Lullabies of Birdland
Lullabies of Birdland is a 1955 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald,[2] 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.
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | 1945–1955 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 34:53 | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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| Allmusic |   [1] |
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
- "Ella Fitzgerald Lullabies of Birdland". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-07-16.
- Lullabies of Birdland at AllMusic
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