Ella Fitzgerald albums discography
Between 1935 and 1955, American singer Ella Fitzgerald was signed to Decca Records. Her early recordings as a featured vocalist were frequently uncredited. Her first credited single was 78 RPM recording "I'll Chase the Blues Away" with the Chick Webb Orchestra. Fitzgerald continued recording with Webb until his death in 1939, after which the group was renamed Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra. With the introduction of 10" and 12" Long-Playing records in the late 1940s, Decca released several original albums of Fitzgerald's music and reissued many of her previous single-only releases. From 1935 to the late 1940s Decca issued Ella Fitzgerald's recordings on 78rpm singles and album collections, in book form, of four singles that included eight tracks. These recordings have been re-issued on a series of 15 compact disc by the French record label Classics Records between 1992 and 2008.
In 1956 Ella Fitzgerald signed with Verve Records, the Norman Granz record label. Fitzgerald recorded with Verve until the mid-1960s. Included in this era were a series of eight Song Book albums, with interpretations of the greater part of the Great American Songbook, with songs from the pens of Cole Porter (1956), Rodgers & Hart (1956), Duke Ellington (1957), Irving Berlin (1958), George and Ira Gershwin (1959), Harold Arlen (1961), Jerome Kern (1963) and Johnny Mercer (1964). Ella Fitzgerald released many stand alone singles throughout her Verve years. These were re-issued in 2003 on the 2-CD set, Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1.
The late 1960s and early 1970s saw Fitzgerald release albums on several major record labels, including three albums on Capitol Records and two on the Reprise Records label. In 1972 Norman Granz formed Pablo Records, the label continued to release Ella Fitzgerald's albums up until her last recorded album All That Jazz in 1989.
In recent years the Ella Fitzgerald back catalogue has continued to grow, this includes complete albums of previously unreleased live material and alternative recordings from her studio sessions.
Studio albums
[edit]1950s
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | |
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| US Jazz [1] |
UK [2] | ||
| Ella Sings Gershwin | — | 13 | |
| Songs in a Mellow Mood |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book |
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| Ella and Louis (with Louis Armstrong) |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book |
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| Ella and Louis Again (with Louis Armstrong) |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (with Duke Ellington) |
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| Like Someone in Love |
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| One O'Clock Jump (with Count Basie and Joe Williams) |
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| Porgy and Bess |
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| Ella Swings Lightly |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers |
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| Get Happy! |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers |
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| Hello, Love |
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| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | |||
1960s
[edit]| Title | Album details | Peak chart positions | ||||||
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| US [3] |
US Jazz [1] |
BEL [4] |
NLD [5] |
NOR [6] |
SWE [7] |
UK [2] | ||
| Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas |
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88 | 5 | 55 | 37 | 33 | 33 | 68 |
| Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from the Soundtrack of "Let No Man Write My Epitaph" |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book |
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| Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! |
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| Rhythm Is My Business |
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| Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson |
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| Ella Swings Gently with Nelson |
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| Ella Sings Broadway |
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| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book |
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| Ella and Basie! (with Count Basie) |
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69 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| These Are the Blues |
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| Hello, Dolly! |
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146 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book |
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| Ella at Duke's Place (with Duke Ellington) |
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| Whisper Not |
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| Brighten the Corner |
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172 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas |
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| 30 by Ella |
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| Misty Blue |
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| Ella |
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196 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| "—" denotes a single that did not chart or was not released. | ||||||||
1970s
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) |
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| Ella Loves Cole |
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| Take Love Easy (with Joe Pass) |
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| Ella and Oscar (with Oscar Peterson) |
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| Fitzgerald and Pass... Again (with Joe Pass) |
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| Lady Time |
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| Fine and Mellow |
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| A Classy Pair (with Count Basie) |
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1980s
[edit]| Title | Album details |
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| Ella Abraça Jobim |
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| The Best Is Yet to Come |
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| Speak Love (with Joe Pass) |
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| Nice Work If You Can Get It (with André Previn |
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| Easy Living (with Joe Pass) |
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| All That Jazz |
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Live albums
[edit]The albums are sorted by release date.
| Title | Album Details | Notes |
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| Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl |
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| Ella Fitzgerald And Billie Holiday At Newport |
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| Ella At The Opera House |
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| Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife |
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Later re-issued as The Complete Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife with additional tracks. |
| Ella In Hollywood |
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| Ella At Juan-Les-Pins |
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| Ella In Hamburg |
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| Duke & Ella In Concerto (with Duke Ellington) |
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| Ella And Duke At The Cote D'Azur (with Duke Ellington) |
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| Sunshine Of Your Love |
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| J.A.T.P. In Tokyo: Live At The Nichigeki Theatre 1953 |
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| Jazz At Santa Monica Civic '72 |
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| Newport Jazz Festival: Live At Carnegie Hall, July 5, 1973 |
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| Ella In London |
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| Ella Fitzgerald And Her Orchestra Live From The Roseland Ballroom, 1940 |
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| Ella Fitzgerald At The Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 |
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| Montreux '77 (with the Tommy Flanagan Trio) |
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| Digital III At Montreux |
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| A Perfect Match (with Count Basie) |
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| Ella À Nice |
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| Return To Happiness: Jazz At The Philharmonic, Yoyogi National Stadium, Tokyo, 1983 |
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| The Stockholm Concert, 1966 (with Duke Ellington) |
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| Ella In Rome: The Birthday Concert |
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| The Greatest Jazz Concert In The World (with Duke Ellington) |
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| Ella Returns To Berlin |
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| The Complete Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife |
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Re-issue of the album Ella In Berlin: Mack The Knife with additional tracks. |
| Ella Fitzgerald With The Tommy Flanagan Trio |
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| Live From The Cave Supper Club: Vancouver BC, Canada, 19 May 1968 |
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| Ella Fitzgerald In Budapest |
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| Sophisticated Lady (with Joe Pass) |
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| Live At Mister Kelly's |
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| Twelve Nights In Hollywood |
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| Ella In Japan: 'S Wonderful |
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| Live in Paris, Vol. 1 (May 8 – October 7, 1957) |
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Previously unreleased live recordings, released over 3 volumes, from a series of concerts recorded between 1957 and 1962 at the Paris Olympia. |
| Live in Paris, Vol. 2 (May 1, 1958; February 23 & 29, 1960) |
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| Live in Paris, Vol. 3 (February 28 & March 11, 1961; March 16, 1962) |
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| Ella At Zardi's |
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| Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes |
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Previously unreleased live concert recording from Berlin, Germany, 1962. |
| Live In East Berlin 1967 |
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Previously unreleased live concert recording from Friedrichstadt-Palast, 1967 |
Notable guest appearances
[edit]The albums are sorted by release date.
- 1956 – Metronome All-Stars 1956
- 1960 – The Drum Battle: Gene Krupa and Buddy Rich at J.A.T.P.
- 1989 – Back on the Block
- 1992 – Music From The Original Motion Picture Soundtrack THE SETTING SUN (Compact Disc RCA VICTOR VICP 8084, Japan. Ella Fitzgerald sings "The Setting Sun". It was her last professional recording, recorded at Warner Bros. Studios in January 1992 with arrangements by Billy May. Source:https://www.discogs.com/it/Various-The-Setting-Sun-Rakuy%C3%B4-Music-From-The-Original-Motion-Picture-Soundtrack/release/8310263)
- 2002 – Classic Duets (Three duets with Frank Sinatra, originally recorded in 1957 on the ABC TV series The Frank Sinatra Show)
Boxed sets and collections
[edit]- 1994 – The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
- 1995 – Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings
- 1997 – The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
- 1998 – Swingsation: Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb[8]
- 1998 – Ella 100[9]
- 2014 – The Complete Chick Webb and Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions 1934-1941[10]
- 2017 – Ella Fitzgerald: 100 Songs for a Centennial[11]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Ella Fitzgerald chart history (Jazz Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ a b "Ella Fitzgerald: Songs and albums". Official Charts Company. Retrieved November 23, 2024.
- ^ "Ella Fitzgerald chart history (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Ultratop Belgian Charts: Ella Fitzgerald". Ultratop. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Dutch Charts: Ella Fitzgerald". dutchcharts.nl. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Norweigan charts: Ella Fitzgerald". norweigancharts.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Swedish Charts: Ella Fitzgerald". swedishcharts.com. Retrieved November 24, 2024.
- ^ "Swingsation: Ella Fitzgerald With Chick Webb". Spotify. January 1, 1998. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "100 Songs For A Centennial". Open.spotify.com. April 21, 2017. Retrieved August 7, 2018.
- ^ "The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934-41)". downbeat.com.
- ^ Ella Fitzgerald: 100 Songs for a Centennial at allmusic.com
