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Ella Sings Gershwin is a 1950 studio albumbyElla Fitzgerald, accompanied by the pianist Ellis Larkins.[4][5] Issued on DL5300 on the Decca label, Originally on 10" vinyl, which preceded album releases on 12" vinyl, it featured eight tracks.

Ella Sings Gershwin
Studio albumby
Released1950
RecordedSeptember 11–12, 1950
VenueNew York
GenreJazz
Length25:16
LabelDecca[1]
ProducerMilt Gabler
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
Ella Sings Gershwin
(1950)
Songs in a Mellow Mood
(1954)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[2]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music[3]

The complete album was combined with Fitzgerald's 1954 album Songs in a Mellow Mood and re-issued on CD in 1994 by MCA Records on the GRP Jazz label under the title Pure Ella.

Fitzgerald released two other albums of all Gershwin material, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959) and Nice Work If You Can Get It (1983).

Track listing

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For the 1950 Decca Records 10" LP; Decca DL 5300

Side one

  1. "Someone to Watch Over Me" - 3:13
  2. "My One and Only" - 3:13
  3. "But Not for Me" - 3:12
  4. "Looking for a Boy" - 3:06

Side two

  1. "I've Got a Crush on You" - 3:13
  2. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" - 3:14
  3. "Maybe" - 3:21
  4. "Soon" - 2:44

All music composed by George Gershwin and all lyrics written by Ira Gershwin.

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ Wilfred Johnson, J. (5 August 2010). Ella Fitzgerald: An Annotated Discography; Including a Complete Discography ... - J. Wilfred Johnson - Google Books. ISBN 9780786446902. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  • ^ "Ella Fitzgerald Ella Sings Gershwin ". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
  • ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
  • ^ "Ellis Larkins: The Patient Pianist". NPR. 2008-10-02. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
  • ^ Stephen Holden. "Ella Fitzgerald, the Voice of Jazz, Dies at 79 - The New York Times". Nytimes.com. Retrieved 2020-05-14.


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