Bluella: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Blues
Ella Fitzgerald - CD
- Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
- Format: CD
- Year: 1996
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 025218096027
- Item Number: WEA809602
- Release date: 12/03/1996
- 1. Smooth Sailing [Live]
- 2. Duke's Place
- 3. St. Louis Blues [Live]
- 4. C Jam Blues [Live]
- 5. Fine and Mellow
- 6. Happy Blues
- 7. Billie's Bounce [Live]
- 8. I'm Walkin'
- 9. Fine and Mellow
- 10. St. Louis Blues [Live]
- 11. Basella [Live]
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Bluella: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Blues by Ella Fitzgerald on CD
Part of a Fantasy sampler series that features musicians (and in this case a notable vocalist) performing the blues, this CD features Ella Fitzgerald on 11 performances taken from a variety of sessions. Although she never specialized in the blues, Ella had no difficulty swinging over blues changes and sometimes putting strong emotion into the lowdown variety. There is one song apiece from the 1950s and '60s, while the remainder of the program dates from 1971-1979. Ella's rendition of "C-Jam Blues" at the Santa Monica Civic in 1972 is a true classic, and other highlights include "Duke's Place" (with the Duke Ellington Orchestra in 1966), "I'm Walkin'," and the lengthy "Basella," with Count Basie's big band. But the material is easily available in more complete form elsewhere, making this reissue more of a sampler for casual fans. ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi
- Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
- Format: CD
- Year: 1996
- Number of Discs: 1
- UPC: 025218096027
- Item Number: WEA809602
- Release date: 12/03/1996
- Label: Pablo
- Genre: Vocal, Jazz
- Style: American Popular Song, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz
- Album Time: 61:14
- 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
- Best of the Verve Song Books: Love Songs
- 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:
- Al Grey - Trombone
- Bill Hughes - Trombone
- Bobby Durham - Drums
- Bobby Plater - Saxophone
- Buster Cooper - Trombone
- Cat Anderson - Trumpet
- Charlie Fowlkes - Saxophone
- Chuck Connors - Trombone
- Clark Terry - Flugelhorn, Trumpet
- Cootie Williams - Trumpet
- Count Basie - Piano
- Danny Turner - Saxophone
- Dennis Wilson - Trombone
- Ed Thigpen - Drums
- Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis - Sax (Tenor)
- Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
- Eric Dixon - Saxophone
- Frank DeLaRosa - Bass
- Freddie Green - Guitar
- Gus Johnson - Drums
- Harry "Sweets" Edison - Trumpet
- Harry Carney - Sax (Baritone)
- Herb Ellis - Guitar
- Herb Jones - Trumpet
- J.C. Heard - Drums
- Jackie Davis - Organ
- Jimmy Hamilton - Sax (Tenor), Clarinet
- Jimmy Jones - Piano
- Joe Comfort - Bass
- Joe Pass - Guitar
- Johnny Hodges - Sax (Alto)
- Kenny Hing - Saxophone
- Keter Betts - Bass
- Lawrence Brown - Trombone
- Louie Bellson - Drums
- Mel Wanzo - Trombone
- Mercer Ellington - Trumpet
- Mickey Roker - Drums
- Mitchell Wood - Trombone
- Paul Cohen - Trumpet
- Paul Gonsalves - Sax (Tenor)
- Paul Smith - Piano
- Pete Minger - Trumpet
- Ray Brown - Bass, Trumpet
- Ray Tunia - Piano
- Roy Eldridge - Trumpet
- Russell Procope - Sax (Alto)
- Sonny Cohn - Trumpet
- Stan Getz - Sax (Tenor)
- Tommy Flanagan - Piano
- Zoot Sims - Sax (Tenor)
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Credits:
- Count Basie Orchestra - ?
- Duke Ellington Orchestra - ?
- David Luke - Digital Transfers
- Joe Tarantino - Digital Transfers, Remastering
- Antoine "Fats" Domino - Composer
- Ed Michel - Compilation Producer
- Ella Fitzgerald - Main Performer
- George Benson - Composer
- Gilles Margerin - Design
- Jamie Putnam - Art Direction
- Lee Jeske - Liner Notes
- Victor Kalin - Photography
- Norman Granz - Producer
- Richard Duarte - Engineer
