Best of the Verve Song Books: Love Songs
Ella Fitzgerald - CD
- Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
- Format: CD
- Year: 1996
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 731453176225
- Item Number: UNI317622
- Release date: 06/18/1996
- 1. From This Moment On
- 2. Solitude
- 3. Love You Madly
- 4. All the Things You Are
- 5. I Concentrate on You
- 6. Out of This World
- 7. How About Me?
- 8. I'm Beginning to See the Light
- 9. The Man I Love
- 10. I Remember You
- 11. I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart
- 12. Always
- 13. Just One of Those Things
- 14. Prelude to a Kiss
- 15. All Too Soon
- 16. Lover
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Best of the Verve Song Books: Love Songs by Ella Fitzgerald on CD
Are you one of those people who can't walk through the jazz section without mooning over the lavishly packaged and heart-droppingly expensive 16-disc Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books set? If so, you're not alone, and Verve knows it. So to keep you from bemoaning your fate, the company has been releasing single-disc compilations drawn from the set -- the first was an overview entitled Best of the Song Books: The Collection, the second a perfect bachelor pad accessory called simply Best of the Song Books: The Ballads. This latest one appears redundant at first glance -- why follow Best of the Song Books: The Ballads with Best of the Song Books: Love Songs? -- but a listen dispels that impression quickly. Though there are several excellent slow numbers, including glorious versions of "Prelude to a Kiss" and "I Concentrate on You," the album is dominated by mid- and uptempo standards such as "I'm Beginning to See the Light," "I Let a Song Go out of My Heart" and "Love You Madly." The settings vary from the lush orchestrations of Nelson Riddle and Billy May to standard small-group arrangements, though the focus is on larger ensembles. That's kind of too bad, since Ella always seemed to loosen up a bit more with her small groups -- one of the most beautiful moments on this disc is her rendition of "Solitude," on which she is accompanied only by Barney Kessel's guitar. But every track is a wonder, and though it won't stop you from pining after the whole thing, this disc is a welcome window on the Song Books set. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
- Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
- Format: CD
- Year: 1996
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 731453176225
- Item Number: UNI317622
- Release date: 06/18/1996
- Label: Universal
- Genre: Vocal, Jazz
- Style: American Popular Song, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
- Album Time: 57:05
- 18 Greatest
- 1951
- 1951-1952 Decca Recordings
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald
- A-Tisket A-Tasket [Synergy]
- Airmail Special
- Art of Duo: Ella & Louis/Ella & Louis Again
- At the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975
- Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Spectrum]
- Best of Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song
- Bluella: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Blues
- Cabaret
- Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie
- Complete 1940 NBC Broadcasts
- Daydream: Best of the Duke Ellington Songbook
- Diva Series
- Dream Dancing
- Ella
- Ella & Friends [GRP]
- Ella a Nice
- Ella Abraca Jobim
- Ella and Basie! [Japan]
- Ella at Juan-Les-Pins
- Ella at the Opera House
- Ella at the Opera House [Bonus Tracks]
- Ella Fitzgerald [Kala]
- Ella Fitzgerald [Legend]
- Ella Fitzgerald [Platinum Disc 2001]
- Ella Fitzgerald in Budapest
- Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas [2007]
- Ella for Lovers
- Ella for Lovers
- Ella Forever [Box Set]
- Ella Forever [Box Set]
- Ella in Hamburg
- Ella in Hollywood: Live at the Crescendo (Import)
- Ella in London
- Ella in London
- Ella Sings Broadway (Import)
- Ella Sings Gershwin [Decca] (Import)
- Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson
- Ella Swings Gently with Nelson
- Ella Swings Lightly
- Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [Bonus Tracks]
- Essential Ella Fitzgerald [Rajon]
- Fine and Mellow [Japan]
- First Lady of Song
- First Lady of Song [Golden Stars]
- For Sentimental Reasons
- Forever Ella [2007]
- Gold [Decca/Verve Years]
- Gold: Greatest Hits
- Hello Love
- Hello, Dolly!
- It Ain't Over
- It Ain't Over
- Jazz 'Round Midnight Again: Ella Fitzgerald
- Jazz Collection: Love and Kisses/That Old Black Magic [#1]
- Jazz Collection: Love and Kisses/That Old Black Magic [#2]
- Jerome Kern Songbook
- Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1
- Jukebox Hits 1943-1953
- Ken Burns Jazz
- Lady Be Good! [Jazz Club]
- Lady Time (Import)
- Legends: Ella Fitzgerald
- Les Incontournables
- Like Someone in Love
- Like Someone in Love (Import)
- Live at Mister Kelly's
- Love and Kisses [2002]
- Love Letters from Ella
- Love, Ella
- Lullabies of Birdland [Verve]
- Mack the Knife/Ella in Berlin/Hello Love
- Mack the Knife: The Complete Ella in Berlin
- Miss Ella's Playhouse
- My First Jazz
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall
- Oh, Lady, Be Good!: Best of the Gershwin Songbook
- One and Only
- One Side of Me
- Originals
- Priceless Jazz
- Priceless Jazz: More Ella Fitzgerald
- Pure Ella
- Pure Ella: The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald
- Quiet Now: Ella's Moods
- Rhythm Is My Business
- Singing the Jazz 1950-55
- Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
- Sings the Cole Porter Song Book [Bonus Tracks]
- Sings the Cole Porter Song Book [Vol. 1]
- Sings the Cole Porter Song Book [Vol. 2]
- Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book [Complete]
- Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book
- Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
- Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book [Vol. 2]
- Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (Import)
- Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book
- Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book [Vol. 1]
- Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book [Vol. 2]
- Something to Live For
- Songs in a Mellow Mood
- Sophisticated Lady [Bonus Track]
- Spirituals
- Starlit Hour
- Sweet and Hot
- Swingin' with Ella
- That Old Black Magic [LaserLight]
- The Best Is Yet to Come
- The Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Master Classics]
- The Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Pablo] (Import)
- The Best of the Concert Years: Trios & Quartets
- The Best of the Songbooks
- The Best of the Songbooks: The Ballads
- The Big Bang: The Best of the MC5 (Import)
- The Collection: The Capitol Recordings [England] (Import)
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
- The Concert Years
- The Diva Series
- The Early Years, Pt. 2
- The Ella Fitzgerald Collection
- The Essential Ella Fitzgerald [Soho]
- The Greatest: 50 Classic Hits
- The Harold Arlen Songbook, Vol. 1
- The Harold Arlen Songbook, Vol. 2
- The Intimate Ella
- The Last Decca Years 1949-1954
- The Legendary, Vol. 1
- The Legendary, Vol. 2
- The Legendary, Vol. 3
- The Legendary, Vol. 4
- The Legendary, Vol. 5
- The Ultimate Ella Fitzgerald [Verve] (Import)
- The Very Best of the Cole Porter Song Book
- The Very Best of the Duke Ellington Song Book
- The Very Best of the Gershwin Song Book
- The Very Best of the Harold Arlen Song Book
- The Very Best of the Rodgers and Hart Song Book
- The Very Best of the Song Books
- Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It)
- Twelve Nights in Hollywood, Vols. 1 & 2
- Very Best Of (Import)
- Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Crown Japan]
- Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Music Brokers]
- Whisper Not
- Universal Masters Collection: Classic (Import)
- 75th Birthday Celebration
- The War Years
- The Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Decca]
- The Early Years, Pt. 1
- Swingsation
- Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Highland]
- Roseland Dance City
- Roseland Dance City
- Ella Fitzgerald with the Tommy Flanagan Trio
- Ella Fitzgerald : Collector's Edition
- A Perfect Match
- A Classy Pair
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- Take Love Easy (Import)
- Ella and Oscar
- Fine and Mellow
- Speak Love
- Easy Living (Import)
- All That Jazz
- Ella & Oscar (Import)
- Sophisticated Lady
- Montreux '77
- Digital 3 at Montreux [Remastered]
- Fitzgerald and Pass...Again
- Performance
- Ella and Louis Again [Original CD]
- Mack the Knife/Ella in Berlin/Hello Love (Import)
- Porgy & Bess with Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (Import)
- These Are the Blues
- Compact Jazz
- Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert
- Ella Returns to Berlin
- For the Love of Ella
- Jazz 'Round Midnight: Ella Fitzgerald
- Christmas & Hits Duos
- Ella & Louis Again
- Swingin' Ella (Import)
- Jazz Ladies [LRC]
- Jazz Ladies [Box Set]
- Ella/Things Ain't What They Used to Be (& You Better Believe It)
- Gold Collection [Fine Tune]
- Definitive Gold (Import)
- Take Love Easy (Import)
- Ella in London (Import)
- The Music of Porgy and Bess
- The Lady in Concert
- Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas [2006] (Import)
- FITZGERALD,ELLA: VOL. 1-ELLA FITZGERALD
- FITZGERALD,ELLA: VOL. 2-ELLA FITZGERALD
- FITZGERALD,ELLA: ELLA FITZGERALD
- FITZGERALD,ELLA: ELLA FITZGERALD
- 1941-1944
- Ella Fitzgerald : 1947-1948
- 1947-1948
- 1953-54
- Lady Be Good! (Import)
- Les 5 Plus Grandes Divas Du Jazz (Import)
- ELLA FITZGERALD : PAST PERFECT (10 CD)
- Classic Jazz Archive
- Ella Fitzgerald [Membran 1 CD]
- Classic Jazz Archive (Import)
- Ella [Documents] (Import)
- They Can't Take That Away from Me
- Chante Cole Porter (Import)
- Ella Fitzgerald [Membran 1 CD] (Import)
- Stompin' at the Savoy
- Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book
- Ella & Louis Again
- Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book [180 Gram Vinyl]
- Ella and Louis
- Ella / Pe Fitzgerald : Ella & Oscar / (jpn)
- Take Love Easy
- Nice Work If You Can Get It
- A Perfect Match
- Take Love Easy
- Fitzgerald and Pass...Again
- Speak Love
- Ella and Oscar
- Ella and Louis [Universal Japan]
- Too Darn Hot: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald
- Ella and Louis [Gold CD]
- Ella in Berlin [Gold CD]
- Porgy & Bess with Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Lullabies of Birdland [Japan]
- Ella in Berlin
- Ella in Hollywood
- ELLA FITZGERALD : ELLA FITZGERALD THOUSAND YEN JAZZ :BE
- Songs in a Mellow Mood (Import)
- Ella & Oscar (Import)
- Ella and Louis
- Ella and Louis (Import)
- Mack the Knife/Ella in Berlin/Hello Love
- Songs in a Mellow Mood (Import)
- Ella at the Opera House (Import)
- Porgy & Bess with Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (Import)
- Ella / Ba Fitzgerald : Ella & Basie / (jpn)
- Ella & Louis: The Collection (Import)
- The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook
- My Happiness
- Live from the Cave Super Club - May 19 1968
- Ella Fitzgerald & Friends at Birdland: Summer 1952
- Ella Fitzgerald [Fast Forward]
- Ella Fitzgerald, Vol. 2 [Fast Forward]
- One Side of Me
- Great American Songbook: The Essential Collection
- The Complete Studio Recorded Duets
- Purely Ella Fitzgerald
- Jazz Manifesto/Sings Duke Ellington
- Ella Fitzgerald [Delta UK]
- A-Tisket A-Tasket [Hallmark]
- Ella Fitzgerald : Signature
- Ella Fitzgerald
- Ella Fitzgerald [Play 24/7]
- Songbooks: the Original Cole Porter & Rodgers & Ha
- The Irving Berlin & Duke Ellington Songbooks
- The Definitive (Import)
- Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (Import)
- Together... (Import)
- Ella Fitzgerald : Great American Songbo
- Ella & Louis Together [Notnow] (Import)
- The Great American Songbook
- Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall
- Best of the BBC Vaults (Import)
- 1973
- 10 Great Christmas Songs
- My Man
- Retrospective 1936-1956 (Import)
- Classic Ella Fitzgerald [Spectrum]
- The Complete Masters 1935-55 (Import)
- Sings Broadway/Rhythm is My Business (Import)
- The Platinum Collection (Import)
- Ella Fitzgerald Collection [Parade]
- Gold
- Ballads (Import)
- Ella: Love Songs (Import)
- Ella & Louis for Lovers
- To Go: Stick it in Your Ear
- Ella & Louis Again
- Live in San Francisco (Import)
- For Lovers
- The Very Best of the Irving Berlin Song Book
- 20th Century Masters - The Millennium Collection: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis A
- At Newport
- Porgy & Bess with Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Standards: Great Songs/Great Performances
- The Best of Twelve Nights in Hollywood
- Twelve Nights in Hollywood, Vols. 1-2
- Twelve Nights in Hollywood, Vols. 3-4
- Icon: Love Songs
- Ella In Japan
- Live at the Savoy 1939-40
- Thanks for the Memory: The Voice of Elegance (Import)
- That Old Black Magic [Universal]
- Ella and Louis [LM]
- The Rough Guide to Jazz Legends: Ella Fitzgerald
- ELLA FITZGERALD : A FINE ROMANCE
- FITZGERALD,ELLA: ELLA FITZGERALD
- ELLA FITZGERALD : RHYTHM AND ROMANCE-2 CDS
- ELLA FITZGERALD : TISKET
- Swinging in the Starlight Hour
- 100 Hits Legends (Import)
- This Is Jazz Classics
- The Masters: 20 Classic Tracks
- The Legends Collection: The Ella Fitzgerald Collection
- The Early Years
- How High the Moon [Jazz Hour]
- Take Love Easy
- The Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Curb]
- Legendary Broadcasts
- Ella Fitzgerald [Smash]
- The Young Ella with the Chick Webb Orchestra 1936/1939
- Legendary Jazz: Ella and Her Fellas for Sentimental Reasons
- 30 by Ella
- Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas
- With the Chick Webb Band (1935-1938)
- Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson
- Verve Jazz Masters 24: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Get Happy! (Import)
- FITZGERALD,ELLA: ESSENTIAL ELLA FITZGERA
- The Jazz Sides: Verve Jazz Masters 46
- Forever Ella [1996]
- Ella at Duke's Place
- The Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book (Import)
- The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
- The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Cote d'Azur Concerts on Verve
- On the Sunny Side of the Street (Import)
- Our Love Is Here to Stay: Ella & Louis Sing Gershwin
- Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
- Ella and Louis [Master Edition]
- Jazz 'Round Midnight: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- At Newport
- Ella and Louis [Master Edition]
- The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Cleopatra]
- Rhythm & Romance (ASV)
- In the Groove
- Fitzgerald and Pass...Again
- Fine and Mellow
- Ella and Louis [Hybrid SACD]
- Ella and Louis Again [200 Gram Vinyl]
- Ella & Louis Again
- Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
- Like Someone in Love [200 Gram Vinyl]
- Like Someone in Love
- The Best of the Songbooks: The Ballads (Import)
- The Enchanting Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Birdland, 1950-1952
- Great Ladies of Jazz [Boxsets]
- Great Ladies of Jazz [United Multi License]
- The Jazz Biography Series
- Solo Lo Mejor De
- Ella & Louis: What a Wonderful Duet
- Jazz Masters Deluxe Collection (Import)
- Talent (Import)
- Flying Home (Import)
- Unforgettable Tunes (Import)
- Porgy and Bess (Import)
- Timeline Series
- Ella & Louis DeLuxe: Anthology Collection
- 1936-1950
- The First Lady of Song
- ELLA FITZGERALD : 1957-1958
- Romance and Rhythm
- Dearly Beloved (Import)
- A Proper Introduction to Ella Fitzgerald: Smooth Sailing
- At Her Very Best (Import)
- The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection
- Songbooks: The Absolutely Essential 3CD Collection (Import)
- Best of Ella Fitzgerald [Balboa]
- 1951-1952 Decca Recordings
- ELLA FITZGERALD : GOLDEN GREATS
- The Ella Fitzgerald Collection: 1935-45
- Just a Simple Melody
- Fitzgerald,Ella: 1954-55
- BD Jazz
- Ella and Louis [Promo Sound]
- Ella & Satchmo
- That's My Desire
- Together
- Ella and Louis [Essential]
- At the Opera House
- At the Opera House
- All Roads Lead to Rome
- Hamburg Duets 1976
- Ella & Louis Again (Import)
- Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (Import)
- Porgy & Bess with Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
- Sings the Cole Porter Songbook [Bonus Tracks]
- Like Someone in Love
- Ella Swings Lightly [Bonus Tracks]
- Ella and Louis
- Greatest Hits
- Mack the Knife/Ella in Berlin/Hello Love
- Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong (Import)
- Sings Ballads for Lovers (Import)
- Mack the Knife: Ella in Berlin
- Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
- Ella Swings Lightly
- Ella & Louis Again (Import)
- 1961 Amsterdam Concert [Bonus Tracks]
- Wishes You a Swinging Christmas [Bonus Tracks] (Import)
- Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson [Bonus Tracks]
- Clap Hands Here Comes Charlie [Bonus Tracks]
- Porgy & Bess [Bonus Tracks] [Remastered] (Import)
- Cheek to Cheek
- Rhythm & Romance (ASV)
- FITZGERALD,ELLA: GREAT ELLFITZGERALD
- Vocal Duets with Ella & Louis (Import)
- How High the Moon [Jazz Hour]
- You'll Have to Swing It
- Ella Salutes Cole Porter and Rodgers & Hart (Import)
- Ella & Louis: The Collection (Import)
- Ella & Louis Classic Album Collection (Import)
- I Want to Be Happy
- A-Tisket A-Tasket [Golden Options]
- Cheek to Cheek
- FITZGERALD,ELLA: ELLA'S BLUES
- Just a Simple Melody [Bonus Tracks]
- Die Zeit Legend des Jazz (Import)
- Ella & Oscar
- Easy Living
- Love Songs (Import)
- Ella Swings Lightly
- Sings Rodgers and Hart Songbook, Vol. 1
- Ella Fitzgerald: Legends
- The Great Ella Fitzgerald [Goldies]
- Composers:
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Performers:
- Bret Primack - Sequencing
- Howard Terry - Bassoon
- Lloyd W. Hildebrand - Bassoon
- Milt Holland - Tubular Bells, Glockenspiel, Xylophone, Tympani [Timpani], Marimba, Vibraphone
- Alex Neimann - Viola
- Alvin Dinkin - Viola
- Armand Karpoff - Viola, Cello
- Arnold Koblentz - Horn (English), Oboe
- Barbara Simons - Viola
- Buddy Collette - Woodwind
- Champ Webb - Woodwind
- Corky Hale - Harp
- Edgar Lustgarten - Cello
- Eleanor Slatkin - Cello
- Gene Cipriano - Woodwind
- George Neikrug - Cello
- George Roberts - Trombone (Bass)
- Henry Beau - Woodwind
- James A. Decker - French Horn
- Joe Koch - Woodwind
- John Cave - French Horn
- Jules Jacob - Woodwind
- Justin Gordon - Woodwind
- Karl de Karske - Trombone (Bass)
- Kathyrine Julye - Harp
- Kurt Reher - Cello
- Norman Benno - Bassoon, Oboe
- Paul Robyn - Viola
- Ray Kramer - Cello
- Robert LaMarchina - Cello
- Seymour Schoneberg - Oboe
- Stanley Harris - Viola
- Veryle Brilhart - Harp
- Vincent DeRosa - French Horn
- Virginia Majewski - Viola
- Wilbur Schwartz - Woodwind
- William Hinshaw - French Horn
- William Smith - Woodwind
- Abe Most - Clarinet
- Alex Beller - Violin, Vocals
- Alvin Stoller - Drums
- Babe Russin - Sax (Tenor)
- Barney Kessel - Guitar
- Ben Webster - Sax (Tenor)
- Benny Carter - Sax (Alto)
- Benny Gill - Violin, Vocals
- Bob Bain - Guitar
- Bob Cooper - Horn (English), Oboe, Sax (Tenor), Clarinet
- Britt Woodman - Trombone
- Bud Shank - Flute, Sax (Alto)
- Buddy DeFranco - Clarinet
- Carroll Lewis - Trumpet
- Cat Anderson - Trumpet
- Chuck Gentry - Bassoon, Clarinet (Bass), Sax (Bass), Sax (Baritone)
- Clark Terry - Trumpet
- Conrad Gozzo - Trumpet
- Dale McMickle - Trumpet
- Dan Lube - Cello, Violin
- Dick Nash - Trombone
- Don Fagerquist - Trumpet
- Duke Ellington - Piano
- Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
- Emil Radocchia - Percussion
- Emil Richards - Marimba, Percussion
- Erno Neufeld - Violin, Vocals
- Eudice Shapiro - Vocals
- Felix Slatkin - Violin, Vocals
- Frank Flynn - Drums
- Frank Foster - Sax (Tenor)
- Fred Stulce - Clarinet
- George "Harmonica" Smith - Clarinet
- George Seaberg - Trumpet
- Gerald Vinci - Vocals, Violin
- Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet
- Harry Carney - Clarinet (Bass), Clarinet, Sax (Baritone), Sax (Bass)
- Harry Klee - Woodwind, Flute
- Herb Ellis - Guitar
- Herb Geller - Clarinet, Sax (Alto)
- Irving Cottler - Drums
- Israel Baker - Vocals, Violin
- Jack Ryan - Bass
- Jacques Gasselin - Violin, Vocals
- James Getzoff - Violin, Vocals
- Jimmy Hamilton - Sax (Tenor), Clarinet
- Jimmy Woode - Bass
- Joe Comfort - Bass
- Joe Howard - Trombone
- Joe Mondragon - Bass
- Joe Stepansky - Violin
- John Sanders - Trombone
- Johnny Hodges - Sax (Alto)
- Lloyd Ulyate - Trombone
- Lou Levy - Piano
- Lou Raderman - Violin, Vocals
- Manny Klein - Trumpet
- Marshall Sosson - Vocals, Violin
- Maynard Ferguson - Trumpet
- Milt Bernhart - Trombone
- Misha Russel - Violin
- Murray Kellner - Vocals, Violin
- Nathan Ross - Violin, Vocals
- Oscar Peterson - Piano
- Paul Gonsalves - Sax (Tenor)
- Paul Smith - Piano
- Pete Candoli - Trumpet
- Plas Johnson - Sax (Tenor)
- Quentin Jackson - Trombone
- Ray Brown - Bass
- Ray Nance - Trumpet
- Richard L. Noel - Trombone
- Russell Procope - Sax (Alto), Clarinet
- Sam Woodyard - Drums
- Shorty Baker - Trumpet
- Shorty Sherock - Trumpet
- Stuff Smith - Bass, Violin
- Ted Nash - Sax (Tenor), Flute, Clarinet
- Tommy Pederson - Trombone
- Tommy Shepard - Flute, Trombone
- Victor Arno - Vocals
- Victor Bay - Vocals
- Vito Mangano - Trumpet
- Walter Edelstein - Violin
- Wilfred Middlebrooks - Bass
- Willie Cook - Trumpet
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Credits:
- Duke Ellington - ?
- Harry Carney - ?
- Tommy Shepard - ?
- Ben Young - ?, Research
- Jason Wampler - Assistant Producer
- Mischa Russell - Concert Master
- Misha Russel - Concert Master
- Phil Schaap - ?, Research, Remastering
- Andrew Nicholas - Mastering
- Aric Lach Morrison - Assistant Producer, Production Coordination
- Billy May Orchestra - Performer
- Bret Primack - Liner Notes
- Buddy Bregman - ?, Performer, Conductor, Arranger
- Chris Thompson - Art Direction
- Duke Ellington & His Orchestra - Performer
- Ella Fitzgerald - Main Performer
- Herman Leonard - Photography
- Jeff Fulvimari - Illustrations, Cover Design
- Jimmy McHugh - Composer
- Lisa Po-Ying - Art Direction, Design
- Lisa Po-Ying Huang - Design
- Michael Lang - Compilation Producer
- Nausica Loukakos - Design
- Nelson Riddle - ?, Conductor, Arranger
- Nichell Delvaille - Design
- Paul Weston - ?, Performer, Conductor, Arranger
- Peter Pullman - Editing
- Richard Seidel - Executive Producer
- Suha Gur - Mastering
- Billy May - Conductor, Arranger
- Norman Granz - Producer, Engineer
- Walter Sheets - Arranger
