Lullabies of Birdland ( Rus. Lullabies ) is the third studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald , recorded together with double bass player Ray Brown , pianist Don Ebney, trumpet player Sai Oliver and other musicians. The disc was released at Decca Records in 1954. The album includes many hits previously recorded in different years as singles and brought Fitzgerald world fame, including the songs “How High the Moon”, “ Lullaby of Birdland ” and “Oh, Lady Be Good”.
| Lullabies of birdland | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | ||||
| Ella Fitzgerald Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | 1954 | |||
| Recorded by | 1945 - 1954 | |||
| Genres | jazz | |||
| Duration | 34:49 | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Language of songs | English | |||
| Labels | Decca records | |||
| Professional reviews | ||||
  [one] | ||||
| Ella Fitzgerald Timeline | ||||
| ||||
In 1998, MCA Records re-released the album in CD format.
List of Songs
| Side 1 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | The words | Music | Duration | |||||
| one. | " Lullaby of Birdland " | George David Weiss | George Shearing | 2:51 | |||||
| 2. | 'Rough Ridin' | William Tennyson Jr. | Hank jones | 3:14 | |||||
| 3. | "Angel Eyes" | Earl Brent | Matt Dennis | 2:54 | |||||
| four. | Smooth Sailing | Arnett Cobb | Arnett Cobb | 3:06 | |||||
| five. | "Oh, Lady Be Good!" | Ira Gershwin | George Gershwin | 3:08 | |||||
| 6. | "Later" | Henry Glover | Tayni Bradshaw | 2:32 | |||||
| 17:45 | |||||||||
| Side 2 | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| No. | Title | The words | Music | Duration | |||||
| 7. | "Ella Hums the Blues" | Ella Fitzgerald | Ella Fitzgerald | 5:13 | |||||
| eight. | "How High the Moon" | Nancy Hamilton | Morgan Lewis | 3:15 | |||||
| 9. | Basin Street Blues | Spencer Williams | Spencer Williams | 3:07 | |||||
| ten. | Air Mail Special | Jimmy Mandy | Charles Henry Christian , Benny Goodman | 3:02 | |||||
| eleven. | Flying Home | Sid Robin | Lionel Hampton | 2:27 | |||||
| 17:04 | |||||||||
Record Members
- Ella Fitzgerald - vocals.
- Sai Oliver and his orchestra - tracks 1, 3, 4, 6 and 9 (recorded in the period 1949-1954).
- Ray Brown and his trio - tracks 2 and 10 (recorded in 1952).
- Bob Haggart and his orchestra - track 5 (recorded in 1947).
- Pianist Don Abney, double bass player Joe Mondragon, drummer Larry Bunker - track 7 (recorded in 1955).
- Ray Brown, trumpeter Idris Suleiman - track 8 (recorded in 1947).
- Vic Schoen and his orchestra - track 11 (recorded in 1945).
Notes
- ↑ Lullabies of Birdland on the AllMusic website