Released 1963 These are the Blues(1963) Hello, Dolly!(1964) Release date 1963 | Length 41:34 | |
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These are the Blues is a 1963 (see 1963 in music) studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, featuring the trumpeter Roy Eldridge, and the organist Wild Bill Davis. Sleeve artwork was painted by David Stone Martin.
Contents
The album is Ella's only example of recording an entire album of blues songs.
Track listing
For the 1964 Verve LP release; Verve V6-4060; Re-issued in 1990 on CD, Verve 829 536-2
Side One:
- "Jailhouse Blues" (Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams) – 5:25
- "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye) – 4:27
- "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) – 2:39
- "You Don't Know My Mind" (Gray, Virginia Liston, Williams) – 4:49
- "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 3:31
Side Two:
- "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 3:57
- "Cherry Red" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 4:09
- "Downhearted Blues" (Lovie Austin, Alberta Hunter) – 3:08
- "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 6:28
- "Hear Me Talkin' to Ya" (Louis Armstrong) – 3:01
Personnel
Songs
1Jail House Blues5:29
2In The Evening (When The Sun Goes Down)4:30
3See See Rider2:43
References
These Are the Blues Wikipedia(Text) CC BY-SA