Johnson)
Decca Records 78: 2665 - Sugar Pie / That Was My Heart (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
Omit Bobby Stark (tp) on a, b, c, d. Omit Dick Vance (tp) on a, b, c, d. Omit Georges Matthews (tb) on a, b, c, d. Omit Nat Story (tb) on a, b, c, d. Omit Garvin Bushell (as) on a, b, c, d. Omit Wayman Carver (ts) on a, b, c, d.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver (as, ts, fl), Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 65903-A | Betcha Nickel - 02:57 (Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb)
Decca Records 78: 2904 - Betcha Nickel / Moon Ray (1940) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 65904-A | Stairway ToThe Stars - 03:12 (Frank Signorelli, Matt Malnek, Mitchell Parish)
Decca Records 78: 2598 - Stairway To The Stars / Out Of Nowhere (1939) CID 45 EP: EUS 100.518 - Ella Fitzgerald (1954) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 65905-A | I Want The Waiter (With The Water) - 03:08 (Kay Werner, Sue Werner)
Decca Records 78: 2628 - I Want The Waiter (With The Water) / That's All Brother (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| d. | 65906-A | That's All Brother - 03:04 (Jerry Livingstone, Mack David, Hager)
Decca Records 78: 2628 - I Want The Waiter (With The Water) / That's All Brother (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) |
| e. | 65907-A | Out Of Nowhere - 02:54 (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
Decca Records 78: 2598 - Stairway To The Stars / Out Of Nowhere (1939) Classics Records CD: 525 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 (1990) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell (as, cl), Wayman Carver (as, ts, fl), Hilton Jefferson (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 66134-A | My Last Goodbye - 03:20 (Bart Howard)
Decca Records 78: 2721 - My Last Goodbye / Heart Of Mine (1939) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 66135-A | Billy (I Always Dream Of Billy) - 02:42 (James Kendis, Herman Paley, Joe Goodwin)
Decca Records 78: 2769 - Billy (I Always Dream Of Billy) / Please Tell Me The Truth (1939) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 66136-A | Please Tell Me The Truth - 03:15 (Ella Fitzgerald, Edgar Melvin Sampson)
Decca Records 78: 2769 - Billy (I Always Dream Of Billy) / Please Tell Me The Truth (1939) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) |
| d. | 66137-A | I'm Not Complainin' - 03:07 (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Al Stillman)
Decca Records 78: 3005 - I'm Not Complainin' / What's The Matter With Me (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell (as, cl), Wayman Carver (as, ts, fl), Hilton Jefferson (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 91836-A | You're Gonna Lose Your Gal - 03:06 (James Monaco, Victor Young)
Decca Records 78: 2816 - You're Gonna Lose Your Gal / My Wubba Dolly (1939) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 91837-A | What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry - 02:48 (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lymen)
Decca Records 78: 2826 - After I Say I'm Sorry / Baby, What Else Can I Do? (1939) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 91838-A | Baby, What Else Can I Do? - 03:04 (Gerald Marks, Walter Hirsch)
Decca Records 78: 2826 - After I Say I'm Sorry / Baby, What Else Can I Do? (1939) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) Classics Records CD: 1404 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1953 - 1954 (2005) |
| d. | 91839-A | My Wubba Dolly (Rubber Dolly) - 03:01 (Kay Werner, Sue Werner)
Decca Records 78: 2816 - You're Gonna Lose Your Gal / My Wubba Dolly (1939) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) |
| e. | 91840-A | Lindy Hopper's Delight - 02:51 (Eddie Barefield, Teddy Mcrae)
Decca Records 78: 3186 - Lindy Hpper's Delight / Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) |
| f. | 91841-A | Moon Ray - 03:03 (Nat Madison, Artie Shaw, Arthur Quenzer)
Decca Records 78: 2904 - Betcha Nickel / Moon Ray (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on e.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc, bl), Taft Jordan (vc, tp), Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Roger Ramirez (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | A-Tisket A-Tasket - 00:33 (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) | |
| b. | Traffic Jam - 02:40 (Teddy Mcrae, Shaw) | |
| c. | A Lover Is Blue - 03:37 | |
| d. | Dodging the Dean - 02:52 (Clinton) | |
| e. | 'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) - 02:55 (James Young, Sy Oliver) | |
| f. | I'm Confessin' That I Love You - 04:03 (Don Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg) | |
| g. | Blue Lou - 03:18 (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Irving Mills) | |
| h. | What's The Matter With Me - 03:59 (Terry Shand, Samuel M. Lewis) | |
| i. | I Want The Waiter (With The Water) - 03:10 (Kay Werner, Sue Werner) | |
| j. | Let's Get Together - 02:41 (Chick Webb) | |
| All titles unissued | ||
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on b, d, f, j. Taft Jordan (vc) on f only.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc, bl), Taft Jordan (vc, tp), Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Roger Ramirez (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | A-Tisket A-Tasket - 00:37 (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) | |
| b. | Limehouse Blues - 03:35 (Philip Braham, Douglas Furber) | |
| c. | This Changing World - 03:13 (Harold Adamson, Suesse) | |
| d. | Oh Johnny, Oh Johnny, Oh! - 04:09 | |
| e. | Diga Diga Doo - 03:43 (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) | |
| f. | Thank You Stars - 03:43 | |
| g. | Take It From The Top - 04:16 (Teddy Mcrae) | |
| h. | Vagabond Dreams | |
| i. | Breakin' Down - 04:24 | |
| j. | Let's Get Together - 00:47 (Chick Webb) | |
| All titles unissued | ||
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on b, e, g, i, j. Taft Jordan (vc) on d only.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell (as, cl), Wayman Carver (as, ts, fl), Hilton Jefferson (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 67119-A | Is There Somebody Else? - 02:35 (Dick Robertson)
Decca Records 78: 2988 - Is There Somebody Else? / The Starlit Hour (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) |
| b. | 67120-A | Sugar Blues - 02:50
Decca Records 78: 3078 - Sugar Blues / Imagination (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 67121-A | The Starlit Hour - 03:09 (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish)
Decca Records 78: 2988 - Is There Somebody Else? / The Starlit Hour (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| d. | 67122-A | What's The Matter With Me - 02:58 (Terry Shand, Samuel M. Lewis)
Decca Records 78: 3005 - I'm Not Complainin' / What's The Matter With Me (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), John Haughton, Georges Matthews, Sandy Williams (tb), Eddie Barefield, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Roger Ramirez (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 67195-A | Baby, Won't You Please Come Home - 02:31 (Clarence Williams, Charles Warfield)
Decca Records 78: 3186 - Lindy Hpper's Delight / Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? (1940) Decca Records LP 10" MONO: DL 5084 - Souvenir Album (1950) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 67196-A | If It Weren't For You - 03:00 (Vic Mizzy, Irving Taylor)
Decca Records 78: 3126 - If It Weren't For You / Sing Song Swing (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 67197-A | Sing Song Swing - 03:02 (Lloyd Garrett, Charles L. Cooke)
Decca Records 78: 3126 - If It Weren't For You / Sing Song Swing (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) |
| d. | 67198-A | Imagination - 02:59 (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
Decca Records 78: 3078 - Sugar Blues / Imagination (1940) Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc, bl), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Roger Ramirez (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | A-Tisket A-Tasket - 00:36 (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) | |
| b. | Royal Garden Blues - 03:19 (Clarence Williams, Spencer Williams) | |
| c. | Sing Song Swing - 02:56 (Lloyd Garrett, Charles L. Cooke) | |
| d. | Sugar Blues - 03:15 | |
| e. | Make Believe - 03:14 (Jerome David Kern, Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II) | |
| f. | Sweet Sue - 02:34 (Victor Young, Harris) | |
| g. | It's A Blue World - 04:01 (Chet Forrest, Robert Wright) | |
| h. | Is There Somebody Else? - 02:46 (Dick Robertson) | |
| i. | One Moment Please - 05:38 (Dick Vance) | |
| j. | I've Got To Be A Rug Cutter - 02:08 (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington) | |
| All titles unissued | ||
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on b, e, f, i, j.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc, bl), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Hilton Jefferson (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Roger Ramirez (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | A-Tisket A-Tasket - 00:30 (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) | |
| b. | I Got Rhythm - 03:42 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| c. | One Cigarette For Two - 04:25 | |
| d. | Chewing Gum - 03:29 | |
| e. | Lover Come Back To Me - 03:11 (Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II, Sigmund Romberg) | |
| f. | Who Ya Hunchin'? - 03:51 (Chick Webb, Ella Fitzgerald) | |
| g. | The Starlit Hour - 03:20 (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) | |
| h. | Sing Song Swing - 02:55 (Lloyd Garrett, Charles L. Cooke) | |
| i. | Goin' And Gettin - 03:53 (Dick Vance) | |
| j. | Let's Get Together - 01:11 (Chick Webb) | |
| All titles unissued | ||
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on b, e, f, i, j.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Jimmy Archey, Floyd Brady, John McConnell (tb), Pete Clark, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 67699-A | Deedle-Dee-Dum - 02:40 (Ella Fitzgerald, Donald Kahn, Wynn, Waters)
Classics Records CD: 566 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1939 - 1940 (1991) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 67700-A | Shake Down The Stars - 02:48 (Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar "Eddie" DeLange)
Decca Records 78: 3199 - Shake Down The Stars / I Fell In Love With A Dream (1940) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 67701-A | Gulf Coast Blues - 03:01 (Clarence Williams)
Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| d. | 67702-A | I Fell In Love With A Dream - 03:10 (Ella Fitzgerald, Skye, Goldsmith)
Decca Records 78: 3199 - Shake Down The Stars / I Fell In Love With A Dream (1940) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Earl Hardy, Georges Matthews, John McConnell (tb), Pete Clark, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 68146-A | The Five O'Clock Whistle - 02:53 (Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin)
Decca Records 78: 3420 - The Five O'Clock Whistle / So Long (1940) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 68147-A | So Long - 03:04 (Morgan, Harris)
Decca Records 78: 3420 - The Five O'Clock Whistle / So Long (1940) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) |
| c. | 68148-A | Louisville, K-Y - 03:06 (Skyler)
Decca Records 78: 3441 - Tea Dance / Louisville K. Y. (1940) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Earl Hardy, Georges Matthews, John McConnell (tb), Pete Clark (as, cl), George Dorsey (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Chauncey Haughton (cl), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 68329-A | Taking A Chance On Love - 03:06 (John Latouche, Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter)
Decca Records 78: 3490 - Taking A Chance On Love / Cabin In The Sky (1940) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 68330-A | Cabin In The Sky - 02:44 (Vernon Duke, John Latouche)
Decca Records 78: 3490 - Taking A Chance On Love / Cabin In The Sky (1940) Decca Records LP 10" MONO: DL 5084 - Souvenir Album (1950) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 68331-A | I'm The Lonsomest Gal In Town - 02:36 (Von Tilzer, Les Brown)
Decca Records 78: 3666 - I'm The Lonesomest Gal In Town / The Muffin Man (1941) Decca Records LP 10" MONO: DL 5084 - Souvenir Album (1950) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Earl Hardy, Georges Matthews, John McConnell (tb), Pete Clark (as, cl), George Dorsey (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Chauncey Haughton (cl), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 68558-A | Three Little Words - 02:36 (Bert Kalmar, Herman "Harry" Ruby)
Decca Records 78: 3608 - Three Little Words / The One I Love Belong To Somebody Else (1941) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 68559-A | Hello Ma! I Done It Again - 02:30 (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)
Decca Records 78: 3612 - Hello Ma! I Done It Again / Wishful Thinking (1941) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) |
| c. | 68560-A | Wishful Thinking - 03:00 (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)
Decca Records 78: 3612 - Hello Ma! I Done It Again / Wishful Thinking (1941) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) |
| d. | 68561-A | The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else - 03:01 (Richard Jones, Donald Kahn)
Decca Records 78: 3608 - Three Little Words / The One I Love Belong To Somebody Else (1941) Decca Records LP 10" MONO: DL 5084 - Souvenir Album (1950) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| e. | 68562-A | The Muffin Man - 02:26
Decca Records 78: 3666 - I'm The Lonesomest Gal In Town / The Muffin Man (1941) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Earl Hardy, Georges Matthews, John McConnell (tb), Pete Clark, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 68894-A | Keep Cool, Fool - 03:03 (Snysow, Doc Rhythm)
Decca Records 78: 3754 - Keep Cool, Fool / No Nothing (1941) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | 68895-A | No Nothing - 03:08 (Ben Ryan, Lou Handman, Mann Kurtz)
Decca Records 78: 3754 - Keep Cool, Fool / No Nothing (1941) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | 68896-A | My Man - 03:06 (Maurice Yvain, Channing Pollock)
Decca Records 78: 4291 - My Man / Who Are You? (1941) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Earl Hardy, Georges Matthews, John McConnell (tb), Pete Clark, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons, Elmer Williams (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Jesse Price (d)
| a. | DLA-2607-A | I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me - 02:30 (Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh)
Decca Records 78: 18421 - I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me / Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (1942) Decca Records LP 10" MONO: DL 5084 - Souvenir Album (1950) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| b. | DLA-2608- | I Must Have That Man - 03:05 (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields)
Decca Records 78: 18530 - I Must Have That Man / My Heart And I Decided (1942) Decca Records LP 10" MONO: DL 5084 - Souvenir Album (1950) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| c. | DLA-2609-A | When My Sugar Walks Down The Street - 02:38 (Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills)
Decca Records 78: 18587 - When My Sugar Walks Down The Street / Cow Cow Boogie (1943) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| d. | DLA-2610-A | I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) - 02:53 (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Paul Francis Webster)
Decca Records 78: 3968 - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) / Melinda The Mousie (1941) Decca Records LP 10" MONO: DL 5084 - Souvenir Album (1950) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
| e. | DLA-2611- | Melinda The Mousie - 02:49 (Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow, Gene Irwin)
Decca Records 78: 3968 - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) / Melinda The Mousie (1941) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) |
| f. | DLA-2612-A | Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man - 02:45 (Jerome David Kern, Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II)
Decca Records 78: 18421 - I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me / Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (1942) Decca Records LP 10" MONO: DL 5084 - Souvenir Album (1950) Classics Records CD: 644 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1940 - 1941 (1992) GRP Double CD: GRP-2-623-2 - The Early Years - Part 1 (1993) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Kenny Clare (d)
| a. | 69784-A | Jim - 02:57 (Milton Samuels, Nelson Shawn, Caesar Petrillo) |
| b. | 69785-A | This Love Of Mine - 02:52 (Frank Sinatra, Barry Parker, Henry W. Sanicola) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 4007 - Jim / This Love Of Mine (1942) |
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Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Eddie Barefield (as), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 69875-A | Somebody Nobody Loves - 03:09 (Ned Miller) |
| b. | 69876-A | You Don't Know What Love Is - 03:22 (Gene DePaul, Don Raye) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 4082 - Somebodt Nobody Loves / You Don't Know What Love Is (1942) |
|
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Eddie Barefield (as), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
| a. | 69905-A | Who Are You? - 02:55 (Worth, Cowan)
Decca Records 78: 4291 - My Man / Who Are You? (1941) |
| b. | 69906-A | I'm Thrilled - 03:04 (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee)
Decca Records 78: 4073 - I'm Thrilled / Make Love To Me (1942) |
| c. | 69907-A | Make Love To Me - 02:45 (Kim Gannon, David Mann, George David Weiss)
Decca Records 78: 4073 - I'm Thrilled / Make Love To Me (1942) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bill Furness (vc, p), Peck Furness (vc, b), Slim Furness (vc, g), Ernie Hartfield (vc, d)
| a. | 70470-A | I'm Getting Mighty Lonesome For You - 02:42 (Buck Ram) |
| b. | 70471-A | When I Come Back Crying (Will You Be Laughing At Me?) - 02:54 (Vee Lawnhurst, Seymour) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 4315 - I'm Getting Mighty Lonesome For You / When I Come Back Crying (1942) |
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Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bill Furness (vc, p), Peck Furness (vc, b), Slim Furness (vc, g), Ernie Hartfield (vc, d), Tommy Fulford (p)
| a. | 70652-A | All I Need Is You - 02:58 (Peter DeRose, Jimmy Davis, Mitchell Parish) |
| b. | 70653-A | Mama Come Home - 02:40 (Edgar Battle, Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 18437 - All I Need Is You / Mama Come Home (1942) |
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Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bill Furness (vc, p), Peck Furness (vc, b), Slim Furness (vc, g), Ernie Hartfield (vc, d), Tommy Fulford (p)
| a. | 71286-A | My Heart And I Decided - 02:59 (Walter Donaldson)
Decca Records 78: 18530 - I Must Have That Man / My Heart And I Decided (1942) |
| b. | 71287-A | (I Put) A Four Leaf Clover In Your Pocket - 02:53 (Benny Davis, John Jacob Loeb)
Decca Records 78: 18472 - I Put A Four LEaf Clover In YOur Pocket / He's My Guy (1942) |
| c. | 71288-A | He's My Guy - 03:16 (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Decca Records 78: 18472 - I Put A Four LEaf Clover In YOur Pocket / He's My Guy (1942) |
Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Happy" Jones, Bill Kenny, Howard McGhee, Ivory Watson (vc), Bill Doggett (p), Bernie Mackey (g), Bob Haggart (b), Johnny Blowers (d)
| a. | 71482-A | Cow Cow Boogie - 02:52 (Benny Carter, Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Decca Records 78: 18587 - When My Sugar Walks Down The Street / Cow Cow Boogie (1943) CID 45 EP: EUS 100.502 - Ella Fitzgerald (1954) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
| a. | 71889-A | Once Too Often - 02:55 (Mack Gordon, James Monaco) |
| b. | 71890-A | Time Alone Will Tell - 03:05 (Mack Gordon, James Monaco) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 18605 - Time Alone Will Tell / Once Too Often (1944) |
|
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Cootie Williams (bl, cnd), Ermit V. Perry, Tommy Stevenson, George Treadwell, Lammar Wright (tp), Ed Burke, Ed Glover, Bob Horton (tb), Rupert Cole, Frank Powell, Eddie Vinson (as), Lee Pope, Sam Taylor (ts), Ed De Verteuil (bs), Bud Powell (p), Leroy Kirkland (g), Carl Pruitt (b), Sylvester Payne (d)
| a. | A-Tisket A-Tasket (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) | |
| b. | Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Bob Russell) | |
| Both titles unissued | ||
Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Happy" Jones, Bill Kenny, Ivory Watson (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
| a. | 72370-A | Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall - 03:06 (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) |
| b. | 72371-A | I'm Making Believe - 03:09 (James Monaco, Mack Gordon) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 23356 - Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall / I'm Making Believe (1944) - CID 45 EP: EUS 100.502 - Ella Fitzgerald (1954) |
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Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Claude Hopkins (bl), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
| a. | Is You Is Or Is You AIn't My Baby (Billy Austin, Louis Jordan) | |
| b. | St. Louis Blues (William Christopher "W. C." Handy) | |
| Both titles unissued | ||
Ella Fitzgerald, The Song Spinners (vc), Johnny Long (bl)
| a. | 72483-A | And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine - 03:21 (Joe Greene, Stan Kenton, Jack Lawrence) |
| b. | 72484-A | I'm Confessin' That I Love You - 03:21 (Don Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg)
Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8832 - For Sentimental Reasons (1956) Decca Records CD: UCCC-3011 - For Sentimental Reasons (2000) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 18633 - And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine / Confessin' (1944) |
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Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Happy" Jones, Bill Kenny, Ivory Watson (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
| a. | 72746-A | I'm Beginning To See The Light - 02:41 (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry Hagg James)
Decca Records 78: 23399 - I'm Beginning To See The Light / That's The Way It Is (1945) CID 45 EP: EUS 100.502 - Ella Fitzgerald (1954) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
| b. | 72747-A | That's The Way It Is - 03:15 (Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer)
Decca Records 78: 23399 - I'm Beginning To See The Light / That's The Way It Is (1945) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
Bill Kenny, Charles Fuqua, Ivory Watson and Orville "Happy" Jones were known as The Ink Spots.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
| a. | A-Tisket A-Tasket (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander)
unissued |
The Delta Rhythm Biys, Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Renee De Knight (tp), Hi White (g), Haig Stephens (b), George Wettling (d)
| a. | 72798-A | It's Only A Paper Moon - 02:33 (Harold Arlen, Edgar Yipsel Harburg, Billy Rose)
Decca Records 78: 23425 - It's Only A Paper Moon / Cry Your Out Of My Heart (1945) CID 45 EP: EUS 100.518 - Ella Fitzgerald (1954) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
| b. | 72799-? | Unknown Title
unissued |
| c. | 72800-A | Cry You Out Of My Heart - 02:43 (Hi Heath, Richard Loring, Johnny Lange)
Decca Records 78: 23425 - It's Only A Paper Moon / Cry Your Out Of My Heart (1945) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on b.
Master 72799 is unknown. Anyway it's highly probable that was assigned to a tune recorded by The Delta Rhythm Boys without Ella.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Randy Brooks (bl, tp), George Bardon, Ernie Englund (tp), Harry Brooks (tb), Paul Bardon, Eddie Caine (as), Stuart Anderson, John Lesko (ts), Eddie Shomer (bs), Shorty Allen (p), Paul Lajoie (b), Sonny Mann (d)
| a. | 73020-A | A Kiss Goodnight - 03:04 (Reba H. Herman, Floyd Victor, Freddie Slack) |
| b. | 73021-A | Benny's Coming Home On Saturday - 03:22 (Dan Fisher, Jay Roberts) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 18713 - A Kiss Goodnight / Benny's Coming Home Saturday (1945) - Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
|
Omit Randy Brooks (bl) on a.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Vic Schoen (bl, cnd, arr), Charles Genduso, Ralph Mussilo, Louis Ruggiero (tp), William Pritchard (tb), Sid Cooper, Bennie Kaufman (as), Harry Feldman, Sid Rubin (ts), Moe Wechsler (p), Hi White (g), Felix Giobbe (b), Irv Kluger (d)
| a. | 73066-A | Flying Home - 02:26 (Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Sidney "Sid" Robin)
Decca Records 78: 23956 - Flying Home / Oh, Lady Be Good (1947) Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8149 - Lullabies Of Birdland (1954) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) Universal Victor CD: MCLD19365 - Lullabies Of Birdland / Sweet And Hot (1998) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Louis Jordan (vc, as, cnd, arr), Aaron Izenhall (tp), Josh Jackson (ts), Harry Dial (mcs), Vic Lourie (cv), Wild Bill Davis (p), Carl Hogan (g), Jesse "Po" Simpkins (b), Eddie Byrd (d)
| a. | 73073-A | Stone Cold Dead In De Market - 02:38 (Jon Hendricks) |
| b. | 73074-A | Petootie Pie - 02:32 (Frank Paparelli, Raymond Leveen, Lorenzo Pack) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 23546 - Stone Cold Dead In De Market / Petootie Pie (1945) - Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
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Omit Harry Dial (mcs) on b. Omit Vic Lourie (cv) on b.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Charlie Shavers (tp), Lou McGarity (tb), Al Sears (ts), Peanuts Huckp (cl), Buddy Weed (p), Remo Palmieri (g), Trigger Alpert (b), Buddy Rich (d)
| a. | VP-1596 | That's Rich - 03:16 (Sy Oliver)
V-Disc 78: V-Disc 603 - That's Rich / Tea For Two (1945) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
| b. | VP-1597 | Unknown Title
unissued |
| c. | VP-1598 | Unknown Title
unissued |
| d. | VP-1599 | I'll Always Be In Love With You - 04:24 (Herman "Harry" Ruby, Bud Green, Sam H. Stept)
V-Disc 78: V-Disc 569 - I'll Always Be In Love With You / Blue Moon (1945) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
| e. | VP-1600 | Unknown Title
unissued |
| f. | VP-1601 | I'll See You In My Dreams - 04:04 (Gus Kahn, Isham Jones)
Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on b, c, e.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Louis Jordan (vc, as, cnd, arr), Aaron Izenhall (tp), Josh Jackson (ts), Wild Bill Davis (p), Carl Hogan (g), Jesse "Po" Simpkins (b), Eddie Byrd (d)
| a. | W-73081-A | Petootie Pie - 02:28 (Frank Paparelli, Raymond Leveen, Lorenzo Pack)
Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
Louis Armstrong (vc, tp), Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Billy Butterfield (tp), George Koenig (as), Bill Stegmeyer (as, cl), Art Drelinger, Jack Greenberg (ts), Milton Schatz (bs), Joe Bushkin (p), Danny Perri (g), Trigger Alpert (b), Cozy Cole (d), Bob Haggart (cnd, arr)
| a. | 73285-A | You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) - 02:51 (Freddie James, Larry Stock) |
| b. | 73286-A | The Frim Fram Sauce - 03:10 (Joe Ricardel, Redd Evans) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 23496 - You Won't Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart / The Frim Fram Sauce (1946) - Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
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Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Cootie Williams (bl), Bob Merrill, Ermit V. Perry, Clarence "Gene" Redd, George Treadwell (tp), Ed Burke, Bob Horton, Edward Johnson (tb), Rupert Cole, John Jackson (as), Everett Gaines, Sam Taylor (ts), Bob Ashton (bs), Arnols Jarvis (p), Napoleon "Snags" Allen (g), Norman Keenan (b), Butch Ballard (d)
| a. | The Honeydripper
unissued |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Billy Kyle (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Junior Raglin (b), Sylvester Payne (d)
| a. | 73388-A | I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So - 02:52 (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Mack David) |
| b. | 73389-A | I Didn't Mean A Word I Said - 03:16 (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh) |
| Both titles on: | - Decca Records 78: 18814 - I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So / I Didn't Mean A Word I Said (1946) - Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
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The Delta Rhythm Biys, Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Renee De Knight (tp), Jimmy Shirley (g), Lemont Moten (b), Eddie Bourne (d)
| a. | 73669-A | (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons - 03:07 (William Best, Deek Watson)
Decca Records 78: 23670 - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons / It's A Pity To Say Goodnight (1946) CID 45 EP: EUS 100.518 - Ella Fitzgerald (1954) Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8832 - For Sentimental Reasons (1956) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) Decca Records CD: UCCC-3011 - For Sentimental Reasons (2000) |
| b. | 73670-A | It's A Pity To Say Goodnight - 02:37 (Billy Reid)
Decca Records 78: 23670 - (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons / It's A Pity To Say Goodnight (1946) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Eddie Heywood (bl, p), Leonard Graham (tp), Al King (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Billy Taylor (b), William "Keg" Purnell (d)
| a. | 73786-A | Guilty - 03:10 (Donald Kahn, Harry Akst, Richard Whiting)
Decca Records 78: 23844 - Guilty / Sentimental Jorney (1947) CID 45 EP: EUS 100.518 - Ella Fitzgerald (1954) Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8832 - For Sentimental Reasons (1956) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) Decca Records CD: UCCC-3011 - For Sentimental Reasons (2000) |
| b. | 73787-A | Sentimental Journey - 03:15 (Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer)
Decca Records 78: 23844 - Guilty / Sentimental Jorney (1947) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Tommy Dorsey (bl, tb), Irving Goodman, Johnny Martel, Andy Peretti, Charlie Shavers (tp), Larry Hall, Alex Mastren, Sol Train (tb), Sid Cooper (as), Abe Most (as, cl), Gail Curtis, Boomie Richman (ts), Marty Berman (bs), Jonny Potaker (p), Carmen Mastern (g), Sid Bloch (b), Alvin Stoller (d)
| a. | Guilty (Donald Kahn, Harry Akst, Richard Whiting)
unissued |
Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Rich (vc), Joe Mooney (ac), Nick Tagg (p), Sidney Catlett (d)
| a. | JD-432 | BudElla (Blue Skies) - 04:18 (Irving Berlin, Janak)
V-Disc 78: V-Disc 775 - Budella / Daily Double (1947) Classics Records CD: 998 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1945 - 1947 (1998) |
Ella Fitzgerald, The Andy Love Quintet (vc), Bob Haggart (bl, b), Andy Ferretti, Chris Griffin, Bob Peck (tp), Will Bradley, Freddie Ohms, Jack Satterfield (tb), Ernie Caceres (bs), Stan Freeman (p), Dan Perri (g), Morey Feld (d)
| a. | 73818-A | A Sunday Kind Of Love - 03:12 (Barbara Belle, Louis Prima, Nye Anita Leonard, Stanley Wayne Rhodes)
Decca Records 78: 23866 - A Sunday Kind Of Love / That's My Desire (1947) Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8832 - For Sentimental Reasons (1956) Classics Records CD: 1049 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1947 - 1948 (1999) Decca Records CD: UCCC-3011 - For Sentimental Reasons (2000) |
| b. | 73819-A | That's My Desire - 02:59 (Helmy Kresa, Carroll Loveday)
Decca Records 78: 23866 - A Sunday Kind Of Love / That's My Desire (1947) Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8695 - The First Lady Of Song (1955) Classics Records CD: 1049 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1947 - 1948 (1999) Universal Victor CD: MVCJ-19221 - The First Lady Of Song (1999) |
| c. | 73820-A | Oh, Lady Be Good - 03:13 (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Decca Records 78: 23956 - Flying Home / Oh, Lady Be Good (1947) Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8149 - Lullabies Of Birdland (1954) Universal Victor CD: MCLD19365 - Lullabies Of Birdland / Sweet And Hot (1998) Classics Records CD: 1049 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1947 - 1948 (1999) |
Omit The Andy Love Quintet (vc) on c.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bob Haggart (bl, b), Andy Ferretti (tp), Will Bradley, Freddie Ohms, Billy Rauch, Seymour Shaffer (tb), Toots Mondello (as), Hymie Schertzer (ts), Art Drelinger (cl), Stan Freeman (p), Dan Perri (g), Norris "Bunny" Shawker (d)
| a. | 74013-A | Don't You Think I Ought To Know? - 03:05 (Melvin Wettergreen, William Johnson)
Decca Records 78: 24157 - Don't You Think I Ought To Know / You're Breakin' In A New Heart (1947) Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8832 - For Sentimental Reasons (1956) Classics Records CD: 1049 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1947 - 1948 (1999) Decca Records CD: UCCC-3011 - For Sentimental Reasons (2000) |
| b. | 74014-A | You're Breakin' In A New Heart - 02:25 (Ervin M. Drake, Jimmy Shirl)
Decca Records 78: 24157 - Don't You Think I Ought To Know / You're Breakin' In A New Heart (1947) Classics Records CD: 1049 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1947 - 1948 (1999) |
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Otis Gamble, Bob Merrill, Ermit V. Perry, Clarence "Gene" Redd, Cootie Williams (tp), Ed Burke, Edward Johnson, Julius Watson (tb), Bob Ashton, Rupert Cole, John Jackson, Daniel Williams (as), Chuck Clark, Eddie Johnson (ts), Raymond Tunia (p), Pee Wee Tinney (g), Norman Keenan (b), Butch Ballard (d)
| a. | Across The Alley From The Alamo (Joe Greene) | |
| b. | Oh, Lady Be Good (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) | |
| Both titles unissued | ||
Omit Ella Fitzgerald (vc) on b. Omit Otis Gamble (tp) on b. Omit Bob Merrill (tp) on b. Omit Ermit V. Perry (tp) on b. Omit Clarence "Gene" Redd (tp) on b. Omit Cootie Williams (tp) on b. Omit Ed Burke (tb) on b. Omit Edward Johnson (tb) on b. Omit Julius Watson (tb) on b. Omit Bob Ashton (as) on b. Omit Rupert Cole (as) on b. Omit John Jackson (as) on b. Omit Daniel Williams (as) on b. Omit Chuck Clark (ts) on b. Omit Eddie Johnson (ts) on b. Omit Raymond Tunia (p) on b. Omit Pee Wee Tinney (g) on b. Omit Norman Keenan (b) on b. Omit Butch Ballard (d) on b.
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Dave Burns, Dizzie Gillespie, Matthew McKay, Ray Orr, Elmon Wright (tp), Ted Kelly, Bill Shepherd (tb), Dale Brown, Howard Johnson (as), Joe Gayles, George Nicholas (ts), Cecil Payne (bs), John Lewis (p), Al McKibbon (b), Joe Harris (d)
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