Ella Fitzgerald: an annotated discography: including a complete discography of Chick Webb

369 Pages·2010·9.031 MB·English

by  Fitzgerald, Ella;Webb, Chick;Johnson, J. Wilfred

Ella Fitzgerald
(and Chick Webb)

Ella Fitzgerald
An Annotated Discography;
Including a Complete
Discography of Chick Webb
J. WILFRED JOHNSON
McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers
Jefferson, North Carolina, and London
The present work is a reprint of the illustrated case bound
edition of Ella Fitzgerald: An Annotated Discography;
Including a Complete Discography of Chick Webb, first
published in 200¡ by McFarland.
LIBRARYOFCONGRESSCATALOGUING-IN-PUBLICATIONDATA
Johnson, J. Wilfred, ¡920–
Ella Fitzgerald: An annotated discography; including a complete
discography of Chick Webb / J. Wilfred Johnson.
p. cm.
Includes index.
ISBN 978-0-7864-4690-2
softcover : 50# alkaline papers
¡. Fitzgerald, Ella—Discography. [2. Webb, Chick—
Discography.] 2. [i.e., 3.] Sound recordings—catalogs. I. Title.
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This book is dedicated to
Mr. Norman Granz
and
to the Memory of
Miss Ella Fitzgerald
(¡9¡7–¡996)
and
to the Memory of
William Henry (“Chick”) Webb, Jr.
(¡909–¡939)
without whom…

Acknowledgments
Since I first began collecting data for this book in ¡988, Roger Smith, Mrs. Margaret Solari, Margaret Thomas, Paul
I have received hundreds of letters supporting and encour- Thompson, W.G. Tu›ey, Fred J. Wadsworth, John Mered-
aging the production of this discography, especially from ith Williams, and Jean Wilson
the members of the Ella Fitzgerald Music Appreciation So- • in France, to R. Demilien, Danièle Lostanlen, J.P.
ciety, many of whom contributed information contained in Mittay, Evan Orensten Frank Tenot, and Alain Tercinet
their collections, as well as research to ensure the accuracy • in the Netherlands, to J.E. Broers, Wim de Boois,
of the information contained herein. C. de Pater, J.K. Froger, Jan Gort, Henk Groeneveld, Mw.
I am particularly grateful: C. Hartmans, W. Heemstra, Frans Maas, Dick Schwartz,
• in the United States, to Marcy Belfer, James W. Jan van de Ruit, M.A. van Olderen, and Jeanne van Zun-
Blackman, Michael Carrafiello, Frank Constanzo, Joseph dert
Del Popolo, Tony DiGiacomo, Mike Farrace, Joan Gillen, • in Germany, to René de Vries and Dirk Meyer
Edward Jablonski, Mark B. Jorgensen, Lawrence Katz, • in Denmark, to Michael P. Krog
Bernard J. Klug, Donald B. Little, Kenny Lucas, Maurice • in Portugal, to Mário Diaz
M. Manown, Wayne L. Martin, Charles G. Myers, Ed • in Belgium, to G. Schrijvers.
O’Brien, Barbara J. Pearson, Charles Pignone, Alan B. Most especially, I wish to express my deepest gratitude
Richer, Ric Ross, Michael B. Schnurr, Roger Schore, Oded to Michel Macaire, of Tours, France, for standing by to
Z. Shulsinger, Dan Singer, and Bob Yeager take over the publication of our quarterly, ELLA!, when it
• in Canada, to Tom Lord became impossible for me to continue, and for his vast con-
• in the United Kingdom, to Gerry Atkinson, Sarah tribution to the data contained in this volume.
Attwood, Ken Bailey, Mrs. O. Bannister, J.D. Bare, T.D. For permission to reprint the essays in Part One, I am
Barnard, M.S. Blackwell, R.J. Buckett, June E. Coleman, grateful to John McDonough and Bruce Crowther.
Stanley A. Colk, John B. Currall, Angela M. Darling, A. For invaluable support and assistance, I am very grate-
D’Auria, E. Ken Deacon, Brian Deverill, Victor Donson, ful to Mike Lang, Ben Young, and Tom Greenwood, Verve
Graeme Dowling, Edwin Edwards, Joanne Ellis, R.L. For- Records; Eric Miller, Terri Hinte, and Stuart Kremsky of
man, Caroline Fraser, B. Gastrell, Patience Gent, Manuel Fantasy, Inc.; Jerald Dotson and Joan A. Sturgis, Capitol
Gosano, Millicent Gowland, Mrs. S.B. Graham, Gordon Records; Steve Lang, Reprise Records; Michael Kapp,
Gray, Greig W.W. Hill, Jim Houghton, Les Hurley, Stephen Warner Special Products; Mandana Eidgah, Buddha
Jones, Graham S. Langley, P.A. Long, Mrs. Marion Lord, Records; and Orrin Keepnews, San Francisco.
John B. Mackie, Harold Martin, Jean McCarthy, Philip My special thanks to the wonderful people at Central
Mead, Christopher Reynolds, Chris Shackell, Ian Sharp, Branch, Multnomah County Library, Portland, Oregon.
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Contents
Acknowledgments vii I. The “A” Collection: Titles 111
Preface 1 II. The “B” Collection: Titles 114
How to Use This Book 3 III. The “Radio and Television” Collection: Titles 115
Introduction 7 IV. The Ella Collections: Titles 115
V. Chick Webb Albums, ¡929–¡936: Titles 116
VI. The “A” Collection: Contents 116
Part One: The Recording Sessions—
VII. The “B” Collection: Contents 179
A Discography
VIII. The “Radio and Television” Collection: Contents 185
The Chick Webb Recording Sessions, ¡927–¡934 21 IX. The Ella Collections: Contents 193
X. Ella’s Records: An Alphabetical Listing 197
A Survey of Chick Webb Long-Play
and Compact Discs 23
Part Three: The Songs Ella Sings
The Ella Fitzgerald Recording Sessions (Including
the Chick Webb Recording Sessions, ¡935–¡939) 27
Annotated Song Index 205
THE DECCA YEARS (¡935–¡955) 27
An “Album” of Songs Ella Recorded
An Alphabetical Listing of Chick Webb
Records Without Ella Fitzgerald Vocals 36 That You’ve Never Heard Her Sing 288
The Decca Years: A Survey 59
THE VERVE YEARS (¡956–¡966) 60 Appendix A. They Wrote the Songs Ella Sings:
The Verve Years: A Survey 93 The Lyricists and Composers 291
THE CONCERT YEARS (¡966–¡97¡) 94 Appendix B. They Play While Ella Sings:
The Concert Years: A Survey ¡00 Ella’s Musicians 319
…And They Sang with Ella 336
THE PABLO YEARS (¡972–¡992) 101
Appendix C. Ella’s Movies 337
The Pablo Years: A Survey 107
Ella’s Complete Discography: A Survey 107 Appendix D. Do-It-Yourself
Ella Fitzgerald Song Books 341
Appendix E. Some Recommended Reading 351
Part Two: Ella’s Records
The Long-Play Albums and Compact Discs:
General Index 357
A Collector’s Checklist 111
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