Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook is a 1959 (see 1959 in music

1959 in music

-Events:*January 5 – The first sessions for Ella Fitzgerald's George and Ira Gershwin Songbook are held.*January 12 – Tamla Records is founded by Berry Gordy Jr. in Detroit, Michigan....

) five album set 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...

, focusing on the songs of George

George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...

 and Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....

. It was recorded with the Nelson Riddle

Nelson Riddle

Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s...

 Orchestra, marking the first time that Ella and Riddle had worked together. This album is the largest single recording project that Ella worked on, and it is considered to be one of the most ambitious achievements in Western popular music.

The album cover is an original portrait of Fitzgerald by the French artist Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet

Bernard Buffet was a French painter of Expressionism and Member of the Anti-Abstract Art Group "L'homme Témoin [the Witness-Man]".-Life and work:...

, starting a tradition of using contemporary artists for Fitzgerald 's albums, the artwork of Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse

Henri Matisse was a French artist, known for his use of colour and his fluid and original draughtsmanship. He was a draughtsman, printmaker, and sculptor, but is known primarily as a painter...

 gracing the cover of her Harold Arlen Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook is a 1961 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Billy May...

(1961).

Riddle arranged 59 Gershwin compositions for the album, including the two orchestral suites which open the album. Though Fitzgerald was 20 years old at the time George Gershwin died in 1937, Ira Gershwin was still alive to see this project completed, and helped contribute lyrics and support to some songs on the album which had never been recorded before. It was this project that led Ira Gershwin to say that he had "never known how good our songs were until I heard Ella sing them".

Ella Fitzgerald was 41 when she recorded this album, and at the peak of her vocal powers, demonstrated in the earlier Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book, and her two greatest live albums from this period, Ella in Berlin

Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife

Ella in Berlin is a live album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. This album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical...

(1960) and Ella in Rome

Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert

Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert is a 1958 album by Ella Fitzgerald, with a jazz trio led by Lou Levy, and also featuring the Oscar Peterson trio.-History:...

(1958). Like the other songbooks devoted to the Broadway

Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre, commonly called simply Broadway, refers to theatrical performances presented in one of the 40 professional theatres with 500 or more seats located in the Theatre District centered along Broadway, and in Lincoln Center, in Manhattan in New York City...

 composers, Fitzgerald gets only a single outlet for her notable scat singing

Scat singing

In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice.- Structure and syllable choice...

, on "I Got Rhythm".

Fitzgerald's recording of "But Not for Me

But Not for Me (song)

"But Not for Me" is a popular song, composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was written for their musical Girl Crazy and introduced in the original production by Ginger Rogers. It is also in the 1992 musical based on Girl Crazy, Crazy for You...

" won her the 1960 Grammy Award

Grammy Awards of 1960

The second Grammy Awards were held on November 29, 1959. They recognized musical accomplishments by performers for that particular year. Duke Ellington won three awards.-Award winners:*Record of the Year**Bobby Darin for "Mack the Knife"*Album of the Year...

 for Best Vocal Performance, Female.

It is listed as one of the 1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die

1001 Albums You Must Hear Before You Die is a musical reference book edited by Robert Dimery, first published in 2005. The most recent edition consists of a list of albums released between 1955 and 2010, part of a series from Quintessence Editions Ltd...

.

Track listing

For the 1998 4 CD set Verve

Verve Records

Verve Records is an American jazz record label now owned by Universal Music Group. It was founded by Norman Granz in 1956, absorbing the catalogues of his earlier labels, Clef Records and Norgran Records , and material which had been licensed to Mercury previously.-Jazz and folk origins:The Verve...

 re-issue, Verve 314 539 759-2

All Tracks composed by George Gershwin

George Gershwin

George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...

 and all lyrics written by Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin

Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....

, unless otherwise indicated.

Disc One

1. Ambulatory Suite (Instrumental) (George Gershwin
   George Gershwin
   George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist. Gershwin's compositions spanned both popular and classical genres, and his most popular melodies are widely known...
   
   )
   • "Promenade (Walking the Dog)" – 2:31,
   • "March of the Swiss Soldiers" – 2:04,
   • "Fidgety Feet" – 2:46
2. The Preludes (Instrumental) (G. Gershwin)
   • Prelude I – 1:36,
   • Prelude II – 3:48,
   • Prelude III – 1:13,
3. "Sam and Delilah
   Sam and Delilah
   "Sam and Delilah" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Ethel Merman in the 1930 musical Girl Crazy.-Notable recordings:...
   
   " – 3:15
4. "But Not for Me
   But Not for Me (song)
   "But Not for Me" is a popular song, composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was written for their musical Girl Crazy and introduced in the original production by Ginger Rogers. It is also in the 1992 musical based on Girl Crazy, Crazy for You...
   
   " – 3:31
5. "My One and Only
   My One and Only (song)
   "My One and Only" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1927 musical Funny Face where it was introduced by Fred Astaire, Betty Compton and Gertrude McDonald...
   
   " – 2:36
6. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
   Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
   "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" is a song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin for the 1937 film Shall We Dance where it was introduced by Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers as part of a celebrated dance duet on roller skates...
   
   " – 4:26
7. "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck
   (I've Got) Beginner's Luck
   " Beginner's Luck" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance, it was introduced by Fred Astaire.-Notable recordings:...
   
   " – 3:08
8. "Oh, Lady be Good!
   Oh, Lady be Good!
   "Oh, Lady be Good!" is a 1924 song by George and Ira Gershwin.The song was introduced by Walter Catlett in the Broadway show, Lady, Be Good!, written by Guy Bolton, Fred Thompson, and the Gershwin brothers, starring Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire. It ran for 330 performances in its original...
   
   " – 3:58
9. "Nice Work If You Can Get It
   Nice Work If You Can Get It (song)
   "Nice Work If You Can Get It" is a popular song.The music was written by George Gershwin, the lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was one of nine songs George Gershwin wrote for the movie A Damsel in Distress, in which it was performed by Fred Astaire with backing vocals provided by The Stafford Sisters...
   
   " – 3:32
10. "Things Are Looking Up
    Things Are Looking Up
    "Things Are Looking Up" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:03
11. "Just Another Rhumba
    Just Another Rhumba
    "Just Another Rumba" is a 1937 song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.Most likely written for A Damsel in Distress it was never included in the final production, and although the song went into rehearsal for The Goldwyn Follies , it was never included in the final...
    
    " – 5:34
12. "How Long Has This Been Going On?
    How Long Has This Been Going On?
    "How Long Has This Been Going On?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin for the musical "Funny Face" in 1928.Replaced by "He Loves and She Loves" in Funny Face, it was eventually introduced in the musical Rosalie by Bobbe Arnst.-Notable recordings:*Audrey Hepburn in...
    
    " – 3:45
13. 'S Wonderful
    'S Wonderful
    S Wonderful" is a popular song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics written by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in the Broadway musical Funny Face by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns....
    
    " – 3:28
14. "The Man I Love
    The Man I Love (song)
    "The Man I Love" is a popular standard, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by his brother Ira. Originally part of the 1924 score for the Gershwin government satire Lady, Be Good as "The Girl I Love", the song was deleted from the show as well as from both the 1927 anti-war satire Strike Up...
    
    " – 3:50
15. "That Certain Feeling
    That Certain Feeling
    "That Certain Feeling" is a 1925 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin .It was introduced by Allen Kearns and Queenie Smith in the 1925 musical Tip-Toes .-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:07
16. "By Strauss
    By Strauss
    "By Strauss" is a 1936 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.Performed by the Gershwins at private parties, Vincente Minnelli included it in his 1936 revue The Show is On, where it was introduced by Gracie Barrie and Robert Shafter. It was then performed by Gene Kelly and...
    
    " – 2:29
17. "Someone to Watch Over Me
    Someone to Watch over Me (song)
    "Someone to Watch Over Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin from the musical Oh, Kay! , where it was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence...
    
    " – 4:30
18. "The Real American Folk Song (Is a Rag)
    The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag)
    "The Real American Folk Song " is a 1918 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was the first Gershwin song to be performed on Broadway, where it was introduced by Nora Bayes in the 1918 musical Ladies First....
    
    " – 3:43

Disc Two

1. "Who Cares?" – 3:05
2. "Looking For a Boy
   Looking For a Boy
   "Looking For a Boy" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was introduced in their 1925 musical Tip-Toes.-Notable recordings:*June Christy - The Cool School...
   
   " – 3:02
3. "They All Laughed
   They All Laughed (song)
   "They All Laughed" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film Shall We Dance where it was introduced by Ginger Rogers as part of a song and dance routine with Fred Astaire.-Notable recordings:...
   
   " – 3:02
4. "My Cousin in Milwaukee
   My Cousin in Milwaukee
   "My Cousin in Milwaukee" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced in their 1932 musical Pardon My English...
   
   " – 3:07
5. "Somebody from Somewhere
   Somebody from Somewhere
   "Somebody from Somewhere" is a 1931 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was written for the film Delicious , where it was introduced by Janet Gaynor and a whiskey bottle.-Notable recordings:...
   
   " – 3:06
6. "A Foggy Day
   A Foggy Day
   "A Foggy Day" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress...
   
   " – 3:50
7. "Clap Yo' Hands
   Clap Yo' Hands
   "Clap Yo' Hands" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was introduced in the musical Oh, Kay! , and was featured by Fred Astaire and Kay Thompson in a song and dance routine in Funny Face ....
   
   " – 2:28
8. "For You, For Me, For Evermore
   For You, For Me, For Evermore
   "For You, For Me, For Evermore" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.Written around 1936-7, it was rediscovered by Ira Gershwin when he was preparing music for The Shocking Miss Pilgrim , where it was introduced by Dick Haymes.-Notable recordings:*Ella Fitzgerald -...
   
   " – 3:23
9. "Stiff Upper Lip
   Stiff Upper Lip (Gershwin song)
   "Stiff Upper Lip" is a 1937 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It references the British expression 'Stiff upper lip'.It was introduced by Gracie Allen in the 1937 film A Damsel in Distress.-Notable recordings:...
   
   " – 2:50
10. "Boy Wanted
    Boy Wanted
    "Boy Wanted" is a 1921 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was introduced in the musical A Dangerous Maid .-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:33
11. "Strike Up the Band
    Strike Up the Band (song)
    "Strike Up the Band" is a 1927 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was written for the 1927 musical Strike Up the Band, where it formed part of a satire on war and militaristic music...
    
    " – 2:33
12. "Soon
    Soon (song)
    "Soon" is a 1927 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was introduced by Helen Gilligan and Jerry Goff in the 1930 revision of the musical Strike Up the Band.- Notable recordings :...
    
    " – 2:20
13. "I've Got a Crush on You
    I've Got a Crush on You
    "I've Got a Crush on You" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It is unique among Gershwin compositions in that it was used for two different Broadway productions, Treasure Girl , and Strike Up the Band ....
    
    " – 3:26
14. "Bidin' My Time
    Bidin' My Time
    "Bidin' My Time" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by The Foursome in the 1930 musical Girl Crazy.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 2:40
15. "Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?
    Aren't You Kind Of Glad We Did?
    "Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.Ira Gershwin added the lyrics in the mid 1940s, to an unused tune by his brother, George....
    
    " – 3:28
16. "Of Thee I Sing
    Of Thee I Sing (song)
    "Of Thee I Sing" is a 1931 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was introduced by William Gaxton and Lois Moran in the 1931 musical Of Thee I Sing.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:07
17. "'The Half of it, Dearie' Blues
    'The Half of it, Dearie' Blues
    "The Half of it, Dearie' Blues" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Fred Astaire and Kathlene Martyn in the 1924 musical Lady be Good.- Notable recordings :...
    
    " – 3:45
18. "I Was Doing All Right
    I Was Doing All Right
    "I Was Doing All Right" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Ella Logan in the 1937 film The Goldwyn Follies.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:25
19. "He Loves and She Loves
    He Loves and She Loves
    "He Loves and She Loves" is a 1927 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It replaced "How Long Has This Been Going On?" in the Broadway musical Funny Face. It was introduced by Adele Astaire and Allen Kearns...
    
    " – 2:46
20. "Love is Sweeping the Country
    Love is Sweeping the Country
    "Love is Sweeping the Country" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by George Murphy and June O'Dea in the 1931 musical Of Thee I Sing.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:24
21. "Treat Me Rough
    Treat Me Rough
    "Treat Me Rough" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by William Kent in the 1930 musical Girl Crazy.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 2:54

Disc Three

1. "Our Love is Here to Stay
   Our Love Is Here to Stay
   "Our Love Is Here to Stay" is a popular song and a jazz standard. The music was written by George Gershwin, the lyrics by Ira Gershwin, for the movie The Goldwyn Follies which was released shortly after George Gershwin's death. It is performed in the film by Kenny Baker...
   
   " – 3:52
2. "Slap That Bass
   Slap That Bass
   "Slap That Bass" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, introduced by Fred Astaire and Dudley Dickerson in the 1937 film Shall We Dance.The song refers to the slap style of double bass playing that was popular at the time....
   
   " – 3:23
3. "Isn't It a Pity?
   Isn't It a Pity?
   "Isn't It a Pity?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1933 musical Pardon My English. It was introduced by George Givot and Josephine Huston.-Notable recordings:...
   
   " – 3:23
4. "Shall We Dance?" – 3:08
5. "Love Walked In
   Love Walked In
   "Love Walked In" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was composed in 1930, but the lyrics were not written until 1937, for the movie musical The Goldwyn Follies . Hit versions include Sammy Kaye , The Hilltoppers , Ella Fitzgerald , and Dinah Washington...
   
   " – 3:52
6. "You've Got What Gets Me
   You've Got What Gets Me
   "You've Got What Gets Me" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1932 film Girl Crazy. Although it was not included in the film, the Gershwins were paid $2,500 for their efforts .-Notable recordings:...
   
   " – 2:13
7. "They Can't Take That Away from Me
   They Can't Take That Away from Me
   "They Can't Take That Away from Me" is a 1937 song written by George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin and introduced by Fred Astaire in the 1937 film Shall We Dance....
   
   " – 3:07
8. "Embraceable You
   Embraceable You
   "Embraceable You" is a popular song, with music by George Gershwin and lyrics by Ira Gershwin. The song was originally written in 1928 for an unpublished operetta named East is West. It was eventually published in 1930 and included in the Broadway musical Girl Crazy. where it was performed by...
   
   " – 4:49
9. "I Can't Be Bothered Now
   I Can't Be Bothered Now
   "I Can't Be Bothered Now" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, written for the 1937 film A Damsel In Distress, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire.-Notable recordings:...
   
   " – 2:48
10. "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!
    Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!
    "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin. It was introduced by Ethel Merman in the 1930 musical Girl Crazy.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:46
11. "Fascinating Rhythm
    Fascinating Rhythm
    "Fascinating Rhythm" is a popular song written by George Gershwin in 1924 with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was first introduced by Cliff Edwards, Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire in the Broadway musical Lady Be Good. The Astaires also recorded the song on April 19, 1926 in London with George Gershwin...
    
    " – 3:22
12. "Funny Face
    Funny Face (song)
    "Funny Face" is a 1927 song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was the title song of Funny Face, where it was introduced by Fred Astaire, and his sister, Adele...
    
    " – 3:23
13. "Lorelei
    Lorelei (song)
    "Lorelei" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin; it was written for their musical Pardon My English .It is about the Loreley legend.-Notable Recordings:...
    
    " – 3:21
14. "Oh, So Nice!
    Oh, So Nice!
    "Oh, So Nice!" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was introduced by Gertrude Lawrence and Paul Frawley in the 1928 musical Treasure Girl.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:40
15. "Let's Kiss and Make Up
    Let's Kiss and Make Up
    "Let's Kiss and Make Up" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin.It was introduced in their 1927 musical Funny Face by Fred Astaire and Adele Astaire.-Notable recordings:...
    
    " – 3:49
16. "I Got Rhythm
    I Got Rhythm
    "I Got Rhythm" is a song composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by Ira Gershwin and published in 1930, which became a jazz standard. Its chord progression, known as the "rhythm changes", is the foundation for many other popular jazz tunes such as Charlie Parker's and Dizzy Gillespie's Bebop...
    
    " – 3:07

Disc Four - Tracks 3 to 16 are Alternative Takes and Remixes

1. "Somebody Loves Me
   Somebody Loves Me
   "Somebody Loves Me" is a popular song, with music written by George Gershwin, and lyrics by Ballard MacDonald and Buddy DeSylva. This is not to be confused with the Southern gospel song written by W.F. & Marjorie Crumley. The song was published in 1924 and featured in George White's Scandals of...
   
   " (G. Gershwin, Buddy DeSylva, Ballard MacDonald
   Ballard MacDonald
   Ballard MacDonald was a Tin Pan Alley lyricist.Born in Portland, Oregon, among his credits are:Beautiful Ohio, Rose of Washington Square, Second Hand Rose, Parade of the Wooden Soldiers, Back Home Again in Indiana, The Trail of the Lonesome Pine, Play That Barbershop Chord, Clap Hands, Here Comes...
   
   ) – 2:36
2. "Cheerful Little Earful" (Harry Warren
   Harry Warren
   Harry Warren was an American composer and lyricist. Warren was the first major American songwriter to write primarily for film. He was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Song eleven times and won three Oscars for composing "Lullaby of Broadway", "You'll Never Know" and "On the Atchison,...
   
   , Ira Gershwin
   Ira Gershwin
   Ira Gershwin was an American lyricist who collaborated with his younger brother, composer George Gershwin, to create some of the most memorable songs of the 20th century....
   
   , Billy Rose
   Billy Rose
   William "Billy" Rose was an American impresario, theatrical showman and lyricist. He is credited with many famous songs, notably "Me and My Shadow" , "It Happened in Monterey" and "It's Only a Paper Moon"...
   
   ) – 2:06
3. "But Not for Me" – 2:05 (45 rpm Take)
4. "Lorelei" (Alternative Take) – 3:00
5. "Our Love is Here to Stay" (Partial Alternative Take) – 3:51
6. "Oh, Lady be Good!" (Alternative Take) – 4:04
7. "Oh, Lady be Good!" (Alternative Take) – 3:56
8. "Oh, Lady be Good!" (Alternative Take) – 4:12
9. "But Not for Me" – 2:05 (Mono Mix)
10. "Fascinating Rhythm" – 3:21 (Mono Mix)
11. "They All Laughed" – 3:02 (Mono Mix)
12. "The Man I Love" – 3:50 (Mono Mix)
13. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" – 3:32 (Mono Mix)
14. "Clap Yo' Hands" – 2:29 (Mono Mix)
15. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" – 4:26 (Mono Mix)
16. "I Was Doing All Right" – 3:25 (Mono Mix)
17. "He Loves and She Loves" – 2:46 (Mono Mix)
18. "(I've Got) Beginner's Luck" – 3:07 (Mono Mix)

• Disc One, Two and Three original LP issue: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook Verve MGVS 6082-5

• Disc One, tracks 1 and 2 original 7'-EP (Verve VS 100) issued with the above

• Disc Four, tracks 1 and 2 originally issued on the 1959 Ella Fitzgerald album Get Happy! (Verve V6-4036).

• Disc Four, track 3 original 7'- single issue: Verve 10180

• Disc Four, tracks 4, 5, and 9-18: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook Vol.1 Verve MGVS 6102

• Disc Four, tracks 6 and 7 previously unissued.

• Disc Four, track 8: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks
  The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks
  The Ella Fitzgerald Songbooks were a series of eight studio albums released in irregular intervals between 1956 and 1964, recorded by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, supported by a variety of orchestras, big bands, and jazz quartets....
  
  Verve 519 832-2

Personnel

Recorded 1959:

• January 5th-8th
• March 18th and 26th
• July 15th-17th,

At Capitol Studios, Hollywood:

Combined personnel listing for all tracks.

• 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
• Nelson Riddle
  Nelson Riddle
  Nelson Smock Riddle, Jr. was an American arranger, composer, bandleader and orchestrator whose career stretched from the late 1940s to the mid 1980s...
  
   – Arranger
  Arranger
  In investment banking, an arranger is a provider of funds in the syndication of a debt. They are entitled to syndicate the loan or bond issue, and may be referred to as the "lead underwriter". This is because this entity bears the risk of being able to sell the underlying securities/debt or the...
  
  , Conductor
  Conducting
  Conducting is the art of directing a musical performance by way of visible gestures. The primary duties of the conductor are to unify performers, set the tempo, execute clear preparations and beats, and to listen critically and shape the sound of the ensemble...
  
  
• Don Fagerquist
  Don Fagerquist
  Donald Fagerquist was a small group, big band, and studio jazz trumpet player from the West Coast of the United States...
  
   – Trumpet
  Trumpet
  The trumpet is the musical instrument with the highest register in the brass family. Trumpets are among the oldest musical instruments, dating back to at least 1500 BCE. They are played by blowing air through closed lips, producing a "buzzing" sound which starts a standing wave vibration in the air...
  
  
• Pete Candoli
  Pete Candoli
  Pete Candoli was an American swing and West Coast jazz trumpeter. He played with the big bands of Woody Herman, Stan Kenton, and many others, and worked extensively in the studios of the recording and television industries...
  
  
• Joe Triscari
• Conrad Gozzo
  Conrad Gozzo
  Conrad J. Gozzo was an American trumpet player born in New Britain Connecticut on February 6, 1922. Gozzo was a member of the NBC Hollywood staff orchestra at the time of his death on October 8, 1964...
  
  
• Cappy Lewis
• Vito Mangano
• Mannie Klein
  Manny Klein
  Manny Klein was a jazz trumpeter most associated with swing.He began with Paul Whiteman in 1928 and was active throughout the 1930s playing with several major bands of the era including the Dorseys and Benny Goodman. In 1937, he moved to California and worked with Frank Trumbauer's orchestra...
  
  
• Dale McMickle
• Shorty Sherock
  Shorty Sherock
  Clarence "Shorty" Sherock was a prominent swing jazz trumpeter.Sherock attended the Illinois Military Academy before becoming a soloist with Jimmy Dorsey's orchestra and later with Gene Krupa's Orchestra, together with saxophonist Sam Donahue.He was a featured soloist at the first concert of...
  
  
• Milt Bernhart – Trombone
  Trombone
  The trombone is a musical instrument in the brass family. Like all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player’s vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate...
  
  
• James Priddy
• Juan Tizol
  Juan Tizol
  Juan Tizol was a Puerto Rican trombonist and composer.He was born in Vega Baja, Puerto Rico. Music was a large part of his life from an early age. His first instrument was the violin, but he soon switched to valve trombone, the instrument he would play throughout his career...
  
  
• Richard Noel
• Tommy Pederson
• Karl DeKarske – Bass Trombone
• George Roberts
• Vincent DeRosa – French horn
  Horn (instrument)
  The horn is a brass instrument consisting of about of tubing wrapped into a coil with a flared bell. A musician who plays the horn is called a horn player ....
  
  
• James Decker
• Ted Nash – Alto saxophone
  Alto saxophone
  The alto saxophone is a member of the saxophone family of woodwind instruments invented by Belgian instrument designer Adolphe Sax in 1841. It is smaller than the tenor but larger than the soprano, and is the type most used in classical compositions...
  
  
• 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...
  
  
• Ronnie Lang
• Chuck Gentry – Bass saxophone
  Bass saxophone
  The bass saxophone is the second largest member of the saxophone family. Its design is similar to that of the baritone saxophone, with a loop of tubing near the mouthpiece. It was the first type of saxophone presented to the public, when Adolphe Sax exhibited a bass saxophone in C at an exhibition...
  
  
• Plas Johnson
  Plas Johnson
  Plas John Johnson Jr. is an American soul-jazz and hard bop tenor saxophonist, probably most familiar as the lead on Henry Mancini’s "The Pink Panther Theme"....
  
   – Tenor Saxophone
  Tenor saxophone
  The tenor saxophone is a medium-sized member of the saxophone family, a group of instruments invented by Adolphe Sax in the 1840s. The tenor, with the alto, are the two most common types of saxophones. The tenor is pitched in the key of B, and written as a transposing instrument in the treble...
  
  
• Ed Gilbert – Tuba
  Tuba
  The tuba is the largest and lowest-pitched brass instrument. Sound is produced by vibrating or "buzzing" the lips into a large cupped mouthpiece. It is one of the most recent additions to the modern symphony orchestra, first appearing in the mid-19th century, when it largely replaced the...
  
  
• Red Callender
  Red Callender
  Red Callender, , was a jazz bass and tuba player, famous for turning down a chance to work with Duke Ellington's Orchestra and the Louis Armstrong All-Stars....
  
  
• Buddy Collette – Woodwind
• Buck Skalak
• Gene Cipriano
• Jewell Grant
• Jules Jacob
• Wilbur Schwartz
  Wilbur Schwartz
  Wilbur Schwartz was a clarinetist and alto saxophonist best remembered today for his work with Glenn Miller....
  
  
• Justin Gordon
• William Green
• Harry Klee
• Joe Koch
• Champ Webb
• Israel Baker – Violin
  Violin
  The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
  
  
• Henry Hill
• Harold Dicterow
• Erno Neufield
• Victor Arno
• Victor Bay
• Alex Beller
• Joseph Livoti
• Jacques Gasselin
• Walter Edelstein
• James Getzoff
• Eudice Shapiro
• Ben Gill
• Murrary Kellner
• Nat Ross
• Felix Slatkin
• Marshall Sosson
• Misha Russell
• Paul Shure
• Dan Lube
• Gerald Vinci
• Alvin Dinken – Viola
  Viola
  The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
  
  
• Lou Kievman
• David Sterkin
• Stanley Harris
• Paul Robyn
• Barbara Simons
• Elizabeth Greenschpoon – Cello
  Cello
  The cello is a bowed string instrument with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is a member of the violin family of musical instruments, which also includes the violin, viola, and double bass. Old forms of the instrument in the Baroque era are baryton and viol .A person who plays a cello is...
  
  
• James Arkatov
• Armand Kaproff
• George Neikrug
• Dave Filerman
• Kurt Reher
• Katharine Julyie – Harp
  Harp
  The harp is a multi-stringed instrument which has the plane of its strings positioned perpendicularly to the soundboard. Organologically, it is in the general category of chordophones and has its own sub category . All harps have a neck, resonator and strings...
  
  
• Paul Smith
  Paul Smith (pianist)
  Paul Smith , is a jazz pianist. He has performed in various genres of jazz, most typically bebop. However, he has also performed in cool jazz, swing music, and traditional pop.He was born in San Diego, California...
  
   – Piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Lou Levy
  Lou Levy (pianist)
  Louis A. Levy , generally known as Lou Levy, was a bebop-based pianist who worked with many top jazz artists, later coming to embrace the cool jazz medium and playing in that style as well .Levy was born to Jewish parents in Chicago and started playing piano when he was 12...
  
   – Piano
  Piano
  The piano is a musical instrument played by means of a keyboard. It is one of the most popular instruments in the world. Widely used in classical and jazz music for solo performances, ensemble use, chamber music and accompaniment, the piano is also very popular as an aid to composing and rehearsal...
  
  
• Herb Ellis
  Herb Ellis
  Mitchell Herbert "Herb" Ellis was an American jazz guitarist. Perhaps best known for his 1950s membership in the trio of pianist Oscar Peterson, Ellis was also a staple of west-coast studio recording sessions, and was described by critic Scott Yanow as "an excellent bop-based guitarist with a...
  
   – Guitar
  Guitar
  The guitar is a plucked string instrument, usually played with fingers or a pick. The guitar consists of a body with a rigid neck to which the strings, generally six in number, are attached. Guitars are traditionally constructed of various woods and strung with animal gut or, more recently, with...
  
  
• Barney Kessel
  Barney Kessel
  Barney Kessel was an American jazz guitarist born in Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA. Generally considered to be one of the greatest jazz guitarists of the 20th century, he was noted in particular for his vast knowledge of chords and inversions and chord-based melodies...
  
  
• Joe Comfort – Double bass
  Double bass
  The double bass, also called the string bass, upright bass, standup bass or contrabass, is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra, with strings usually tuned to E1, A1, D2 and G2...
  
  
• Ralph Pena
• Alvin Stoller
  Alvin Stoller
  Alvin Stoller was an American jazz drummer. Though he seems to have been largely forgotten, he was held in high regard in the 1940s and 1950s...
  
   – drums
  Drum kit
  A drum kit is a collection of drums, cymbals and often other percussion instruments, such as cowbells, wood blocks, triangles, chimes, or tambourines, arranged for convenient playing by a single person ....
  
  
• Mel Lewis
  Mel Lewis
  Mel Lewis was an American drummer, jazz musician and band leader. He was born Melvin Sokoloff in Buffalo, New York to Russian immigrant parents....
  
  
• Bill Richmond
• Frank Flynn – percussion
  Percussion instrument
  A percussion instrument is any object which produces a sound when hit with an implement or when it is shaken, rubbed, scraped, or otherwise acted upon in a way that sets the object into vibration...
  
  
• Larry Bunker
  Larry Bunker
  Lawrence Benjamin "Larry" Bunker was an American jazz drummer, vibraphonist, and percussionist. He also played timpani with the Los Angeles Philharmonic orchestra.-Biography:...