Album · 1959
Get Happy!
- Released
- 1959
- Label
- Verve Records
- Catalogue no.
- MGV-4036
- Tracklist
- 12 tracks
- Length
- 33:28
- Country
- US
“Get Happy!” is an album by Ella Fitzgerald, released in 1959 on Verve Records. The original release has 12 tracks with a running time of 33:28. Jazz standards on the record include “Blue Skies”, “Moonlight Becomes You”, “Somebody Loves Me” and “St. Louis Blues”. The line-up features Ella Fitzgerald (lead vocals), Paul Weston (arranger, conductor) and Paul Weston and His Orchestra (performer).
Who played on Get Happy!
- Ella Fitzgerald lead vocals on 1 track
- Paul Weston arranger, conductor on 1 track
- Paul Weston and His Orchestra performer on 1 track
Tracklist
- 1 Somebody Loves Me standard — George Gershwin 2:38
- 2 Cheerful Little Earful — Harry Warren 2:10
- 3 You Make Me Feel So Young standard — Josef Myrow 2:22
- 4 Beat Me, Daddy, Eight to the Bar 2:31
- 5 Like Young — André Previn 3:03
- 6 Cool Breeze — Tadd Dameron, Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie 2:00
- 7 Moonlight Becomes You standard — Jimmy Van Heusen 3:09
- 8 Blue Skies standard — Irving Berlin 3:46
- 9 You Turned the Tables on Me standard — Louis Alter 2:33
- 10 Gypsy in My Soul — Clay Boland 2:42
- 11 Goody-Goody — Matty Malneck 2:31
- 12 St. Louis Blues standard — William Christopher Handy 4:02
Production
- Norman Granz producer
- Val Valentin engineer
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Frequently asked questions
Who played on Get Happy!?
The line-up of Get Happy! includes Ella Fitzgerald (lead vocals), Paul Weston (arranger, conductor) and Paul Weston and His Orchestra (performer).
Which label released Get Happy!?
Get Happy! was released in 1959 on Verve Records (MGV-4036).
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