30 by Ella is a 1968 studio album by the American jazz

Jazz

Jazz is a musical style that originated at the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States. It was born out of a mix of African and European music traditions. From its early development until the present, jazz has incorporated music from 19th and 20th...

 singer Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...

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The album's unusual construction of six medleys of songs were arranged by Benny Carter

Benny Carter

Bennett Lester Carter was an American jazz alto saxophonist, clarinetist, trumpeter, composer, arranger, and bandleader. He was a major figure in jazz from the 1930s to the 1990s, and was recognized as such by other jazz musicians who called him King...

. This album was Fitzgerald's final recording made for Capitol Records

Capitol Records

Capitol Records is a major United States based record label, formerly located in Los Angeles, but operating in New York City as part of Capitol Music Group. Its former headquarters building, the Capitol Tower, is a major landmark near the corner of Hollywood and Vine...

. The following album release on Capitol from Fitzgerald, Misty Blue

Misty Blue (album)

Misty Blue is a 1968 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, featuring mostly renditions of recent country music hits. The single "I Taught Him Everything He Knows" appeared on Billboard's "Easy Listening" survey.-Track listing:...

had been recorded in late 1967.

Track listing

For the 1967 LP on Capitol Records; Capitol ST 2960; Re-issued in 2000 on CD, Capitol 7243 5 20090 2 2

Personnel

• Ella Fitzgerald
  Ella Fitzgerald
  Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
  
   – vocals
• Jimmy Jones
  Jimmy Jones (pianist)
  James Henry "Jimmy" Jones was an American jazz pianist and arranger.-Biography:...
  
   – piano
• Harry "Sweets" Edison – trumpet
• Georgie Auld
  Georgie Auld
  Georgie Auld was a jazz tenor saxophonist, clarinetist and bandleader.Auld was born John Altwerger in Toronto...
  
   – tenor saxophone
• John Collins – guitar
• Panama Francis – drums
• Bob West – bass