Album · 1993

Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson

Released
20 July 1993
Label
Verve Records
Catalogue no.
314 519 347-2
Tracklist
15 tracks
Length
43:26
Country
US

“Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson” is an album by Ella Fitzgerald, released in 1993 on Verve Records. The original release has 15 tracks with a running time of 43:26. Jazz standards on the record include “Alone Together”, “Don't Be That Way”, “I Hear Music” and “I Only Have Eyes For You”. The line-up features Ella Fitzgerald (vocals, lead vocals), Nelson Riddle (conductor, arranger) and Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (performer).

Who played on Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson

  • Ella Fitzgerald vocals, lead vocals on 14 tracks
  • Nelson Riddle conductor, arranger on 14 tracks
  • Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra performer on 2 tracks

Tracklist

  1. 1 When Your Lover Has Gone standard — Einar Aaron Swan 3:01
  2. 2 Don’t Be That Way standard — Benny Goodman, Edgar Sampson 3:50
  3. 3 Love Me or Leave Me standard — Walter Donaldson 2:53
  4. 4 I Hear Music standard — Burton Lane 2:20
  5. 5 What Am I Here For? — Duke Ellington 2:45
  6. 6 I’m Gonna Go Fishin’ 3:02
  7. 7 I Won’t Dance — Jerome Kern 3:33
  8. 8 I Only Have Eyes for You standard — Harry Warren 2:39
  9. 9 The Gentleman Is a Dope — Richard Rodgers 4:02
  10. 10 Mean to Me standard — Fred Ahlert 2:57
  11. 11 Alone Together standard — Arthur Schwartz 2:48
  12. 12 Pick Yourself Up standard — Jerome Kern 2:11
  13. 13 Call Me Darling 2:40
  14. 14 Somebody Loves Me standard — George Gershwin 2:37
  15. 15 Cheerful Little Earful — Harry Warren 2:06

Production

  • Norman Granz producer
  • Val Valentin engineer

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Frequently asked questions

Who played on Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson?

The line-up of Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson includes Ella Fitzgerald (vocals, lead vocals), Nelson Riddle (conductor, arranger) and Nelson Riddle and His Orchestra (performer).

Which label released Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson?

Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson was released in 1993 on Verve Records (314 519 347-2).

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