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These Are the Blues






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These are the Blues
Studio album by
Ella Fitzgerald
Released1963
RecordedOctober 28–29, 1963,
StudioA &R (New York)
GenreJazz, blues
Length41:34
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
Ella and Basie!
(1963) 		These are the Blues
(1963) 		Hello, Dolly!
(1964)
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Allmusic[1]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings[2]

These are the Blues is a 1963 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge and organist Wild Bill Davis. Sleeve artwork was painted by David Stone Martin. This is Fitzgerald's only example of recording an entire album of blues songs.

Track listing

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For the 1963 Verve LP release; Verve V6-4060; Re-issued in 1990 on CD, Verve 829 536-2

Side One:

  1. "Jailhouse Blues" (Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams) – 5:25
  2. "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye) – 4:27
  3. "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) – 2:39
  4. "You Don't Know My Mind" (Gray, Virginia Liston, Williams) – 4:49
  5. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 3:31

Side Two:

  1. "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 3:57
  2. "Cherry Red" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 4:09
  3. "Downhearted Blues" (Lovie Austin, Alberta Hunter) – 3:08
  4. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 6:28
  5. "Hear Me Talkin' to Ya" (Louis Armstrong) – 3:01

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ "These are the Blues". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-30.
  • ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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