Ella Swings Lightly ( Rus. Ella Swings Easy ) is the fourteenth studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald , released in 1958 via Verve Records under the studio number Verve MG V-4021. In 1992, Verve re-released the recording in CD format under the Verve-PolyGram number 314-5372582, the new version includes 4 additional tracks.
| Ella Swings Lightly | ||||
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| Ella Fitzgerald Studio Album | ||||
| Date of issue | 1958 | |||
| Recorded by | November 23-24, 1958 | |||
| Genres | jazz | |||
| Duration | 57:35 | |||
| Producers | Norman Granz | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Language of songs | English | |||
| Labels | Verve Records | |||
| Professional reviews | ||||
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| Chronology of Ella Fitzgerald | ||||
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In 1960, Ella Swings Lightly brought the Fitzgerald Grammy Award in the nomination for "The Best Improvised Jazz Solo" [2] .
Song List
| Side 1 | |||||||||
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| No | Title | The words | Music | Duration | |||||
| one. | "Little White Lies" | Walter Donaldson | Walter Donaldson | 2:31 | |||||
| 2 | "You Hit the Spot" | Mac Gordon | Harry revel | 2:44 | |||||
| 3 | "What's Your Story, Morning Glory?" | Paul webster | Mary Lou Williams, Jack Lawrence | 2:38 | |||||
| four. | "Just You, Just Me" | Jesse Greer | Raymond Klages | 2:19 | |||||
| five. | "As Long as I Live" | Ted kohler | Harold Arlen | 2:48 | |||||
| 6 | Teardrops from My Eyes | Rudy tumbes | Rudy tumbes | 3:45 | |||||
| 7 | "Gotta Be This or That" | Sunny Skylar | Sunny Skylar | 3:05 | |||||
| eight. | Moonlight on the Ganges | Chester Wallace | Sherman Myers | 2:22 | |||||
| 22:12 | |||||||||
| Side 2 | |||||||||
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| No | Title | The words | Music | Duration | |||||
| 9. | "My Kinda Love" | Joe Trent | Luis alter | 3:41 | |||||
| ten. | "Blues in the Night" | Johnny mercer | Harold Arlen | 2:39 | |||||
| eleven. | "If I Were a Bell" | Frank Lesser | Frank Lesser | 2:33 | |||||
| 12. | "You're an Old Smoothie" | Buddy Dasilva | Nasio Herb Brown, Richard Whiting | 2:45 | |||||
| 13. | "Little Jazz" | Baster harding | Roy eldridge | 3:02 | |||||
| 14. | "You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me" | Irving Kagal | Sammy Fane | 2:18 | |||||
| 15. | "Knock Me a Kiss" | Mike jackson | Mike jackson | 4:06 | |||||
| sixteen. | "720 in the Books" | Harold adamson | Leo Watson, Ian Savitt | 2:52 | |||||
| 23:56 | |||||||||
| Bonus Tracks | |||||||||
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| No | Title | The words | Music | Duration | |||||
| 17 | "Oh, What a Night for Love" ( Long version ) | Steve allen | Neil Hefty | 3:26 | |||||
| 18. | "Little Jazz" ( Alternative take ) | Irving Kagal | Sammy Fane | 3:01 | |||||
| nineteen. | "Dreams Are Made for Children" ( Previously unreleased ) | Mack David | Jerry livingstone | 2:36 | |||||
| 20. | "Oh, What a Night for Love" ( 45rpm 7 "Single Version ) | 2:24 | |||||||
| 11:27 | |||||||||
Record Members
- Ella Fitzgerald - vocals.
- Bad Shank - Alto Sax .
- Bill Holman - tenor saxophone.
- Mad Florey - baritone saxophone.
- Lou Levi - piano .
- Mel Lewis - drums .
- Don Fagerkvist - pipe .
- Joe Mondragon - double bass .
- Al Porchino - the pipe.
- Bob Enevoldsen - tenor saxophone.
- Vince Deroza - wind instruments.
Notes
- β Ella Swings Lightly (English) on AllMusic website
- β Grammy Awards Past winners search: Ella Fitzgerald (Eng.) . Grammy.org. Archived December 16, 2012.