Sings the Rodgers and Hart Song Book

by Ella Fitzgerald

Overview

The second of Ella Fitzgerald's famed Songbook series features her singing 34 of the best songs co-written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. The arrangements by Buddy Bregman for the string orchestra and big band only border on jazz but she manages to swing the medium-tempo numbers and give sensitivity to the ballads. With such songs as "You Took Advantage of Me," "The Lady Is a Tramp," "It Never Entered My Mind," "Where or When," "My Funny Valentine," and "Blue Moon," it is not too surprising that these recordings (originally released on a two-LP set) were so popular. ~ Scott Yanow

Product Details

Release Date:	06/07/2024
Label:	Classics
UPC:	0097037066369
Rank:	243336

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ella Fitzgerald   Primary Artist,Vocals
Buddy Bregman   Guest Artist,Conductor
Maynard Ferguson   Guest Artist,Trumpet
Arnold Koblentz   Horn (English),Oboe
George Roberts   Trombone (Bass)
Alvin Stoller   Drums
Edgar Lustgarten   Cello
Ted Nash   Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Tenor),Sax (Soprano)
Paul Smith   Piano
Corky Hale   Harp
Conrad Gozzo   Trumpet
Joe Howard   Trombone
Joe Mondragon   Bass
Pete Candoli   Trumpet
Willie Schwartz   Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Milt Bernhart   Trombone
Abe Most   Clarinet
Lloyd Ulyate   Trombone
Bud Shank   Flute,Clarinet,Sax (Alto),Sax (Soprano)
Bob Cooper   Clarinet,Sax (Tenor)
Chuck Gentry   Bassoon,Sax (Baritone),Clarinet (Bass)
Barney Kessel   Guitar
Vincent DeRosa   French Horn
Ray Linn   Trumpet
Milt Holland   Bells,Bongos,Marimba,Timbales,Xylophone,Vibraphone,Glockenspiel
Jule Kinzler   Flute
Patricia Lie   Director
Hat Nguyen   Director
Buddy Bregman & Orchestra   Ensemble,Orchestra
Robert LaMarchina   Cello
Maurice Stein   Sax (Alto)

Technical Credits

Buddy Bregman   Arranger
T. B. Harms   Composer
Paul Smith   Arranger
Jimmy Sherman   Composer
J.J. Johnson   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Richard Seidel   Executive Producer
Phil Schaap   Research
Michael Lang   Supervisor
Norman Granz   Producer
Suha Gur   Mastering
Jimmy Rowles   Arranger
Jimmie Davis   Composer
Ben Young   Research
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Roger "Ram" Ramirez   Composer
Robert Silverberg   Production Assistant
Peter Pullman   Editing
Aric Lach Morrison   Production Coordination
Herman Leonard   Photography
Buddy Bregman & Orchestra   Orchestra Assembly
Nichell Delvaille   Design Coordinator
Art Hilgart   Liner Notes
Valerie Wagner   Design