Released 1956 Length 68:24 Release date 1954 Genre Vocal jazz | Recorded 1945 to 1955 | |
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Lullabies of Birdland is a 1956 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, issued on the Decca Records label. The album features tracks recorded during the late 1940s and early 1950s, that had been previously issued on 78rpm single. MCA Records re-issued the complete album on CD, in 1998, together with the 1955 album Sweet and Hot.
Contents
Track listing
Side one:
- "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 2:51
- "Rough Ridin'" (Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, Bill Tennyson) – 3:14
- "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 2:54
- "Smooth Sailing" (Arnett Cobb) – 3:06
- "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:08
- "Later" (Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) – 2:32
Side two:
- "Ella Hums the Blues (From Pete Kelly's Blues)" (Fitzgerald) – 5:13
- "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 3:15
- "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 3:07
- "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 3:02
- "Flying Home" (Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin) – 2:27
Personnel
Songs
1Lullaby of Birdland2:51
2Rough Ridin'3:15
3Angel Eyes2:55
References
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