Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook
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| Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald | ||||
| Released | 1961 | |||
| Recorded | August 1, 1960 - January 14, 1961 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 43:00 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook is a 1961 (see 1961 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Billy May. This album marked the only time that Fitzgerald worked with May.
The Harold Arlen Songbook is the sixth album in Fitzgerald's series of recordings of songs written by the pantheon of Broadway composers who formed the body of work now considered the Great American Songbook.
The cover art is a drawing by Henri Matisse.
For the 2-LP set originally released on the Verve label in 1961: Verve MG V-4046-2
Side One:
Side Two:
Side Three:
Side Four:
First 2CD re-issue in 1988 added two previously unreleased bonus tracks; Both were included on the 2001 re-issue. Disc One:
4. "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" (Harburg) – 3:19
Disc Two:
12. "Sing My Heart" (Koehler) – 2:49
Bonus tracks issued on the 2001 Verve 2CD Reissue, 589108.
27. "Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" (Alternative take) – 4:07
28. "Sing My Heart" (Alternative take) – 2:32
All songs composed by Harold Arlen, with lyricists indicated.
Recorded in five sessions from August 1, 1960 – July 14, 1961 in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
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