| Ella Sings Gershwin | ||||
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| Studio album by | ||||
| Released | 1950 | |||
| Recorded | September 11–12, 1950 | |||
| Venue | New York | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Length | 25:16 | |||
| Label | Decca[1] | |||
| Producer | Milt Gabler | |||
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| Review scores | |
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| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic |   [2] |
| Encyclopedia of Popular Music | [3] |
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.
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).
For the 1950 Decca Records 10" LP; Decca DL 5300
Side one
Side two
All music composed by George Gershwin and all lyrics written by Ira Gershwin.
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