Album · 1959
Ella Swings Lightly
- Released
- 1959
- Label
- Verve Records
- Catalogue no.
- MG V-4021
- Tracklist
- 16 tracks
- Country
- US
“Ella Swings Lightly” is an album by Ella Fitzgerald, released in 1959 on Verve Records. The original release has 16 tracks. Jazz standards on the record include “As Long As I Live”, “Blues In The Night”, “If I Were A Bell” and “Just You, Just Me”. The line-up features Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Marty Paich (arranger, conductor), Al Porcino (trumpet), Bill Holman (tenor saxophone) and Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone, tenor saxophone).
Who played on Ella Swings Lightly
- Ella Fitzgerald vocals all tracks
- Marty Paich arranger, conductor all tracks
- Al Porcino trumpet on 14 tracks
- Bill Holman tenor saxophone on 14 tracks
- Bob Enevoldsen valve trombone, tenor saxophone on 14 tracks
- Bud Shank alto saxophone on 14 tracks
- Don Fagerquist trumpet on 14 tracks
- Joe Mondragon bass, double bass on 14 tracks
- Lou Levy piano on 14 tracks
- Med Flory baritone saxophone on 14 tracks
- Mel Lewis drums (drum set) on 14 tracks
- Vincent DeRosa French horn on 14 tracks
Tracklist
- A1 Little White Lies — Walter Donaldson
- A2 You Hit the Spot — Harry Revel
- A3 What’s Your Story, Morning Glory? — Mary Lou Williams
- A4 Just You, Just Me standard — Jesse Greer
- A5 As Long as I Live standard — Harold Arlen
- A6 Teardrops From My Eyes — Rudolph Toombs
- A7 Gotta Be This or That — Sunny Skylar
- A8 Moonlight on the Ganges — Sherman Myers
- B1 My Kinda Love — Louis Alter
- B2 Blues in the Night standard — Harold Arlen
- B3 If I Were a Bell standard — Frank Loesser
- B4 You’re an Old Smoothie — Nacio Herb Brown, George A. Whiting
- B5 Little Jazz
- B6 You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me standard — Pierre Norman Connor, Sammy Fain
- B7 Knock Me a Kiss — Mike Jackson
- B8 720 in the Books — Jan Savitt, John Kluczko Watson
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Frequently asked questions
Who played on Ella Swings Lightly?
The line-up of Ella Swings Lightly includes Ella Fitzgerald (vocals), Marty Paich (arranger, conductor), Al Porcino (trumpet), Bill Holman (tenor saxophone), Bob Enevoldsen (valve trombone, tenor saxophone), Bud Shank (alto saxophone), Don Fagerquist (trumpet) and Joe Mondragon (bass, double bass).
Which label released Ella Swings Lightly?
Ella Swings Lightly was released in 1959 on Verve Records (MG V-4021).
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