Lullabies of Birdland
1955 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald
Lullabies of Birdland | ||||
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Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald | ||||
Released | 1955 | |||
Recorded | 1945–1955 | |||
Genre | Jazz | |||
Length | 34:53 | |||
Label | Decca | |||
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Allmusic | [1] |
Lullabies of Birdland is a 1955 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald,[1] issued on the Decca Records label. The album features tracks recorded during the late 1940s and early 1950s, that had been previously issued on 78rpm single. MCA Records re-issued the complete album on CD, in 1998, together with the 1955 album Sweet and Hot.
Track listing
Side one:
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 2:51
- "Rough Ridin'" (Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, Bill Tennyson) – 3:14
- "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 2:54
- "Smooth Sailing" (Arnett Cobb) – 3:06
- "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:08
- "Later" (Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) – 2:32
Side two:
- "Ella Hums the Blues (From Pete Kelly's Blues)" (Fitzgerald) – 5:13
- "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 3:15
- "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 3:07
- "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 3:02
- "Flying Home" (Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin) – 2:27
Personnel
- Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
- Sy Oliver and His Orchestra - Tracks 1,3,6,9. (Recorded 1949, 1952, and 1954)
- Ray Brown and His Trio (plus Bill Doggett on organ) - Tracks 2 and 10. (Recorded 1952)
- Hank Jones and His Quartet (plus Bill Doggett on organ) - Track 4. (Recorded 1951)
- Bob Haggart and His Orchestra - Track 5. (Recorded 1947)
- Don Abney (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass), Larry Bunker (drums) - Track 7. (Recorded 1955)
- Unknown orchestra, but including Leonard Graham AKA Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), and Ray Brown (bass) - Track 8. (Recorded 1947)
- Vic Schoen and His Orchestra - Track 11. (Recorded 1945)
References
- ^ a b "Ella Fitzgerald Lullabies of Birdland". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
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- Songs in a Mellow Mood
- Lullabies of Birdland
- For Sentimental Reasons
- Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax
- Sweet and Hot
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
- Ella and Louis
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
- Ella and Louis Again
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
- Like Someone in Love
- Ella Swings Lightly
- Porgy and Bess
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
- Get Happy!
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
- Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
- Hello, Love
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book
- Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
- Rhythm Is My Business
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- Ella Sings Broadway
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book
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- These Are the Blues
- Hello, Dolly!
- Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book
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- Brighten the Corner
- Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas
- 30 by Ella
- Misty Blue
- Ella
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It)
- Ella Loves Cole
- Take Love Easy
- Fine and Mellow
- Ella and Oscar
- Fitzgerald and Pass... Again
- Lady Time
- Dream Dancing
- A Classy Pair
- Ella Abraça Jobim
- The Best Is Yet to Come
- Speak Love
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- Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport
- Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert
- Ella Fitzgerald Live at Mister Kelly's
- Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife
- Ella in Hollywood
- Ella Returns to Berlin
- Twelve Nights in Hollywood
- Ella at Juan-Les-Pins
- Ella in Hamburg
- Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
- Sunshine of Your Love
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall
- The Stockholm Concert, 1966
- Ella in Budapest
- Ella à Nice
- Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72
- Ella in London
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- Montreux '77
- Digital III at Montreux
- A Perfect Match
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- Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues
- One O'Clock Jump
- Back on the Block
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
- Pure Ella
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
- Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1
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- Ride 'Em Cowboy
- Pete Kelly's Blues
- St. Louis Blues
- Ray Brown (second husband)
- Ray Brown Jr. (son)
- Louis Armstrong collaborations
- A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
- Marilyn and Ella (2008 play)
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