The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions 1934-1941 - Box Set 8CDs

Tracklist: 

CD 1

01. Dog Bottom (2:40)

02. Jungle Mamma (3:16)

03. Heebie Jeebies (3:11)

04. I'm Left with the Blues in My Heart (3:10)

05. Soft and Sweet (3:09)

06. Rhythm Man (2:53)

07. On the Sunny Side of the Street (2:49)

08. Lona (2:48)

09. Blue Minor (3:04)

10. It's Over Because We're Through (3:16)

11. Don't Be That Way (2:37)

12. What a Shuffle (2:53)

13. Blue Lou (3:03)

14. I'll Chase the Blues Away (2:34)

15. Down Home Rag (2:53)

16. Are You Here to Stay? (3:11)

17. Love and Kisses (3:18)

18. Rhythm and Romance (3:05)

19. Moonlight and Magnolias (2:52)

20. I'll Chase the Blues Away (2:45)

21. I May Be Wrong (But I Think You're Wonderful) (3:07)

22. Facts and Figures (2:34)

23. Love, You're Just a Laugh (3:03)

24. Crying My Heart Out for You (3:06)

25. Under the Spell of the Blues (3:00)

26. When I Get Low I Get High (2:26)

CD 2

01. Go Harlem (2:24)

02. Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) (2:34)

03. A Little Bit Later On (3:02)

04. Love, You're Just a Laugh (3:11)

05. Devoting My Time to You (2:26)

06. (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (2:58)

07. Swingin' on the Reservation (3:05)

08. I Got the Spring Fever Blues (2:59)

09. Vote for Mr. Rhythm (2:27)

10. My Last Affair (2:45)

11. The Organ Grinder's Swing (2:51)

12. Shine (2:52)

13. The Darktown Strutter's Ball (3:04)

14. Oh, Yes, Take Another Guess (2:41)

15. Love Marches On (2:53)

16. Big Boy Blue (2:50)

17. There's Frost on the Moon (2:53)

18. Gee, But You're Swell (2:40)

19. Dedicated to You (3:16)

20. (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (alt tk.-B) (2:54)

CD 3

01. Rusty Hinge (3:09)

02. Wake Up and Live (2:38)

03. It's Swell of You (3:13)

04. You Showed Me the Way (2:59)

05. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (2:31)

06. Cryin' Mood (2:39)

07. Love Is the Thing, So They Say (2:51)

08. That Naughty Waltz (2:59)

09. All Over Nothing at All (2:42)

10. If You Ever Should Leave (3:14)

11. Everyone's Wrong But Me (3:08)

12. Deep in the Heart of the South (3:17)

13. In a Little Spanish Town (2:42)

14. I Got Rhythm (2:35)

15. I Ain't Got Nobody (3:06)

16. Just a Simple Melody (2:59)

17. I Got a Guy (3:22)

18. Strictly Jive (3:16)

19. Holiday in Harlem (3:12)

20. Sweet Sue, Just You (2:49)

21. Rock It for Me (3:11)

22. Squeeze Me (3:11)

23. Harlem Congo (3:15)

24. You Showed Me the Way (-B) (3:19)

25. If You Every Should Leave (-B) (3:06)

CD 4

01. I Want to Be Happy (4:29)

02. The Dipsy Doodle (3:13)

03. If Dreams Come True (2:39)

04. Hallelujah! (4:02)

05. Midnite in a Madhouse (2:33)

06. Bei Mir Bist Du Schon (3:04)

07. It's My Turn Now (2:57)

08. It's Wonderful (2:58)

09. I Was Doing All Right (2:57)

10. A-Tisket, A-Tasket (2:35)

11. Heart of Mine (2:56)

12. I'm Just a Jitterbug (3:18)

13. Azure (3:06)

14. This Time It's Real (3:08)

15. (Oh Oh) What Do You Know About Love? (3:02)

16. You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too) (3:05)

17. We Can't Go on This Way (3:01)

18. Spinnin' the Webb (3:04)

19. Liza (All the Cloud'll Roll Away) (2:46)

20. (I've Been) Saving Myself for You (2:50)

21. If You Only Knew (2:46)

22. I Want to Be Happy (4:28)

23. You Can't Be Mine (And Someone Else's Too) (-B) (2:58)

CD 5

01. Pack Up Your Sins and Go to the Devil (2:56)

02. MacPherson is Rehearsin' (To Swing) (3:09)

03. Everybody Step (2:44)

04. Ella (2:46)

05. Wacky Dust (3:04)

06. Gotta Pebble in My Shoe (2:54)

07. I Can't Stop Loving You (3:05)

08. Strictly from Dixie (2:49)

09. Woe Is Me (2:52)

10. Who Ya Hunchin'? (2:53)

11. I Let a Tear Fall in the River (3:12)

12. F.D.R. Jones (2:58)

13. I Love Each Move You Make (3:02)

14. It's Foxy (3:00)

15. I Found My Yellow Basket (2:38)

16. Undecided (3:15)

17. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That Cha Do It) (2:59)

18. In the Groove at the Grove (2:38)

19. One Side of Me (3:19)

20. My Heart Belongs to Daddy (3:05)

21. Once Is Enough for Me (3:03)

22. I Had to Live and Learn (3:08)

23. Sugar Pie (3:10)

24. It's Slumbertime Along the Swanee (2:50)

25. I'm Up a Tree (3:07)

26. Chew Chew Chew (Your Bubble Gum) (3:03)

CD 6

01. Don't Worry 'Bout Me (3:13)

02. If Anything Happened to You (3:08)

03. If That's What You're Thinking, You're Wrong (3:07)

04. If You Ever Change Your Mind (3:04)

05. Have Mercy (3:11)

06. Little White Lies (2:57)

07. Coochi-Coochi-Coo (3:07)

08. That Was My Heart (3:04)

09. Betcha Nickel (matrix 65903) (2:55)

10. Stairway to the Stars (3:20)

11. I Want the Waiter (With the Water) (3:09)

12. That's All Brother (3:09)

13. Out of Nowhere (3:00)

14. My Last Goodbye (3:20)

15. Billy (I Always Dream of Bill) (2:42)

16. Please Tell Me the Truth (3:18)

17. I'm Not Complainin' (3:08)

18. Betcha Nickel (matrix 66138) (2:58)

19. You're Gonna Lose Your Gal (3:09)

20. What Can I Say After I Say I'm Sorry (2:52)

21. Baby, What Else Can I Do? (3:08)

22. My Wubba Dolly (3:03)

23. Lindy Hopper's Delight (2:51)

24. Moon Ray (3:00)

CD 7

01. Is There Somebody Else? (2:55)

02. Sugar Blues (2:49)

03. The Starlit Hour (3:08)

04. What's the Matter with Me? (2:58)

05. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home? (2:33)

06. If It Weren't for You (3:01)

07. Sing Song Swing (3:02)

08. Imagination (3:00)

09. Take It from the Top (2:57)

10. Tea Dance (3:17)

11. Jubilee Swing (3:16)

12. untitled instrumental (2:58)

13. Deedle-De-Dum (2:40)

14. Shake Down the Stars (2:51)

15. Gulf Coast Blues (2:58)

16. I Fell in Love with a Dream (3:13)

17. Five O'Clock Whistle (3:10)

18. So Long (3:05)

19. Louisville, KY (3:08)

20. Taking a Chance on Love (3:10)

21. Cabin in the Sky (2:47)

22. I'm the Lonesomest Gal in Town (2:39)

CD 8

01. Three Little Words (2:33)

02. Hello Ma! I Done It Again (2:34)

03. Wishful Thinking (3:03)

04. The One I Love (Belongs to Somebody Else) (3:03)

05. The Muffin Man (2:27)

06. Keep Cool, Fool (3:02)

07. No Nothing (3:08)

08. My Man (3:03)

09. I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me (2:35)

10. I Must Have That Man (3:10)

11. When My Sugar Walks Down the Street (2:44)

12. I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (2:59)

13. Melinda, The Mousie (2:45)

14. Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man (2:48)

15. Jim (3:02)

16. This Love of Mine (2:57)

17. Somebody Nobody Loves (3:14)

18. You Don't Know What Love Is (3:26)

19. Who Are You? (2:56)

20. I'm Thrilled (3:03)

21. Make Love to Me (2:48)

Alto Saxophone – Edgar Sampson (tracks: 1-6 to 1-26, 2-6 to 2-9, 2-20), George Dorsey (tracks: 7-20 to 8-5), Louis Jordan (tracks: 1-1, 1-2, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 3-1 to 3-8, 3-16 to 3-19, 3-21 to 3-25, 4-4 to 4-23)

Alto Saxophone, Clarinet – Benny Carter (tracks: 1-3 to 1-5), Garvin Bushell (tracks: 4-4 to 4-5, 4-10 to 4-13, 4-22, 5-1 to 5-7, 5-10, 5-20, 5-23 to 5-26, 6-9 to 6-18), Hilton Jefferson (tracks: 1-1 to 1-5, 5-1 to 7-4), Pete Clark (2) (tracks: 1-6 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-8, 3-24, 7-17 to 8-14)

Arranged By – Benny Carter (tracks: 1-3 to 1-5), Charlie Dixon (tracks: 3-8, 3-22, 3-23), Edgar Sampson (tracks: 1-14, 1-16, 1-20, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 2-2 to 2-9, 2-20, 4-4, 6-16, 6-17), Teddy McRae (tracks: 6-23), Van Alexander (tracks: 1-23, 1-24, 1-26, 2-6 to 2-11, 2-14, 2-15, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-5, 3-7 to 3-11, 3-16, 3-17, 3-21, 4-1 to 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 4-8, 4-10, 4-12, 4-13, 4-19, 5-1 to 5-7, 5-11 to 5-13, 5-16), Wayman Carver (tracks: 1-15, 3-13 to 3-15, 3-20, 4-18, 5-14, 5-20)

Bass – Beverly Peer (tracks: 2-6 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-25, 4-1 to 4-23, 5-1 to 8-18), Bill Thomas (3) (tracks: 1-18 to 2-5), John Kirby (tracks: 1-6 to 1-17)

Clarinet – Chauncey Haughton (tracks: 3-13 to 3-23, 7-1 to 7-19, 8-6 to 8-14)

Clarinet, Tenor Saxophone – Eddie Barefield (tracks: 6-19 to 6-24, 7-5 to 7-16, 8-21)

Drums – Bill Beason (tracks: 6-9 to 8-8, 8-17, 8-21), Jesse Price (tracks: 8-9 to 8-14), Kenny Clarke (tracks: 8-15, 8-16)

Drums, Celesta, Bells – Chick Webb (tracks: 1-1, 1-2 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-25, 4-4 to 6-8)

Guitar – Bernard Addison (tracks: 2-16, 2-19), Bobby Johnson (tracks: 3-9 to 3-12, 3-16 to 3-19, 3-21 to 3-23, 3-25, 4-4 to 4-23, 5-1 to 5-20), Ulysses Livingston (tracks: 7-17 to 8-21)

Guitar, Banjo – John Trueheart (tracks: 1-1, 1-2 to 1-9, 1-14 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-8, 3-24, 5-21 to 7-16)

Piano – Don Kirkpatrick (4) (tracks: 1-1, 1-2 to 1-5), Joe Steele (2) (tracks: 1-6 to 2-5), Roger Ramirez (tracks: 7-1 to 7-8), Tommy Fulford (tracks: 2-6 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-25, 4-4 to 4-23, 5-1 to 6-24, 7-9 to 8-21)

Supervised By – Bob Haring (tracks: 1-1, 1-2), Bob Stephens (2), Dave Kapp, Jack Kapp, Joe Perry (3), Joe Perry (3) (tracks: 8-9 to 8-14)

Tenor Saxophone – Sam Simmons (tracks: 7-5 to 8-14)

Tenor Saxophone, Baritone Saxophone – Teddy McRae (tracks: 1-23 to 1-26, 2-1 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-12, 3-16 to 3-19, 3-21 to 3-25, 4-4 to 4-23, 5-1 to 5-4, 5-8, 5-26 to 8-16)

Tenor Saxophone, Clarinet – Elmer Williams (tracks: 1-1, 1-2 to 1-5, 8-9 to 8-14)

Tenor Saxophone, Flute, Baritone Saxophone – Wayman Carver (tracks: 1-6 to 1-13, 1-18 to 2-9, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-8, 3-13 to 3-24, 4-4 to 4-5, 4-10 to 4-13, 4-22, 5-1 to 5-7, 5-10, 5-15, 5-23 to 5-26, 6-9 to 7-4)

Trombone – Bob Horton (tracks: 1-1, 1-2), Claude Jones (tracks: 1-6 to 1-13, 1-24 to 1-26), Earl Hardy (tracks: 7-17 to 8-14), Elmer Williams (tracks: 1-18 to 1-22), Fernando Arbello (tracks: 1-14 to 1-17), George Matthews (2) (tracks: 4-10 to 4-13, 4-18, 4-19, 5-1 to 5-7, 5-10, 5-20, 5-23 to 5-26, 6-9 to 8-14), Jimmy Harrison (tracks: 1-3 to 1-5), John Haughton (tracks: 7-5 to 7-16), John McConnell (tracks: 7-17 to 8-14), Nat Story (tracks: 1-18 to 1-22, 2-1 to 2-9, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-8, 3-16 to 3-19, 3-21 to 3-24, 4-4 to 4-5, 4-10 to 4-13, 4-18, 4-19, 4-22, 5-1 to 5-7, 5-10, 5-20, 5-23 to 5-26, 6-9 to 7-4), Sandy Williams (tracks: 1-6 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-12, 3-16 to 3-19, 3-21 to 3-25, 4-4 to 4-23, 5-1 to 7-16)

Trumpet – Bobby Stark (tracks: 1-6 to 2-9, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-8, 3-16 to 3-19, 3-21 to 3-24, 4-4 to 4-5, 4-10 to 4-13, 4-18, 4-19, 4-22, 5-1 to 5-7, 5-10, 5-11, 5-21, 5-23 to 5-26, 6-9 to 6-24), Dick Vance (tracks: 5-12 to 5-20, 5-23 to 5-26, 6-9 to 8-14), Edwin Swayzee (tracks: 1-1, 1-2), Irving Randolph (tracks: 7-1 to 8-14), Louis Hunt (tracks: 1-3 to 1-5), Mario Bauzá (tracks: 1-6 to 2-9, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-8, 2-16 to 3-19, 3-21 to 3-24, 4-4 to 4-5, 4-10 to 4-13, 4-18, 4-19, 4-22, 5-1 to 5-7, 5-10, 5-11), Shelton Hemphill (tracks: 1-3 to 1-5), Ward Pinkett (tracks: 1-1, 1-2)

Trumpet, Vocals – Louis Bacon (tracks: 1-3 to 1-5), Taft Jordan (tracks: 1-6 to 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-20, 3-1 to 3-12, 3-16 to 3-19, 3-21 to 8-14)

Tuba – Elmer James (tracks: 1-1, 1-2 to 1-5)

Vocals – Charles Linton (tracks: 1-16, 1-19, 2-15, 2-17), Donald Mills (tracks: 2-16, 2-19), Ella Fitzgerald (tracks: 1-14, 1-17, 1-18, 1-20, 1-24 to 2-14, 2-18 to 2-20, 3-2, 3-4, 3-5, 3-7 to 3-12, 3-16, 3-17, 3-19, 3-25, 4-1 to 4-12, 4-14 to 4-17, 4-20, 4-21, 4-23 to 5-9, 5-17, 5-19, 5-20 to 6-22, 7-1 to 7-8, 7-13 to 8-21), Harry Mills (tracks: 2-16, 2-19), Herbert Mills (tracks: 2-16, 2-19), John Mills (tracks: 2-16, 2-19), Louis Jordan (tracks: 2-17, 2-18, 3-1 to 3-3), Ward Pinkett (tracks: 1-1)