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This 17-CD set collects all of Ella Fitzgerald's Song Books, a monumental tribute to the American popular song and its greatest composers, recorded for Verve between 1956 and 1964. 17 CD Red Felt Box Set presents all of Ella's classic song book albums in their original form - all the original LP jacket and label artwork, all the original liner notes, and all the packaging - reproduced as a series of miniature CD albums - over 240 songs including several alternate takes. All the music has been newly remastered from the original LP sources for the best sound ever. Stage, screen and movie credits as follows: Cole Porter Songbook: Track 1-1: Stage Show Song - Anything Goes 1934. Track 1-2: Stage Show Song - Anything Goes 1934. Track 1-4: Stage Show Song - Kiss Me Kate 1948. Track 1-5: Motion Picture Song - Rosalie 1937. Track 1-6: Stage Show Song - Anything Goes 1934. Track 1-7: Stage Show Song - DuBerry Was A Lady 1937. Track 1-8: Stage Show Song - Kiss Me Kate 1948. Track 1-9: Stage Show Song - Paris 1928. Track 1-10: Stage Show Song - Jubilee 1935. Track 1-11: Stage Show Song - Seven Lively Arts 1944. Track 1-12: Stage Show Song - Silk Stockings 1954. Track 1-13: Stage Show Song - Jubilee 1935. Track 1-14: Stage Show Song - Leave It To Me 1938. Track 1-15: Stage Show Song - Can Can 1953. Track 1-16: Stage Show Song - Out Of This World 1951. Track 2-1: Stage Show Song - Can Can 1953. Track 2-2: Stage Show Song - Fifty Million Frenchmen 1929. Track 2-3: Stage Show Song - Red, Hot And Blue 1936. Track 2-4: Stage Show Song - Born To Dance 1936. Track 2-5: Stage Show Song - Can Can 1953. Track 2-6: Stage Show Song - Kiss Me Kate 1948. Track 2-7: Stage Show Song - Wake Up And Dream 1929. Track 2-8: Stage Show Song - Anything Goes 1934. Track 2-9: Stage Show Song - The New Yorkers 1930. Track 2-10: Stage Show Song - Red, Hot And Blue 1936. Track 2-11: Stage Show Song - The Gay Divorcee 1932. Track 2-12: Stage Show Song - Let's Face It 1941. Track 2-13: Stage Show Song - Kiss Me Kate 1948. Track 2-14: Motion Picture Song - Born To Dance 1936. Track 2-15: Motion Picture Song - Broadway Melody Of 1940. Track 2-16: Motion Picture Song - Hollywood Canteen 1944. Track 2-17: Stage Show Song - Anything Goes 1934. Track 2-18: Motion Picture Song - Broadway Melody Of 1940. Track 2-19: Stage Show Song - Paris 1928. Rogers And Hart Songbook: Track 3-1: Stage Show Song - I'd Rather Be Right 1937. Track 3-2: Stage Show Song - Present Arms 1928. Track 3-3: Stage Show Song - Heads Up 1929. Track 3-4: Stage Show Song - A Connecticut Yankee 1927. Track 3-5: Stage Show Song - Evergreen 1930. Track 3-6: Stage Show Song - Babes In Arms 1937. Track 3-7: Stage Show Song - Spring Is Here 1929. Track 3-8: Stage Show Song - The Garrick Gaieties 1925. Track 3-9: Stage Show Song - Babes In Arms 1937. Track 3-10: Stage Show Song - Babes In Arms 1937. Track 3-11: Stage Show Song - I Married An Angel 1938. Track 3-12: Stage Show Song - Higher And Higher 1940. Track 3-13: Stage Show Song - The Boys From Syracuse 1938. Track 3-14: Stage Show Song - A Connecticut Yankee 1927. Track 3-15: Stage Show Song - Jumbo 1935. Track 3-16: Stage Show Song - Babes In Arms 1937. Track 3-17: Stage Show Song - Jumbo 1935. Track 4-1: Stage Show Song - Too Many Girls 1939. Track 4-2: Stage Show Song - Simple Simon 1930. Track 4-3: Stage Show Song - On Your Toes 1936. Track 4-4: Stage Show Song - Too Many Girls 1939. Track 4-5: Stage Show Song - By Jupiter 1942. Track 4-6: Stage Show Song - Pal Joey 1940. Track 4-7: Stage Show Song - The Girl Friend 1926. Track 4-8: Stage Show Song - Babes In Arms 1937. Track 4-9: Stage Show Song - Pal Joey 1940. Track 4-10: Stage Show Song - The Garrick Gaieties 1925. Track 4-11: Stage Show Song - By Jupiter 1942. Track 4-12: Stage Show Song - Love Me Tonight 1932. Track 4-13: Stage Show Song - Love Me Tonight 1932. Track 4-14: Stage Show Song - Dearest Enemy 1925. Track 4-15: Stage Show Song - The Girl Friend 1926. Track 4-16: Stage Show Song - A Connecticut Yankee 1927. Track 4-17: Stage Show Song - America's Sweetheart 1931. Track 4-18: Stage Show Song - Love Me Tonight 1932. Irving Berlin Songbook: Track 8-1: Stage Show Song - Follow The Fleet 1936. Track 8-2: Stage Show Song - On The Avenue 1937. Track 8-3: Stage Show Song - Follow The Fleet 1936. Track 8-4: Stage Show Song - Miss Liberty 1949. Track 8-6: Stage Show Song - Puttin' On The Ritz 1929. Track 8-7: Stage Show Song - Follow The Fleet 1936. Track 8-9: Stage Show Song - Top Hat 1935. Track 8-11: Stage Show Song - Top Hat 1935. Track 8-12: Stage Show Song - Carefree 1938. Track 9-1: Stage Show Song - As Thousands Cheer 1933. Track 9-2: Stage Show Song - As Thousands Cheer 1933. Track 9-3: Stage Show Song - As Thousands Cheer 1933. Track 9-4: Stage Show Song - Top Hat 1935. Track 9-5: Stage Show Song - Blue Skies 1935. Track 9-6: Stage Show Song - Reaching For The Moon 1930. Track 9-7: Stage Show Song - On The Avenue 1937. Track 9-9: Stage Show Song - Follow The Fleet 1936. Track 9-10: Stage Show Song - Alexander's Ragtime Band 1938. Track 9-12: Stage Show Song - Call Me Madam 1950. Track 9-13: Stage Show Song - Carefree 1938. Track 9-14: Stage Show Song - Top Hat 1935. Track 9-15: Stage Show Song - On The Avenue 1937. Harold Arlen Songbook: Track 14-1: Motion Picture Song - Blues In The Night 1941. Track 14-2: Motion Picture Song - Let's Fall In Love 1934. Track 14-3: Stage Show Song - Cotton Club Parade 1934. Track 14-4: Stage Show Song - Cotton Club Rhythmania 1931. Track 14-5: Motion Picture Song - The Sky's The Limit 1943. Track 14-6: Motion Picture Song - Casbah 1938. Track 14-7: Motion Picture Song - Blues In The Night 1941. Track 14-8: Motion Picture Song - Star Spangled Rhythm 1942. Track 14-9: Stage Show Song - Cotton Club Parade 1934. Track 14-10: Stage Show Song - Life Begins At 8:40 1934. Track 14-11: Stage Show Song - Cotton Club Parade 1934. Track 14-12: Motion Picture Song - Here Come The Waves 1944. Track 15-2: Stage Show Song - St. Louis Woman 1946. Track 15-3: Stage Show Song - Cotton Club Parade 1934. Track 15-4: Motion Picture Song - Cabin In The Sky 1943. Track 15-5: Stage Show Song - The Great Magoo 1932. Track 15-6: Motion Picture Song - A Star Is Born 1954. Track 15-7: Motion Picture Song - The Sky's The Limit 1942. Track 15-8: Motion Picture Song - Casbah 1948. Track 15-9: Stage Show Song - Nine Fifteen Revue 1930. Track 15-10: Stage Show Song - Earl Carrol's Vanities 1932. Track 15-11: Motion Picture Song - Out Of This World 1945. Track 15-12: Motion Picture Song - Wizard Of Oz 1939.

. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book
1-1. All Through The Night 3:17
1-2. Anything Goes 3:23
1-3. Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable To Lunch Today) 3:02
1-4. Too Darn Hot 3:50
1-5. In The Still Of The Night 2:40
1-6. I Get A Kick Out Of You 4:01
1-7. Do I Love You? 3:51
1-8. (I'm) Always True To You In My Fashion 2:50
1-9. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Master Take) 3:33
1-10. Just One Of Those Things 3:32
1-11. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 3:34
1-12. All Of You 1:45
1-13. Begin The Beguine 3:39
1-14. Get Out Of Town 3:24
1-15. I Am In Love 4:08
1-16. From This Moment On 3:16
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book
2-1. I Love Paris 4:49
2-2. You Do Something To Me 2:22
2-3. Ridin' High 3:23
2-4. Easy To Love 3:26
2-5. It's All Right With Me 3:09
2-6. Why Can't You Behave? 5:06
2-7. What Is This Thing Called Love? 2:05
2-8. You're The Top 3:35
2-9. Love For Sale 5:55
2-10. It's DeLovely 2:44
2-11. Night And Day 3:06
2-12. Ace In The Hole 1:59
2-13. So In Love 3:52
2-14. I've Got You Under My Skin 2:44
2-15. I Concentrate On You 3:14
2-16. Don't Fence Me In 3:24
. Previously Unissued
2-17. You're The Top 2:10
2-18. I Concentrate On You 3:02
2-19. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) 8:50
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book
3-1. Have You Met Miss Jones? 3:44
3-2. You Took Advantage Of Me 3:31
3-3. A Ship Without A Sail 4:11
3-4. To Keep My Love Alive 3:37
3-5. Dancing On The Ceiling 4:09
3-6. The Lady Is A Tramp 3:25
3-7. With A Song In My Heart 2:47
3-8. Manhattan 2:52
3-9. Johnny One Note 2:15
3-10. I Wish I Were In Love Again 2:40
3-11. Spring In Here 3:42
3-12. It Never Entered My Mind 4:09
3-13. This Can't Be Love 2:57
3-14. Thou Swell 2:06
3-15. My Romance 3:46
3-16. Where Or When 2:50
3-17. Little Girl Blue 3:52
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Song Book
4-1. Give It Back To The Indians 3:14
4-2. Ten Cents A Dance 4:09
4-3. There's A Small Hotel 2:52
4-4. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 3:50
4-5. Ev'rything I've Got 3:24
4-6. I Could Write A Book 3:41
4-7. Blue Room 2:33
4-8. My Funny Valentine 3:56
4-9. Bewitched 7:05
4-10. Mountain Greenery 2:17
4-11. Wait Till You See Her 1:33
4-12. Lover (Stereo Version) 3:20
4-13. Isn't It Romantic? 3:04
4-14. Here In My Arms 1:55
4-15. Blue Moon 3:15
4-16. My Heart Stood Still 3:06
4-17. I've Got Five Dollars 2:42
4-18. Lover (Mono Version) 3:14
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book
5-1. Rockin' In Rhythm 5:21
5-2. Drop Me Off In Harlem 3:51
5-3. Day Dream 4:01
5-4. Caravan 3:55
5-5. Take The "A" Train 6:41
5-6. I Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues 4:43
5-7. Clementine 2:40
5-8. I Didn't Know About You 4:12
5-9. I'm Beginning To See The Light 3:28
5-10. Lost In Meditation 3:27
5-11. Perdido 6:14
5-12. Cotton Tail 3:26
5-13. Do Nothing Till You Hear From Me 7:40
5-14. Just Sittin And A Rockin 3:34
5-15. Solitude 2:09
5-16. Rocks In My Bed 3:59
5-17. Satin Doll (1956 Version) 3:29
5-18. Sophisticated Lady 5:22
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book
6-1. Just Squeeze Me (But Don't Tease Me) 4:17
6-2. It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 4:15
6-3. Azure 2:22
6-4. I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart 4:11
6-5. In A Sentimental Mood 2:47
6-6. Don't Get Around Much Anymore 5:02
6-7. Prelude To A Kiss 5:29
6-8. Mood Indigo 3:28
6-9. In A Mellow Tone 5:11
6-10. Love You Madly 4:42
6-11. Lush Life 3:40
6-12. Squatty Roo 3:39
6-13. I'm Just A Lucky So And So 4:15
6-14. All Too Soon 4:23
6-15. Everything But You 2:57
6-16. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) 6:15
6-17. Bli-Blip 3:04
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Duke Ellington Song Book
7-1. Chelsea Bridge 3:26
7-2. Portrait Of Ella Fitzgerald 16:18
7-3. The E And D Blues (E For Ella And D For Duke) 4:54
. Previously Unissued
7-4. Chelsea Bridge - Rehearsal 4:03
7-5. Chelsea Bridge - Rehearsal 3:37
7-6. Chelsea Bridge - Rehearsal 3:59
7-7. Chelsea Bridge - Rehearsal 3:20
7-8. Chelsea Bridge - Rehearsal 1:38
7-9. Chelsea Bridge - Rehearsal 1:20
7-10. Chelsea Bridge - Rehearsal 5:35
7-11. Chelsea Bridge - Rehearsal 3:39
7-12. All Heart - Alternative Take 3:54
7-13. All Heart - Alternative Take 3:33
7-14. All Heart - Alternative Take 3:22
7-15. All Heart - Alternative Take 3:25
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book
8-1. Let's Face The Music And Dance 2:58
8-2. You're Laughing At Me 3:18
8-3. Let Yourself Go 2:20
8-4. You Can Have Him 3:47
8-5. Russian Lullaby 1:55
8-6. Puttin' On The Ritz 2:18
8-7. Get Thee Behind Me Satan 3:49
8-8. Alexander's Ragtime Band 2:43
8-9. Top Hat, White Tie, And Tails 2:36
8-10. How About Me? 3:18
8-11. Cheek To Cheek 3:48
8-12. I Used To Be Color Blind 2:34
8-13. Lazy 2:40
8-14. How Deep Is The Ocean? 3:11
8-15. All By Myself 2:29
8-16. Remember 3:26
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Song Book
9-1. Suppertime 3:19
9-2. How's Chances? 2:48
9-3. Heat Wave 2:25
9-4. Isn't This A Lovely Day (To Be Caught In The Rain) 3:29
9-5. You Keep Coming Back Like A Song 3:35
9-6. Reaching For The Moon 2:18
9-7. Slumming On Park Avenue 2:24
9-8. The Song Is Ended (But The Melody Lingers On) 2:30
9-9. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket 3:01
9-10. Now It Can Be Told 3:12
9-11. Always 3:09
9-12. It's A Lovely Day Today 2:28
9-13. Change Partners 3:18
9-14. No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) 3:03
9-15. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm 3:00
9-16. Blue Skies 3:43
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book
10-1. Ambulatory Suite 7:16
10-2. The Preludes 6:38
10-3. Sam And Delilah 3:18
10-4. But Not For Me 3:35
10-5. My One And Only 2:38
10-6. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off 4:29
10-7. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck 3:11
10-8. Oh, Lady Be Good 4:02
10-9. Nice Work If You Can Get It 3:35
10-10. Things Are Looking Up 3:06
10-11. Just Another Rhumba 5:37
10-12. How Long Has This Been Going On? 3:47
10-13. 'S Wonderful 3:31
10-14. The Man I Love 3:53
10-15. That Certain Feeling 3:05
10-16. By Strauss 2:33
10-17. Someone To Watch Over Me 4:33
10-18. The Real American Folk Song 3:46
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book
11-1. Who Cares? 3:05
11-2. Looking For A Boy 3:06
11-3. They All Laughed 3:05
11-4. My Cousin In Milwaukee 3:10
11-5. Someboyd From Somewhere 3:09
11-6. A Foggy Day 3:34
11-7. Clap Yo' Hands 2:31
11-8. For You For Me For Evermore 3:26
11-9. Stiff Upper Lip 2:53
11-10. Boy Wanted 3:36
11-11. Strike Up The Band 2:36
11-12. Soon 2:23
11-13. I've Got A Crush On You 3:31
11-14. Bidin' My Time 2:43
11-15. Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did? 3:31
11-16. Of Thee I Sing 3:10
11-17. The Half Of It Dearie Blues 3:48
11-18. I Was Doing All Right 3:29
11-19. He Loves And She Loves 2:46
11-20. Love Is Sweeping The Country 3:26
11-21. Treat Me Rough 2:57
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book
12-1. Our Love Is Here To Stay 3:56
12-2. Slap That Bass 3:26
12-3. Isn't It A Pity 3:27
12-4. Shall We Dance? 3:10
12-5. Love Walked In 3:54
12-6. You've Got What Gets Me 2:16
12-7. They Can't Take That Away From Me 3:10
12-8. Embraceable You 4:53
12-9. I Can't Be Bothered Now 2:51
12-10. Boy What Love Has Done To Me 3:50
12-11. Fascinating Rhythm 3:26
12-12. Funny Face 3:25
12-13. Lorelei 3:23
12-14. Oh So Nice 3:41
12-15. Let's Kiss And Make Up 3:52
12-16. I Got Rhythm 3:10
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George And Ira Gershwin Song Book
13-1. Somebody Loves Me 2:37
13-2. Cheerful Little Earful 2:09
13-3. But Not For Me 2:26
13-4. Lorelei 3:00
13-5. Love Is Here To Stay 3:51
13-6. Oh, Lady, Be Good! 4:04
13-7. Oh, Lady, Be Good! 3:56
13-8. Oh, Lady, Be Good! 4:12
13-9. But Not For Me 3:32
13-10. Fascinating Rhythm 3:21
13-11. They All Laughed 3:02
13-12. The Man I Love 3:50
13-13. Nice Work If You Can Get It 3:32
13-14. Clap Your Hands 2:29
13-15. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off 4:25
13-16. I Was Doing All Right 3:25
13-17. He Loves And She Loves 2:46
13-18. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck 3:07
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book
14-1. Blues In The Night (My Mama Done Tol' Me) 7:14
14-2. Let's Fall In Love 4:05
14-3. Stormy Weather (Keeps Rainin' All The Time) 5:17
14-4. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea 2:26
14-5. My Shining Hour 4:02
14-6. Hooray For Love 2:45
14-7. This Time The Dream's On Me 4:39
14-8. That Old Black Magic 4:13
14-9. I've Got The World On A String 4:54
14-10. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block 4:03
14-11. Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good) 3:55
14-12. Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive 3:37
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Harold Arlen Song Book
15-1. When The Sun Comes Out 5:09
15-2. Come Rain Or Come Shine 3:24
15-3. As Long As I Live 3:48
15-4. Happiness Is A Thing Called Joe 3:30
15-5. It's Only A Paper Moon 3:37
15-6. The Man That Got Away 5:21
15-7. One For My Baby (And One More For The Road) 3:58
15-8. It Was Written In The Stars 5:11
15-9. Get Happy 3:33
15-10. I Gotta Right To Sing The Blues 5:12
15-11. Out Of This World 2:46
15-12. Over The Rainbow 4:21
15-13. Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead 3:19
15-14. Sing My Heart 2:49
. Previously Unissued
15-15. Let's Take A Walk Around The Block 4:07
15-16. Sing My Heart 5:37
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Jerome Kern Song Book
16-1. Let's Begin 3:00
16-2. A Fine Romance 3:39
16-3. All The Things You Are 3:20
16-4. I'll Be Hard To Handle 3:51
16-5. You Couldn't Be Cuter 3:17
16-6. She Didn't Say Yes 3:23
16-7. I'm Old Fashioned 3:30
16-8. Remind Me 3:53
16-9. The Way You Look Tonight 4:30
16-10. Yesterdays 2:52
16-11. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man 3:56
16-12. Why Was I Born? 3:44
. Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Johnny Mercer Song Book
17-1. Too Marvelous For Words 2:33
17-2. Early Autumn 3:52
17-3. Day In Day Out 2:50
17-4. Laura 3:45
17-5. This Time The Dream's On Me 2:57
17-6. Skylark 3:13
17-7. Single-O 3:23
16-8. Something's Gotta Give 2:36
17-9. Trav'lin Light 3:51
17-10. Midnight Sun (1964 Version) 4:57
17-11. Dream (When You're Feeing Blue) 3:00
17-12. I Remember You 3:41
17-13. When A Woman Loves A Man 3:50

Barcode and Other Identifiers:

Barcode 0602498412480

Marketed By Verve Records
Manufactured By Verve Records
Phonographic Copyright (p) PolyGram Records, Inc.
Copyright (c) PolyGram Records, Inc.

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