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Title: I'll Chase The Blues Away
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Brunswick Cat. Num.: 02602 Rel. Year: 1935
02:32 12/6/1935 39614-A I'll Chase The Blues Away (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Ken Harrison)
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)
Title: All My Life
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Brunswick Cat. Num.: 7640 Rel. Year: 1936
03:11 17/3/1936 B-18832-1 All My Life (Sidney D. Mitchell, Sam H. Stept)
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)
Title: My Melancholy Baby
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Brunswick Cat. Num.: 7729 Rel. Year: 1936
02:58 17/3/1936 B-18830-1 My Melancholy Baby (George A. Norton, Ernest M. "Ernie" Burnett)
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)
Title: Love And Kisses
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 494 Rel. Year: 1935
03:17 12/6/1935 39617-A Love And Kisses (Sonny Curtis)
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)
Title: I'll Chase The Blues Away
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 640 Rel. Year: 1935
02:44 12/10/1935 60056-A I'll Chase The Blues Away (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Ken Harrison)
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)
Title: Rhythm And Romance
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 588 Rel. Year: 1935
03:04 12/10/1935 60054-A Rhythm And Romance (J. C. Johnson, George Whiting)
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)
Title: Crying My Heart Out For You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 785 Rel. Year: 1936
03:04 7/4/1936 61000-A Crying My Heart Out For You (John Henry Hopkins, J. C. Johnson)
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)
Title: Devoting My Time To You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 995 Rel. Year: 1936
02:24 2/6/1936 61127-A Devoting My Time To You (Chick Webb, Clarence Williams)
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)
Title: Love You're Just A Laugh
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1114 Rel. Year: 1936
03:07 2/6/1936 61126-A Love You're Just A Laugh (Net Gardner, Saul Chaplin, Sammy Cahn)
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)
Title: Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 830 Rel. Year: 1936
02:58 2/6/1936 61124-A Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) (Hoagland Howard "Hoagy" Carmichael, Stanley Adams)
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)
Title: Under The Spell Of The Blues / A Little Bit Later On
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 831 Rel. Year: 1936
03:02 7/4/1936 61001-A Under The Spell Of The Blues (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Ken Harrison) 03:07 2/6/1936 61125-A A Little Bit Later On (Jarry Levinson, Al Nieberg)
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)
Title: When I Get Low I Get High / Take Another Guess
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1123 Rel. Year: 1936
02:27 7/4/1936 61002-A When I Get Low I Get High (Marion Sunshine) 02:43 14/1/1937 61527-A Take Another Guess (Al Sherman, Charles Newman, Murray Mencher)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan, Edgar Sampson (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Tommy Fulford, Don Kirkpatrick (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer, Bill Thomas (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
Title: I Got The Spring Fever Blues
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1087 Rel. Year: 1936
03:01 29/10/1936 61363-A I Got The Spring Fever Blues (Kay Werner, Sue Werner, Bauer)
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)
Title: Swingin' On The Reservation
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1065 Rel. Year: 1936
03:05 29/10/1936 61362-A Swingin' On The Reservation (Carver, Chick Webb)
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)
Title: (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It / Vote For Mr. Rhythm
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1032 Rel. Year: 1936
02:58 29/10/1936 61361-A (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (aka Mr. Paganini) (Sam Coslow) 02:28 29/10/1936 61364-A Vote For Mr. Rhythm (Leo Robin, Ralph Rainger, Al Siegel)
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)
Title: My Last Affair / Darktown Strutters' Ball
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1061 Rel. Year: 1936
03:02 18/11/1936 61419-A My Last Affair (Haven Johnson) 02:57 19/11/1936 61422-B Darktown Strutters' Ball (Shelton Brooks)
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)
Title: Organ Grinder's Swing / Shine
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1062 Rel. Year: 1936
02:40 18/11/1936 61420-A Organ Grinder's Swing (Will Hudson, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills) 02:54 19/11/1936 61421-A Shine (Cecil Mack, Lew Brown, Charles Dant)
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)
Title: Big Boy Blue / Dedicated To You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1148 Rel. Year: 1937
02:46 14/1/1937 61529-A Big Boy Blue (David Kapp, Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence) 03:10 3/2/1937 61576-A Dedicated To You (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
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)
Title: Rusty Hinge / Crying Mood
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1273 Rel. Year: 1937
24/3/1937 62064-A Rusty Hinge 02:35 24/3/1937 62069-A Crying Mood (Andy Razaf, Chick Webb)
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)
Title: You Showed Me The Way / Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1220 Rel. Year: 1937
03:09 24/3/1937 62067-A You Showed Me The Way (Bud Green, Teddy Mcrae, Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb) 24/3/1937 62068-A Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie (Billy Rose, Joseph Meyer, Ballard MacDonald)
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)
Title: If You Ever Should Leave / Everyone's Wrong But Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1302 Rel. Year: 1937
03:13 24/5/1937 62214-A If You Ever Should Leave (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) 03:06 24/5/1937 62215-A Everyone's Wrong But Me (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
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)
Title: All Over Nothing At All / Deep In The Heart Of The South
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1339 Rel. Year: 1937
02:40 24/5/1937 62213-A All Over Nothing At All (Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence) 03:16 24/5/1937 62216-A Deep In The Heart Of The South (Peter Tinturin, Jack Lawrence)
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)
Title: Love Is The Thing, So They Say
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1356 Rel. Year: 1937
02:51 24/3/1937 62072-A Love Is The Thing, So They Say (Kay Werner, Sue Werner) 24/3/1937 62073-A The Naughty Waltz
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)
Title: I Want To Be Happy / Hellelujah!
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 15039 Rel. Year: 1938
04:27 17/12/1937 62886-A I Want To Be Happy (Vincent Millie Youmans, Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach) 04:00 17/12/1937 62889-A Hallelujah! (Vincent Millie Youmans, Leo Robin, Clifford Grey)
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)
Title: Just A Simple Melody / Holiday In Harlem
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1521 Rel. Year: 1938
02:56 27/10/1937 62725-A Just A Simple Melody (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) 03:10 27/10/1937 62728-A Holiday In Harlem (Reed)
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)
Title: Rock It For Me / Striclty Jive
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1586 Rel. Year: 1938
03:10 1/11/1937 62738-A Rock It For Me (Kay Werner, Sue Werner) 27/10/1937 62727-A Strictly Jive (Chick Webb)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bernard Addison, Bobby Johnson, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd), Charlie Dixon (arr)
Title: Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen / It's My Turn Now
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1596 Rel. Year: 1938
03:06 21/12/1937 62896-A Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen (Shalom Secunda, Jacob Jacobs, Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) 02:56 21/12/1937 62897-A It's My Turn Now (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
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)
Title: The Dipsy Doodle / Midnight In A Madhouse
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1587 Rel. Year: 1938
03:14 17/12/1937 62887-A The Dipsy Doodle (Larry Clinton) 17/12/1937 62890-A Midnight In A Madhouse (Larry Clinton)
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)
Title: I Got A Guy / Harlem Conga
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1681 Rel. Year: 1938
03:20 27/10/1937 62726-A I Got A Guy (Marion Sunshine) 1/11/1937 62740-A Harlem Conga (Harry White)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bernard Addison, Bobby Johnson, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd), Charlie Dixon (arr)
Title: If Dreams Come True / Squeeze Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1716 Rel. Year: 1938
03:27 17/12/1937 62888-A If Dreams Come True (Edgar Melvin Sampson) 1/11/1937 62739-A Just Squeeze Me (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Lee Gaines)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Claude Jones, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver, Ted Mcrae (ts), Chauncey Haughton (cl), Tommy Fulford (p), Bernard Addison, Bobby Johnson, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd), Charlie Dixon (arr)
Title: It's Wonderful / I Was Doing All Right
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1669 Rel. Year: 1938
02:57 25/1/1938 63225-A It's Wonderful (Cameron S. Wells, Mitchell Parish, Stuff Smith) 02:56 25/1/1938 63226-A I Was Doing All Right (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
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)
Title: A-Tisket, A-Tasket / Liza
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1840 Rel. Year: 1938
02:35 2/5/1938 63693-A A-Tisket A-Tasket (Ella Fitzgerald, Van Alexander) 3/5/1938 63708-A Liza (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Gus Kahn)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Pete Clark, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Chauncey Haughton (cl), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd), Charlie Dixon (arr)
Title: This Time It's Real / You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1806 Rel. Year: 1938
03:08 3/5/1938 63703-A This Time It's Real (Walter Shivers, Buddy Bernier, Bob Emmerich) 03:04 3/5/1938 63705-A You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too) (Chick Webb, J. C. Johnson)
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)
Title: I'm Just A Jitterbug / Azure
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1899 Rel. Year: 1938
03:18 2/5/1938 63695-A I'm Just A Jitterbug (Mack David, Jerry Livingstone) 2/5/1938 63696-A Azure (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Irving Mills)
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)
Title: We Can't Go On This Way / Saving Myself For You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1846 Rel. Year: 1938
03:00 3/5/1938 63706-A We Can't Go On This Way (Emma LaFreniere, Butterfield, Post, Walter Bishop) 02:49 3/5/1938 63709-B Saving Myself For You (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
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)
Title: (Oh, Oh) What Do You Know About Love? / If You Only Knew
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1967 Rel. Year: 1938
03:03 3/5/1938 63704-A (Oh, Oh) What Do You Know About Love? (Mack David, Jerry Livingstone) 02:47 3/5/1938 63710-A If You Only Knew (Charlie Beal, Chick Webb)
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)
Title: Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil / Everybody Step
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 1894 Rel. Year: 1938
02:55 9/6/1938 63934-A Pack Up Your Sins And Go To The Devil (Irving Berlin) 02:43 9/6/1938 63936-A Everybody Step (Irving Berlin)
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)
Title: F.D.R. Jones / I Love Every Move You Make
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2105 Rel. Year: 1938
02:54 6/10/1938 64573-A F.D.R. Jones (Harold Rome) 03:01 6/10/1938 64574-A I Love Each Move You Make (Grumble, Chick Webb)
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)
Title: Gotta Pebble In My Shoe / Who Ya Hunchin'?
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2231 Rel. Year: 1938
02:53 17/8/1938 64460-A Gotta Pebble In My Shoe (Van Alexander, Charles Tobias) 18/8/1938 64464-A Who Ya Hunchin'?
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, 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)
Title: McPherson Is Reharsin' (To Swing) / I Let A Tear Fall In The River
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2080 Rel. Year: 1938
03:07 9/6/1938 63935-A McPherson Is Reharsin' (To Swing) (Marion Sunshine) 03:11 18/8/1938 64465-A I Let A Tear Fall In The River (Mack David, Jerry Livingstone, Chick Webb)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, 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)
Title: Wacky Dust / Spinning The Webb
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2021 Rel. Year: 1938
03:04 17/8/1938 64459-A Wacky Dust (Stanley Adams, Oscar Levant) 3/5/1938 63707-A Spinning The Webb (Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Pete Clark, Hilton Jefferson, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
Title: Strictly From Dixie / Woe Is Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2202 Rel. Year: 1938
02:50 18/8/1938 64462-A Strictly From Dixie (James Cavanaugh, Chick Webb, Pierce, Harry Brooks) 02:50 18/8/1938 64463-A Woe Is Me (Daniel, Lawrence)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Hilton Jefferson (as), Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d)
Title: Ella / I Found My Yellow Basket
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2148 Rel. Year: 1938
02:46 9/6/1938 63937-A Ella (Ellsworth, Chick Webb) 02:35 6/10/1938 64576-A I Found My Yellow Basket (Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, 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)
Title: It's Foxy / My Heart Belongs To Daddy
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2309 Rel. Year: 1939
03:03 6/10/1938 64575-A It's Foxy (Walter Bishop, Chick Webb) 03:07 17/2/1939 65043-A My Heart Belongs To Daddy (Cole Albert Porter)
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)
Title: Undecided / In The Groove At The Groove
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2323 Rel. Year: 1939
03:15 17/2/1939 65039-A Undecided (Charles Shavers, Sidney "Sid" Robin) 17/2/1939 65041-A In The Groove At The Groove (Chick Webb)
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)
Title: It's Slumbertime Along The Swanee / Chew-Chew-Chew (Your Bubble Gum)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2389 Rel. Year: 1939
02:49 2/3/1939 65095-A It's Slumbertime Along The Swanee (Peter Tinturin, Tony Sacco) 03:02 2/3/1939 65097-A Chew-Chew-Chew (Chew Your Bubble Gum) (Chick Webb, Buck Ram, Ella Fitzgerald)
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)
Title: Coochi-Coochi-Coo / It's My Turn Now
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2803 Rel. Year: 1939
03:03 21/4/1939 65447-A Coochi-Coochi-Coo (Kay Werner, Sue Werner) 02:56 21/12/1937 62897-A It's My Turn Now (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Garvin Bushell, Pete Clark, Hilton Jefferson, Louis Jordan (as), Wayman Carver (ts), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
Title: I Had To Live And Learn / If That's What You're Thinking You're Wrong
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2581 Rel. Year: 1939
03:07 2/3/1939 65093-A I Had To Live And Learn (J. C. Johnson, May, Chick Webb) 03:05 21/4/1939 65443-A If That's What You're Thinking, You're Wrong (Gans, Jack Lawrence)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Hilton Jefferson (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
Title: If Anything Happened To You / If You Ever Change Your Mind
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2481 Rel. Year: 1939
03:06 21/4/1939 65442-A If Anything Happened To You (Jimmy Van Heusen) 03:02 21/4/1939 65444-A If You Ever Change Your Mind (Mayme Watts, Green, Sigler)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Hilton Jefferson (as), Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
Title: I'm Up A Tree / Have Mercy
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2468 Rel. Year: 1939
03:04 2/3/1939 65096-A I'm Up A Tree (Al Stillman, Charles L. Cooke, Chick Webb) 03:07 21/4/1939 65445-A Have Mercy (Buck Ram, Chick Webb)
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), Bobby Johnson, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
Title: Once Is Enough For Me / Don't Worry About Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2451 Rel. Year: 1939
03:01 2/3/1939 65092-A Once Is Enough For Me (Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb) 03:09 21/4/1939 65441-A Don't Worry About Me (Theodore "Ted" Koehler, Rube Bloom)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Sandy Williams (tb), Hilton Jefferson (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Chick Webb (d, cnd)
Title: One Side Of Me / Little White Lies
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2556 Rel. Year: 1939
03:21 17/2/1939 65042-A One Side Of Me (Marion Sunshine) 02:56 21/4/1939 65446-A Little White Lies (Walter Donaldson)
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)
Title: Sugar Pie / That Was My Heart
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2665 Rel. Year: 1939
03:11 2/3/1939 65094-A Sugar Pie (Charlie Beal, Chick Webb) 03:02 21/4/1939 65448-A That Was My Heart (Chick Webb, J. C. Johnson)
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)
Title: I Want The Waiter (With The Water) / That's All Brother
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2628 Rel. Year: 1939
03:08 29/6/1939 65905-A I Want The Waiter (With The Water) (Kay Werner, Sue Werner) 03:04 29/6/1939 65906-A That's All Brother (Jerry Livingstone, Mack David, Hager)
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)
Title: My Last Goodbye / Heart Of Mine
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2721 Rel. Year: 1939
03:20 18/8/1939 66134-A My Last Goodbye (Bart Howard) 02:55 2/5/1938 63694-A Heart Of Mine (Chick Webb, Edward Heyman)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, 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, Louis Jordan (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Chauncey Haughton (cl), Tommy Fulford (p), Bobby Johnson, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d), Chick Webb (d, cnd), Charlie Dixon (arr)
Title: Stairway To The Stars / Out Of Nowhere
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2598 Rel. Year: 1939
03:12 29/6/1939 65904-A Stairway ToThe Stars (Frank Signorelli, Matt Malnek, Mitchell Parish) 02:54 29/6/1939 65907-A Out Of Nowhere (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman)
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)
Title: Billy (I Always Dream Of Billy) / Please Tell Me The Truth
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2769 Rel. Year: 1939
02:42 18/8/1939 66135-A Billy (I Always Dream Of Billy) (James Kendis, Herman Paley, Joe Goodwin) 03:15 18/8/1939 66136-A Please Tell Me The Truth (Ella Fitzgerald, Edgar Melvin Sampson)
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)
Title: 'Tain't What You Do / I Can't Stop Loving You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2310 Rel. Year: 1939
03:02 17/2/1939 65040-A 'Tain't What You Do (It's The Way That You Do It) (James Young, Sy Oliver) 03:05 17/8/1938 64461-A I Can't Stop Loving You (Biff Jones, Chick Webb)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Mario Bauza, 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)
Title: After I Say I'm Sorry / Baby, What Else Can I Do?
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2826 Rel. Year: 1939
02:48 12/10/1939 91837-A What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry (Walter Donaldson, Abe Lymen) 03:04 12/10/1939 91838-A Baby, What Else Can I Do? (Gerald Marks, Walter Hirsch)
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)
Title: You're Gonna Lose Your Gal / My Wubba Dolly
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2816 Rel. Year: 1939
03:06 12/10/1939 91836-A You're Gonna Lose Your Gal (James Monaco, Victor Young) 03:01 12/10/1939 91839-A My Wubba Dolly (Rubber Dolly) (Kay Werner, Sue Werner)
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)
Title: Betcha Nickel / Moon Ray
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2904 Rel. Year: 1940
02:57 29/6/1939 65903-A Betcha Nickel (Ella Fitzgerald, Chick Webb) 03:03 12/10/1939 91841-A Moon Ray (Nat Madison, Artie Shaw, Arthur Quenzer)
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)
Title: I'm Not Complainin' / What's The Matter With Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3005 Rel. Year: 1940
03:07 18/8/1939 66137-A I'm Not Complainin' (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Al Stillman) 02:58 26/1/1940 67122-A What's The Matter With Me (Terry Shand, Samuel M. Lewis)
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)
Title: Lindy Hpper's Delight / Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3186 Rel. Year: 1940
02:51 12/10/1939 91840-A Lindy Hopper's Delight (Eddie Barefield, Teddy Mcrae) 02:31 15/2/1940 67195-A Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (Clarence Williams, Charles Warfield)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), John Haughton, Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Eddie Barefield, Garvin Bushell, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Wayman Carver (as, ts, fl), Hilton Jefferson (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Tommy Fulford, Roger Ramirez (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
Title: If It Weren't For You / Sing Song Swing
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3126 Rel. Year: 1940
03:00 15/2/1940 67196-A If It Weren't For You (Vic Mizzy, Irving Taylor) 03:02 15/2/1940 67197-A Sing Song Swing (Lloyd Garrett, Charles L. Cooke)
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)
Title: Is There Somebody Else? / The Starlit Hour
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 2988 Rel. Year: 1940
02:35 26/1/1940 67119-A Is There Somebody Else? (Dick Robertson) 03:09 26/1/1940 67121-A The Starlit Hour (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish)
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)
Title: Sugar Blues / Imagination
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3078 Rel. Year: 1940
02:50 26/1/1940 67120-A Sugar Blues 02:59 15/2/1940 67198-A Imagination (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Bobby Stark, Dick Vance (tp), John Haughton, Georges Matthews, Nat Story, Sandy Williams (tb), Eddie Barefield, Garvin Bushell, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Wayman Carver (as, ts, fl), Hilton Jefferson (as), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Tommy Fulford, Roger Ramirez (p), John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
Title: Shake Down The Stars / I Fell In Love With A Dream
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3199 Rel. Year: 1940
02:48 9/5/1940 67700-A Shake Down The Stars (Jimmy Van Heusen, Edgar "Eddie" DeLange) 03:10 9/5/1940 67702-A I Fell In Love With A Dream (Ella Fitzgerald, Skye, Goldsmith)
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)
Title: The Five O'Clock Whistle / So Long
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3420 Rel. Year: 1940
02:53 25/9/1940 68146-A The Five O'Clock Whistle (Josef Myrow, Kim Gannon, Gene Irwin) 03:04 25/9/1940 68147-A So Long (Morgan, Harris)
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)
Title: Tea Dance / Louisville K. Y.
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3441 Rel. Year: 1940
03:17 20/3/1940 67359-A Tea Dance (Paul Vance) 03:06 25/9/1940 68148-A Louisville, K-Y (Skyler)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Earl Hardy, John Haughton, Georges Matthews, John McConnell, Sandy Williams (tb), Eddie Barefield, Pete Clark, Chauncey Haughton (as, cl), Ted Mcrae (ts, bs), Sam Simmons (ts), Tommy Fulford, Roger Ramirez (p), Ulysses Livingston, John Trueheart (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
Title: Taking A Chance On Love / Cabin In The Sky
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3490 Rel. Year: 1940
03:06 8/11/1940 68329-A Taking A Chance On Love (John Latouche, Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter) 02:44 8/11/1940 68330-A Cabin In The Sky (Vernon Duke, John Latouche)
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)
Title: Hello Ma! I Done It Again / Wishful Thinking
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3612 Rel. Year: 1941
02:30 8/1/1941 68559-A Hello Ma! I Done It Again (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin) 03:00 8/1/1941 68560-A Wishful Thinking (Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin)
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)
Title: I'm The Lonesomest Gal In Town / The Muffin Man
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3666 Rel. Year: 1941
02:36 8/11/1940 68331-A I'm The Lonsomest Gal In Town (Von Tilzer, Les Brown) 02:26 8/1/1941 68562-A The Muffin Man
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)
Title: Three Little Words / The One I Love Belong To Somebody Else
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3608 Rel. Year: 1941
02:36 8/1/1941 68558-A Three Little Words (Bert Kalmar, Herman "Harry" Ruby) 03:01 8/1/1941 68561-A The One I Love Belongs To Somebody Else (Richard Jones, Donald Kahn)
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)
Title: Keep Cool, Fool / No Nothing
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3754 Rel. Year: 1941
03:03 31/3/1941 68894-A Keep Cool, Fool (Snysow, Doc Rhythm) 03:08 31/3/1941 68895-A No Nothing (Ben Ryan, Lou Handman, Mann Kurtz)
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)
Title: I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) / Melinda The Mousie
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 3968 Rel. Year: 1941
02:53 31/7/1941 DLA-2610-A I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Paul Francis Webster) 02:49 31/7/1941 DLA-2611- Melinda The Mousie (Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow, Gene Irwin)
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)
Title: My Man / Who Are You?
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 4291 Rel. Year: 1941
03:06 31/3/1941 68896-A My Man (Maurice Yvain, Channing Pollock) 02:55 5/11/1941 69905-A Who Are You? (Worth, Cowan)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Irving Randolph, Dick Vance (tp), Earl Hardy, Georges Matthews, John McConnell (tb), Eddie Barefield (as), 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)
Title: Jim / This Love Of Mine
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 4007 Rel. Year: 1942
02:57 6/10/1941 69784-A Jim (Milton Samuels, Nelson Shawn, Caesar Petrillo) 02:52 6/10/1941 69785-A This Love Of Mine (Frank Sinatra, Barry Parker, Henry W. Sanicola)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Ted Mcrae (ts), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Kenny Clare (d)
Title: I'm Thrilled / Make Love To Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 4073 Rel. Year: 1942
03:04 5/11/1941 69906-A I'm Thrilled (Sidney Lippman, Sylvia Dee) 02:45 5/11/1941 69907-A Make Love To Me (Kim Gannon, David Mann, George David Weiss)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Eddie Barefield (as), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
Title: Somebodt Nobody Loves / You Don't Know What Love Is
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 4082 Rel. Year: 1942
03:09 28/10/1941 69875-A Somebody Nobody Loves (Ned Miller) 03:22 28/10/1941 69876-A You Don't Know What Love Is (Gene DePaul, Don Raye)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Eddie Barefield (as), Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston (g), Beverly Peer (b), Bill Beason (d)
Title: All I Need Is You / Mama Come Home
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18437 Rel. Year: 1942
02:58 10/4/1942 70652-A All I Need Is You (Peter DeRose, Jimmy Davis, Mitchell Parish) 02:40 10/4/1942 70653-A Mama Come Home (Edgar Battle, Kim Gannon, Josef Myrow)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bill Furness (vc, p), Peck Furness (vc, b), Slim Furness (vc, g), Ernie Hartfield (vc, d), Tommy Fulford (p)
Title: I'm Getting Mighty Lonesome For You / When I Come Back Crying
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 4315 Rel. Year: 1942
02:42 11/3/1942 70470-A I'm Getting Mighty Lonesome For You (Buck Ram) 02:54 11/3/1942 70471-A When I Come Back Crying (Will You Be Laughing At Me?) (Vee Lawnhurst, Seymour)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bill Furness (vc, p), Peck Furness (vc, b), Slim Furness (vc, g), Ernie Hartfield (vc, d)
Title: I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me / Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18421 Rel. Year: 1942
02:30 31/7/1941 DLA-2607-A I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me (Clarence Gaskill, Jimmy McHugh) 02:45 31/7/1941 DLA-2612-A Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (Jerome David Kern, Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II)
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)
Title: I Must Have That Man / My Heart And I Decided
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18530 Rel. Year: 1942
03:05 31/7/1941 DLA-2608- I Must Have That Man (Jimmy McHugh, Dorothy Fields) 02:59 31/7/1942 71286-A My Heart And I Decided (Walter Donaldson)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bill Furness (vc, p), Peck Furness (vc, b), Slim Furness (vc, g), Ernie Hartfield (vc, d), 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)
Title: I Put A Four LEaf Clover In YOur Pocket / He's My Guy
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18472 Rel. Year: 1942
02:53 31/7/1942 71287-A (I Put) A Four Leaf Clover In Your Pocket (Benny Davis, John Jacob Loeb) 03:16 31/7/1942 71288-A He's My Guy (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bill Furness (vc, p), Peck Furness (vc, b), Slim Furness (vc, g), Ernie Hartfield (vc, d), Tommy Fulford (p)
Title: When My Sugar Walks Down The Street / Cow Cow Boogie
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18587 Rel. Year: 1943
02:38 31/7/1941 DLA-2609-A When My Sugar Walks Down The Street (Gene Austin, Jimmy McHugh, Irving Mills) 02:52 3/11/1943 71482-A Cow Cow Boogie (Benny Carter, Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Happy" Jones, Bill Kenny, Howard McGhee, Ivory Watson (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), Bill Doggett, Tommy Fulford (p), Ulysses Livingston, Bernie Mackey (g), Bob Haggart, Beverly Peer (b), Johnny Blowers, Jesse Price (d)
Title: Time Alone Will Tell / Once Too Often
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18605 Rel. Year: 1944
03:05 20/3/1944 71890-A Time Alone Will Tell (Mack Gordon, James Monaco) 02:55 20/3/1944 71889-A Once Too Often (Mack Gordon, James Monaco)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
Title: Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall / I'm Making Believe
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23356 Rel. Year: 1944
03:06 30/8/1944 72370-A Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall (Doris Fisher, Allan Roberts) 03:09 30/8/1944 72371-A I'm Making Believe (James Monaco, Mack Gordon)
Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Happy" Jones, Bill Kenny, Ivory Watson (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
Title: And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine / Confessin'
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18633 Rel. Year: 1944
03:21 6/11/1944 72483-A And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine (Joe Greene, Stan Kenton, Jack Lawrence) 03:21 6/11/1944 72484-A I'm Confessin' That I Love You (Don Dougherty, Ellis Reynolds, Al J. Neiburg)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Song Spinners (vc), Johnny Long (bl)
Title: I'm Beginning To See The Light / That's The Way It Is
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23399 Rel. Year: 1945
02:41 26/2/1945 72746-A I'm Beginning To See The Light (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Don George, Johnny Hodges, Harry Hagg James) 03:15 26/2/1945 72747-A That's The Way It Is (Joan Whitney, Alex Kramer)
Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Happy" Jones, Bill Kenny, Ivory Watson (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
Title: It's Only A Paper Moon / Cry Your Out Of My Heart
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23425 Rel. Year: 1945
02:33 27/3/1945 72798-A It's Only A Paper Moon (Harold Arlen, Edgar Yipsel Harburg, Billy Rose) 02:43 27/3/1945 72800-A Cry You Out Of My Heart (Hi Heath, Richard Loring, Johnny Lange)
The Delta Rhythm Biys, Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Renee De Knight (tp), Hi White (g), Haig Stephens (b), George Wettling (d)
Title: A Kiss Goodnight / Benny's Coming Home Saturday
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18713 Rel. Year: 1945
03:04 29/8/1945 73020-A A Kiss Goodnight (Reba H. Herman, Floyd Victor, Freddie Slack) 03:22 29/8/1945 73021-A Benny's Coming Home On Saturday (Dan Fisher, Jay Roberts)
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)
Title: Stone Cold Dead In De Market / Petootie Pie
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23546 Rel. Year: 1945
02:38 8/10/1945 73073-A Stone Cold Dead In De Market (Jon Hendricks) 02:32 8/10/1945 73074-A Petootie Pie (Frank Paparelli, Raymond Leveen, Lorenzo Pack)
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)
Title: I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So / I Didn't Mean A Word I Said
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 18814 Rel. Year: 1946
02:52 21/2/1946 73388-A I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Mack David) 03:16 21/2/1946 73389-A I Didn't Mean A Word I Said (Harold Adamson, Jimmy McHugh)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Billy Kyle (p), Jimmy Shirley (g), Junior Raglin (b), Sylvester Payne (d)
Title: You Won't Be Satisfied Until You Break My Heart / The Frim Fram Sauce
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23496 Rel. Year: 1946
02:51 18/1/1946 73285-A You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (Freddie James, Larry Stock) 03:10 18/1/1946 73286-A The Frim Fram Sauce (Joe Ricardel, Redd Evans)
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)
Title: (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons / It's A Pity To Say Goodnight
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23670 Rel. Year: 1946
03:07 29/8/1946 73669-A (I Love You) For Sentimental Reasons (William Best, Deek Watson) 02:37 29/8/1946 73670-A It's A Pity To Say Goodnight (Billy Reid)
The Delta Rhythm Biys, Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Renee De Knight (tp), Jimmy Shirley (g), Lemont Moten (b), Eddie Bourne (d)
Title: Guilty / Sentimental Jorney
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23844 Rel. Year: 1947
03:10 24/1/1947 73786-A Guilty (Donald Kahn, Harry Akst, Richard Whiting) 03:15 24/1/1947 73787-A Sentimental Journey (Bud Green, Les Brown, Ben Homer)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Eddie Heywood (bl, p), Leonard Graham (tp), Al King (tb), Jimmy Powell (as), Billy Taylor (b), William "Keg" Purnell (d)
Title: Flying Home / Oh, Lady Be Good
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23956 Rel. Year: 1947
02:26 4/10/1945 73066-A Flying Home (Lionel Hampton, Benny Goodman, Sidney "Sid" Robin) 03:13 19/3/1947 73820-A Oh, Lady Be Good (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Bob Haggart (bl, b), Vic Schoen (bl, cnd, arr), Andy Ferretti, Charles Genduso, Chris Griffin, Ralph Mussilo, Bob Peck, Louis Ruggiero (tp), Will Bradley, Freddie Ohms, William Pritchard, Jack Satterfield (tb), Sid Cooper, Bennie Kaufman (as), Harry Feldman, Sid Rubin (ts), Ernie Caceres (bs), Stan Freeman, Moe Wechsler (p), Dan Perri, Hi White (g), Felix Giobbe (b), Morey Feld, Irv Kluger (d)
Title: A Sunday Kind Of Love / That's My Desire
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 23866 Rel. Year: 1947
03:12 19/3/1947 73818-A A Sunday Kind Of Love (Barbara Belle, Louis Prima, Nye Anita Leonard, Stanley Wayne Rhodes) 02:59 19/3/1947 73819-A That's My Desire (Helmy Kresa, Carroll Loveday)
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)
Title: Don't You Think I Ought To Know / You're Breakin' In A New Heart
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24157 Rel. Year: 1947
03:05 22/7/1947 74013-A Don't You Think I Ought To Know? (Melvin Wettergreen, William Johnson) 02:25 22/7/1947 74014-A You're Breakin' In A New Heart (Ervin M. Drake, Jimmy Shirl)
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)
Title: How High The Moon / You Turned The Tables On Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24387 Rel. Year: 1948
03:13 20/12/1947 74324-B How High The Moon (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) 02:54 23/12/1947 74387-A You Turned The Tables On Me (Louis Alter, Sidney D. Mitchell)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Leonard Graham (tp), Ilinois Jacquette (ts), Hank Jones (p), Charles Thompson (org), Hi White (g), Ray Brown, John Simmons (b), J. C. Heard (d)
Title: My Baby Likes To Be-Bop / I've Got A Feelin' I'm Fallin'
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24232 Rel. Year: 1948
02:39 20/12/1947 74322-A My Baby Likes To Be-Bop (Walter Bishop) 02:31 23/12/1947 74386-A I've Got A Feelin' I'm Fallin' (Harry Link, Thomas Wright "Fats" Waller, Billy Rose)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Leonard Graham (tp), Ilinois Jacquette (ts), Hank Jones (p), Charles Thompson (org), Hi White (g), Ray Brown, John Simmons (b), J. C. Heard (d)
Title: No Sense / Robbin's Nest
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24538 Rel. Year: 1948
02:56 20/12/1947 74323-A No Sense (Ella Fitzgerald, Ray Brown) 02:31 23/12/1947 74393-A Robbin's Nest (aka "Just When We're Fallin' In Love") (Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Leonard Graham (tp), Ilinois Jacquette (ts), Hank Jones (p), Charles Thompson (org), Hi White (g), Ray Brown, John Simmons (b), J. C. Heard (d)
Title: Tea Leaves / My Happiness
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24446 Rel. Year: 1948
02:39 29/4/1948 74537-A Tea Leaves (Morty Berk, Frank Capano, Max C. Freedman) 03:13 30/4/1948 74538-A My Happiness (Borney Bergantine, Betty Peterson)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Song Spinners (vc)
Title: It's Too Soon To Know / I Can't Go On Without You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24497 Rel. Year: 1948
02:35 20/8/1948 74590 It's Too Soon To Know (Deborah Chessler) 02:47 20/8/1948 74591 I Can't Go On (Without You) (Harry Glover, Sally Nix)
Ella Fitzgerald, Unknown Choir (vc), Ilinois Jacquette (ts)
Title: To Make A Mistake Is Human / In My Dreams
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24529 Rel. Year: 1948
03:04 10/11/1948 74621-A To Make A Mistake Is Human (Ervin M. Drake, Jimmy Shirl) 02:56 10/11/1948 74622-A In My Dreams (Shearer)
Ella Fitzgerald, Unknown Choir (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
Title: I Want To Learn About Love / Old Mother Hubbard
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24581 Rel. Year: 1949
02:21 18/12/1947 74300-A I Want To Learn About Love (Allan Roberts, Lester Lee) 02:40 14/1/1949 74687 Old Mother Hubbard (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington, Chester Wallace)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Ray Brown (b), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: I Couldn't Stay Away From You / Someone Like You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24562 Rel. Year: 1949
03:16 14/1/1949 74686 I Couldn't Stay Away From You (Bernie Wayne, Ben Raleigh) 03:02 14/1/1949 74688 Someone Like You (Harry Warren, Ralph Blane)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Ray Brown (b), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Baby It's Cold Outside / Don't Cry, Cry Baby
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24644 Rel. Year: 1949
02:41 28/4/1949 74866-B Baby, It's Cold Outside (Frank Loesser) 02:56 28/4/1949 74867-E Don't Cry, Cry Baby (Martini, Maher, Tepper)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Louis Jordan (vc, as), Aaron Izenhall, Bob Mitchell, Harold Mitchell (tp), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (p), James "Ham" Jackson (g), Billy Hadnott (b), Joe Morris (d)
Title: Black Coffee / Lover's Gold
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24646 Rel. Year: 1949
03:03 27/4/1949 74864 Black Coffee (Paul Francis Webster, Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke) 03:04 27/4/1949 74865 Lover's Gold (Morty Nevins, Bob Merrill)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Gordon Jenkins (cnd, arr)
Title: Happy Talk / I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24639 Rel. Year: 1949
02:25 27/4/1949 74862 Happy Talk (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II) 02:53 27/4/1949 74863 I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Out Of My Hair (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Greeley Clendenning Hammerstein II)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Gordon Jenkins (cnd, arr)
Title: Crying / A New Shade Of Blues
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24708 Rel. Year: 1949
03:08 20/7/1949 L-5097 Crying (Jay Chernis, Barney Ross) 02:58 20/7/1949 L-5098 A New Shade Of Blues (Andy Ackers, Johnny Farrow, Ruth Poll)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Sonny Burke (bl), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
Title: Foolish Tears / A Man Wrote A Sog
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24773 Rel. Year: 1949
02:57 21/9/1949 75289 Foolish Tears (Jenny Lou Carson) 03:11 21/9/1949 75290 A Man Wrote A Song (Dave Franklin)
Ella Fitzgerald, Unknown Choir (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Gordon Jenkins (cnd, arr)
Title: I Hadn't Anyone Till You / Dream A Little Longer
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24900 Rel. Year: 1949
03:02 21/9/1949 75287 I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Ray Noble) 02:59 21/9/1949 75288 Dream A Little Longer (Donald Kahn)
Ella Fitzgerald, Unknown Choir (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Gordon Jenkins (cnd, arr)
Title: I'm Waiting For The Junkman / Basin Street Blues
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24868 Rel. Year: 1949
03:15 20/9/1949 75281 I'm Waitin' For The Junkman (Claude Demetrius) 03:05 20/9/1949 75282 Basin Street Blues (Spencer Williams)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Bernie Privin (tp), Henderson Chambers (tb), Billy Kyle (p), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: In The Evening / Talk Fast, My Heart, Talk Fast
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24780 Rel. Year: 1949
02:36 20/9/1949 75279 In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down) (Leroy Carr) 02:53 20/9/1949 75280 Talk Fast, My Heart, Talk Fast (Don Raye, Gene DePaul)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Bernie Privin (tp), Henderson Chambers (tb), Billy Kyle (p), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Fairy Tales / I Gotta Have My Baby Back
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24813 Rel. Year: 1949
02:51 7/11/1949 L-5191 Fairy Tales (William Rietz) 03:20 7/11/1949 L-5192 I Gotta Have My Baby Back (Floyd Tillman)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Mills Brothers (vc), Unknown (g)
Title: Baby Won't You Say You Love Me / Don'cha Go 'Way Mad
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24917 Rel. Year: 1950
02:55 2/2/1950 75801 Baby, Won't You Say You Love Me (Josef Myrow, Mack Gordon) 03:17 2/2/1950 75802 Don'cha Go 'Way Mad (Jimmy Mundy, Jean Baptiste Illinois Jacquet, Al Stillman)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Orchestra (bd), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Solid As A Rock / Sugarfoot Rag
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 24958 Rel. Year: 1950
02:57 6/3/1950 75936 Solid As A Rock (Bob Hilliard, David Mann) 03:01 6/3/1950 75938 Sugarfoot Rag (Garland, Billy Vaughn)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Tony Faso, Bernie Privin, Paul Webster (tp), Henderson Chambers (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Jerry Jerome, Al Klink (ts), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Ray Brown (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: M.I.S.S.I.S.S.I.P.P.I. / I Don't WantThe World
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27061 Rel. Year: 1950
02:20 9/5/1950 L-5594 M.I.S.S.I.S.S.I.P.P.I. (Williams, Simmons) 02:11 9/5/1950 L-5595 I Don't Want The World (Hi Heath, Johnny Lange)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Four Hits And A Miss (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
Title: I've Got The World On A String / Peas And Rice
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27120 Rel. Year: 1950
03:15 6/3/1950 75937 I've Got The World On A String (Harold Arlen, Theodore "Ted" Koehler) 03:20 6/3/1950 75939 Peas And Rice (Mabel Inez Pollard, Milton Gabler)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Tony Faso, Bernie Privin, Paul Webster (tp), Henderson Chambers (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Jerry Jerome, Al Klink (ts), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Ray Brown (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own / I'll Never Be Free
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27200 Rel. Year: 1950
03:12 15/8/1950 76731 Ain't Nobody's Business But My Own (Irving Taylor) 03:08 15/8/1950 76732 I'll Never Be Free (George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Louis Jordan (vc, as), Aaron Izenhall (tp), Josh Jackson (ts), Bill Doggett (org), Bill Jennings (g), Bob Bushnell (b), Joe Morris (d)
Title: Dream A Little Dream Of Me / Can Anyone Explain?
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27209 Rel. Year: 1950
03:04 25/8/1950 76750 Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Fabian Andre, Wilbur Schwandt, Gus Kahn) 03:09 25/8/1950 76751 Can Anyone Explain? (George David Weiss, Bennie Benjamin)
Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Paul Webster (tp), Frank Ludwig (ts), Hank D'Amico (cl), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Ray Brown (b), Johnny Blowers (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: How Long Has This Been Going On? / I've Got A Crush On You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27370 Rel. Year: 1950
03:13 11/9/1950 76825 How Long Has This Been Going On? (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 03:13 11/9/1950 76826 I've Got A Crush On You (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Ellis Larkins (p)
Title: Looking For A Boy / But Not For Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27369 Rel. Year: 1950
03:06 11/9/1950 76823 Looking For A Boy (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 03:11 12/9/1950 76834 But Not For Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Ellis Larkins (p)
Title: My One And Only / Someone To Watch Over Me
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27368 Rel. Year: 1950
03:13 11/9/1950 76824 My One And Only (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 03:13 12/9/1950 76836 Someone To Watch Over Me (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Ellis Larkins (p)
Title: Soon / Maybe
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27371 Rel. Year: 1950
02:44 12/9/1950 76835 Soon (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 03:24 12/9/1950 76837 Maybe (Allan Flynn, Frank Madden)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Ellis Larkins (p)
Title: Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney / Molasses, Molasses
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27255 Rel. Year: 1950
03:06 26/9/1950 76899 Santa Claus Got Stuck In My Chimney (Pete Moore, Hardy) 02:42 26/9/1950 76900 Molasses, Molasses (Larry Clinton)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Charlie Shavers (tp), Hank Jones (p), John Collins (g), Ray Brown (b), Charlie Smith (d)
Title: Little Small Town Girl / I Still Feel The Same About You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27419 Rel. Year: 1951
03:05 20/12/1950 80291 Little Small Town Girl (Hugo Rubens, Jules Loman) 03:16 20/12/1950 80292 I Still Feel The Same About You (Don Reid, Dick Manning)
Ella Fitzgerald, Charles Fuqua, Orville "Happy" Jones, Bill Kenny, Ivory Watson (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd)
Title: Lonesome Gal / The Bean Bag Song
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27453 Rel. Year: 1951
03:01 12/1/1951 80337 Lonesome Gal (Walter Schumann, Jack Brooks) 03:06 12/1/1951 80338 The Bean Bag Song (Milton Delugg)
George Becker, Earl Brown, Ella Fitzgerald, Jackie Gershwin, Joe Hamilton, Gilda Maiken (vc), Unknown Orchestra (bd), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: The Chesapeake And Ohio / Because Of Rain
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27602 Rel. Year: 1951
02:39 27/3/1951 80745 The Chesapeake And Ohio (Carl Sigman, Herbert Magidson) 03:08 27/3/1951 80747 Because Of Rain (Ruth Poll, William O. Harrington, Nat "King" Cole)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Tony Faso, Bernie Privin, Paul Webster (tp), Mort Bullman (tb), Artie Baker, George Dorsey (as), Bill Holcomb, Al Klink (ts), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Two Little Men In A Flying Saucer / The Hot Canary
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27578 Rel. Year: 1951
03:20 27/3/1951 80746 Two Little Men In The Flying Saucer (Pitt, Wise) 03:13 27/3/1951 80747 The Hot Canary (Paul Nero, Ray Gilbert)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Tony Faso, Bernie Privin, Paul Webster (tp), Mort Bullman (tb), Artie Baker, George Dorsey (as), Bill Holcomb, Al Klink (ts), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Even As You And I / Do You Really Love Me?
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27634 Rel. Year: 1951
03:29 24/5/1951 81075 Even As You And I (Ted Johnson, Joe Larkin) 03:10 24/5/1951 81076 Do You Really Love Me? (Al Rinker, Charles Dant)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d)
Title: Love You Madly / Smooth Sailing
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27693 Rel. Year: 1951
02:59 24/5/1951 81077 Love You Madly (Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington) 03:04 26/6/1951 81215 Smooth Sailing (Cobb)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Ray Charles Singers (vc), Hank Jones (p), Bill Doggett (org), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block, Arnold Fishkin (b), Johnny Blowers, Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Mixed Emotions / Come On-A My House
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27680 Rel. Year: 1951
03:17 26/6/1951 81214 Mixed Emotions (Stuart F. Loucheim) 01:56 26/6/1951 81216 Come On-A My House (Ross Bagdasarian, William Saroyan)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Ray Charles Singers (vc), Hank Jones (p), Bill Doggett (org), Everett Barksdale (g), Arnold Fishkin (b), Johnny Blowers (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: There Never Was A Baby (Like My Baby) / Give A Little, Get A Little (Love)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27724 Rel. Year: 1951
02:46 18/7/1951 81288 There Never Was A Baby (Like My Baby) (Betty Comden, Adolph Green, Jule Styne) 03:19 18/7/1951 81289 Give A Little, Get A Little (Jule Styne, Betty Comden, Adolph Green)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, Carl Poole, Bernie Privin (tp), Henderson Chambers, Frank Saracco (tb), Hymie Schertzer, Milt Yaner (as), Al Klink, Fred Williams (ts), Stewart Blake (bs), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Johnny Blowers (d)
Title: Baby Doll / Lady Bug
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27900 Rel. Year: 1952
03:17 26/11/1951 L-6533 Baby Doll (Harry Warren, John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer) 03:17 26/11/1951 L-6535 Lady Bug (Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke, Paul Francis Webster)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Sonny Burke (bl), Pete Candoli, Mickey Mangano, Carlton McBeath, Oliver Mitchell (tp), Milton Bernhart, John Halliburton, James Priddy, Paul Tanner (tb), Hugo Lowenstern (as), Don Raffell, Hammond Russun (ts), Chuck Gentry (bs), Hank Jones (p), Laurindo Almeida (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Tommy Rowles (d)
Title: Necessary Evil / Oops!
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27901 Rel. Year: 1952
02:31 23/11/1951 L-6526 Necessary Evil (Redd Evans) 03:08 23/11/1951 L-6527 Oops! (Harry Warren, John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer)
Louis Armstrong (vc, tp), Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Larry Neil (tp), Frank Howard (tb), Heinie Beau (as), Jack Dumont (ts), Chuck Gentry (bs), Hank Jones (p), Dave Barbour (g, cnd, arr), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d)
Title: Would You Like To Take A Walk? / Who Walks In When I Walk Out?
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28552 Rel. Year: 1952
03:15 23/11/1951 L-6528 Would You Like To Take A Walk? (Mort Dixon, Billy Rose, Harry Warren) 02:16 23/11/1951 L-6529 Who Walks In When I Walk Out? (Al Goodhart, Al Hoffman, Arthur Freed)
Louis Armstrong (vc, tp), Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Larry Neil (tp), Frank Howard (tb), Heinie Beau (as), Jack Dumont (ts), Chuck Gentry (bs), Hank Jones (p), Dave Barbour (g, cnd, arr), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d)
Title: I Don't Want To Take A Chance / Rough Ridin'
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 27948 Rel. Year: 1952
03:12 18/7/1951 81287 I Don't Want To Take A Chance (Ella Fitzgerald) 03:12 4/1/1952 82076 Rough Ridin' (Ella Fitzgerald, Henry "Hank" Jones, William Tennyson)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Ray Charles Singers (vc), Taft Jordan, Carl Poole, Bernie Privin (tp), Henderson Chambers, Frank Saracco (tb), Hymie Schertzer, Milt Yaner (as), Al Klink, Fred Williams (ts), Stewart Blake (bs), Dick Jacobs (pc), Hank Jones (p), Bill Doggett (org), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block, Ray Brown (b), Johnny Blowers, Rudy Traylor (d)
Title: What Does It Take? / Lazy Day
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28034 Rel. Year: 1952
02:40 26/11/1951 L-6534 What Does It Take (Joseph Francis "Sonny" Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) 03:08 26/11/1951 L-6536 Lazy Day (Milt Raskin, Robert Farnon)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Sonny Burke (bl), Pete Candoli, Mickey Mangano, Carlton McBeath, Oliver Mitchell (tp), Milton Bernhart, John Halliburton, James Priddy, Paul Tanner (tb), Hugo Lowenstern (as), Don Raffell, Hammond Russun (ts), Chuck Gentry (bs), Hank Jones (p), Laurindo Almeida (g), Joe Mondragon (b), Tommy Rowles (d)
Title: Airmail Special / Goody Goody
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28126 Rel. Year: 1952
03:00 4/1/1952 82075 Airmail Special (Benny Goodman, Charlie Christian, Jimmy Mundy) 02:21 25/2/1952 82322 Goody Goody (Matt Malnek, John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Ray Charles Singers (vc), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Bernie Privin (tp), Mort Bullman, Al Grey (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Dick Jacobs (ts, pc), Sam Taylor (ts), Dave Mcrae (bs), Hank Jones (p), Bill Doggett (org), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block, Ray Brown (b), Jimmy Crawford, Rudy Traylor (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Gee, But I'm Glad To Know You Love Me / I Hadn't Anyone Till You
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28181 Rel. Year: 1952
03:07 25/2/1952 82321 Gee, But I'm Glad To Know You Love Me (Allan Roberts, Robert Allen) 03:02 21/9/1949 75287 I Hadn't Anyone Till You (Ray Noble)
Ella Fitzgerald, Unknown Choir (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Bernie Privin (tp), Mort Bullman, Al Grey (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Dick Jacobs, Sam Taylor (ts), Dave Mcrae (bs), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Gordon Jenkins, Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: A Guy Is A Guy / That Old Feeling
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28049 Rel. Year: 1952
02:50 25/2/1952 82319 A Guy Is A Guy (Oscar Brand) 02:24 18/12/1947 74301-A That Old Feeling (Lew Brown, Sammy Fain)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Bernie Privin (tp), Mort Bullman, Al Grey (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Dick Jacobs, Sam Taylor (ts), Dave Mcrae (bs), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Ding-Dong Boogie / Preview
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28321 Rel. Year: 1952
03:10 26/6/1952 83009 Ding-Dong Boogie (Singleton, Teddy Mcrae) 03:01 26/6/1952 83014 Preview (Paul Quinichette)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Bernie Privin (tp), Mort Bullman, Al Grey (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Dick Jacobs, Sam Taylor (ts), Dave Mcrae (bs), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Nowhere Guy / Angel Eyes
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28707 Rel. Year: 1952
03:06 25/2/1952 82320 Nowhere Guy (Mack Gordon, Josef Myrow) 02:54 26/6/1952 83008 Angel Eyes (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Bernie Privin (tp), Mort Bullman, Al Grey (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Dick Jacobs, Sam Taylor (ts), Dave Mcrae (bs), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (aka Mr. Paganini) Part I and II
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28774 Rel. Year: 1952
02:41 26/6/1952 83010 (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (aka Mr. Paganini) (Sam Coslow) 02:25 26/6/1952 83011 (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have To Swing It (aka Mr. Paganini) (Sam Coslow)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Bernie Privin (tp), Mort Bullman, Al Grey (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Dick Jacobs, Sam Taylor (ts), Dave Mcrae (bs), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Early Autumn / Ella's Contribution To The Blues
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 29810 Rel. Year: 1952
03:11 26/6/1952 83012 Early Autumn (Ralph Burns, John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer) 02:30 11/8/1952 83248 Ella's Contribution To The Blues (Ella Fitzgerald, Henry "Hank" Jones)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Bernie Privin (tp), Mort Bullman, Al Grey (tb), Sid Cooper, Milt Yaner (as), Dick Jacobs, Sam Taylor (ts), Dave Mcrae (bs), Phil Kraus (vb), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale, Hi White (g), Sandy Block, Georges Duvivier (b), Jimmy Crawford, Stan Kane (d), Leroy Kirkland, Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Trying / My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28375 Rel. Year: 1952
02:56 11/8/1952 83243 Trying (Billy Vaughn) 02:14 11/8/1952 83247 My Bonnie Lies Over The Ocean (Bill Gluckin)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Phil Kraus (vb), Hank Jones (p), Hi White (g), Georges Duvivier (b), Stan Kane (d), Leroy Kirkland (cnd, arr)
Title: My Favorite Song / Walking By The River
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28433 Rel. Year: 1952
02:46 19/9/1952 83429 My Favorite Song (Charlap, Ernest Gold) 02:26 19/9/1952 83430 Walking By The River (Carlisle, Robert Sour)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Phil Kraus (vb), Hank Jones (p), Hi White (g), Georges Duvivier (b), Stan Kane (d), Leroy Kirkland (cnd, arr)
Title: I Can't Lie To Myself / Don't Wake Me Up
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28589 Rel. Year: 1952
02:54 30/11/1952 L-6955 I Can't Lie To Myself (Trace) 03:01 30/11/1952 L-6956 Don't Wake Me Up (Ray Gilbert, Bernie Wayne, Abel Baer)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), John Best, Conrad Gozzo, Tom Patton, Witey Thomas (tp), George Arus, Milton Bernhart, John Halliburton, James Priddy (tb), Dale Brown, John Rotella, Riley Weston (as, bs, cl), Bob Cooper, Ronny Perry (ts), Hank Jones (p), Bobby Gibson (g), Bob Stone (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Jerry Gray (cnd, arr)
Title: The Greatest There Is / I Wonder What Kind Of Man You'd Be
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28930 Rel. Year: 1953
02:12 11/8/1952 83244 The Greatest There Is (Ella Fitzgerald, Edward Kennedy "Duke" Ellington) 13/2/1953 83953 I Wonder What Kind Of Of A Guy You'd Be (Wing, Ella Fitzgerald)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Charlie Shavers (tp), Henderson Chambers, Frank Saracco (tb), Artie Baker, George Dorsey (as), Mel Tait, Sam Taylor (ts), Manny Albam (bs), Phil Kraus (vb), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale, Hi White (g), Georges Duvivier (b), Jimmy Crawford, Stan Kane (d), Leroy Kirkland, Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: Careless / Blue Lou
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28671 Rel. Year: 1953
02:45 13/2/1953 83952 Careless (Lew Quadling, Eddy Howard, Dick Jurgens) 02:45 13/2/1953 83951 Blue Lou (Edgar Melvin Sampson, Irving Mills)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Taft Jordan, James Nottingham, Charlie Shavers (tp), Henderson Chambers, Frank Saracco (tb), Artie Baker, George Dorsey (as), Mel Tait, Sam Taylor (ts), Manny Albam (bs), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Georges Duvivier (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: When The Hands Of The Clock Pray At Midnight / Crying In The Chapel
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Decca Records Cat. Num.: 28762 Rel. Year: 1953
02:44 11/6/1953 WL 84694 When The Hands Of The Clock Pray At Midnight (Mann Curtis) 03:04 11/6/1953 WL 84695 Crying In The Chapel (Artie Glenn)
Ella Fitzgerald, The Ray Charles Singers (vc), Taft Jordan (tp), Bill Doggett (org), Sandy Block (b), Jimmy Crawford (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)
Title: I'll Always Be In Love With You / Blue Moon
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: V-Disc Cat. Num.: V-Disc 569 Rel. Year: 1945
04:24 12/10/1945 VP-1599 I'll Always Be In Love With You (Herman "Harry" Ruby, Bud Green, Sam H. Stept)
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)
Title: That's Rich / Tea For Two
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: V-Disc Cat. Num.: V-Disc 603 Rel. Year: 1945
03:16 12/10/1945 VP-1596 That's Rich (Sy Oliver)
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)
Title: Budella / Daily Double
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: V-Disc Cat. Num.: V-Disc 775 Rel. Year: 1947
04:18 1/3/1947 JD-432 BudElla (Blue Skies) (Irving Berlin, Janak)
Ella Fitzgerald, Buddy Rich (vc), Joe Mooney (ac), Nick Tagg (p), Sidney Catlett (d)
Title: Hear My Heart / Hotta Choccolata
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Verve Records Cat. Num.: V-10031 Rel. Year: 1957
02:18 14/1/1957 20.575-9 Hear My Heart (Buddy Lester) 03:07 14/1/1957 20.576-8 Hotta Chocolatta (Vic Mizzy, Milton Drake)
Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Unknown Studio Orchestra (bd), Russell Garcia (cnd, arr)
Title: Didja Mean It
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Victor Cat. Num.: 25469 Rel. Year: 1936
02:19 5/11/1936 02465-1 Didja Mean it (Jesse Greer, Mort Dixon)
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)
Title: Goodnight My Love / Take Another Guess
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Format: 78 Label: Victor Cat. Num.: 25461 Rel. Year: 1936
03:08 5/11/1936 02463-1 Goodnight My Love (Harry Revel, Mack Gordon) 02:28 5/11/1936 02464-1 Take Another Guess (Al Sherman, Charles Newman, Murray Mencher)
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)