Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook
Album by Ella Fitzgerald
Released	1958
Recorded	March 13 - 19, 1958
Genre	Jazz
Length	46:48
Label	Verve Records
Producer(s)	Norman Granz
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Ella Fitzgerald chronology
Ella Swings Lightly (1958)	Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958)	Ella in Rome (1958)

Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook is a 1958 album by the American Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Paul Weston, focusing on the songs of Irving Berlin. This album is an important part of her 'Songbook' project, in which she recorded albums that featured the talents of America's greatest songwriters, who wrote Great American Songbook. An album is a collection of related audio tracks, released together commercially in an audio format to the public. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Jazz), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Art presented by President Reagan and the Presidential Medal... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Genres of Cuban music and other popular music A music genre is a category (or genre) of pieces of music that share a certain style or basic musical language (van der Merwe 1989, p. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... A record label is a brand created by companies that specialize in producing, manufacturing, distributing and promoting audio and sometimes video recordings (especially music videos), on various formats including compact discs, LPs, DVD-Audio, SACDs, and cassettes. ... Verve Records was an American Jazz record label, founded by Norman Granz in 1956, which absorbed the catalogues of his earlier labels: Norgran Records and Clef Records (founded 1953). ... In the music industry, a record producer (or music producer) has many roles, among them controlling the recording sessions, coaching and guiding the performers, and supervising the recording, mixing and mastering processes. ... Norman Granz (Los Angeles, USA, August 6, 1918 - Geneva, Switzerland, November 22, 2001), was an American jazz music impresario and producer. ... The All Music Guide (AMG) is a metadata database about music owned by All Media Guide. ... Image File history File links Description: Rating stars. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Jazz), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Art presented by President Reagan and the Presidential Medal... Ella Swings Lightly is a 1958 (see 1958 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded with the Marty Paich Dek-tette. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Jazz master Louis Armstrong remains one of the most loved and best known of all jazz musicians. ... Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Jazz), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Art presented by President Reagan and the Presidential Medal... Paul Weston (real name Wetstein) (March 12, 1912 - September 20, 1996) was a US pianist, arranger, composer and conductor. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Baline, in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ... The Great American Songbook is an informal term referring to a period of American popular music songwriting that took place between the 1930s and 1950s. ...

This album was the third in her Songbook project, following earlier efforts concentrating on;

• Cole Porter (Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook) (1956)
• Rodgers and Hart (Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook) (1956)
• Duke Ellington (Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook) (1957)

Four later albums would focus on; Cole Albert Porter (June 9, 1891 – October 15, 1964) was an American composer and songwriter from Indiana. ... Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook is a 1956 (see 1956 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with an orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Rodgers and Hart was the songwriting team consisting of Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart. ... 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is in need of attention from an expert on the subject. ... Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook is a 1957 album by the American Jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by the Duke Ellington orchestra, focusing on Ellingtons songs. ... 1957 (MCMLVII) was a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

• George and Ira Gershwin (Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook) (1959)
• Harold Arlen (Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook) (1961)
• Jerome Kern (Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Songbook) (1963)

and George and Ira Gershwin were brothers George Gershwin and Ira Gershwin who became famous as songwriters. ... Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook is a 1959 (see 1959 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, the first time that Ella and Riddle had worked together. ... 1959 (MCMLIX) was a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Harold Arlen, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1960 Harold Arlen (February 15, 1905 - April 23, 1986) was a Jewish-American composer of popular music. ... Sings the Harold Arlen Songbook is a 1961 (see 1961 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with an Orchestra conducted and arranged by Billy May. ... 1961 (MCMLXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will take you to calendar). ... Jerome David Kern (January 27, 1885 – November 11, 1945) was an American popular composer. ... 1963 (MCMLXIII) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will take you to calendar). ...

• Johnny Mercer (Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Songbook) (1964).

Ella's voice is on fine form throughout, with her recording of 'Blue Skies' providing a magnificent backdrop for her scat singing. Johnny Mercer John Herndon Johnny Mercer (November 18, 1909 - June 25, 1976) was a lyricist and composer. ... For the Nintendo 64 emulator, see 1964 (Emulator). ... Blue Skies is a popular song. ... Scat singing is vocalizing either wordlessly or with nonsense words and syllables as employed by jazz singers who create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using only the voice. ...

Ella's performance on this album won her the 1959 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female. The 1st Grammy Awards were held in 1959. ... The Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female was awarded from 1959 to 1968. ...

Track Listing

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1. “Let's Face the Music and Dance” 2:57
2. “You're Laughing at Me” 3:18
3. “Let Yourself Go” 2:20
4. “You Can Have Him” 3:47
5. “Russian Lullaby” 1:55
6. “Puttin' on the Ritz” 2:18
7. “Get Thee Behind Me Satan” 3:49
8. “Alexander's Ragtime Band” 2:43
9. “Top Hat, White Tie and Tails” 2:36
10. “How About Me?” 3:17
11. “Cheek to Cheek” 3:48
12. “I Used to Be Color Blind” 2:34
13. “Lazy” 2:40
14. “How Deep Is the Ocean?” 3:11
15. “All by Myself” 2:29
16. “Remember” 3:26

Disc Two Puttin on the Ritz is a popular song written and published in 1929 by Irving Berlin. ... Cheek to Cheek is the name of a song written by Irving Berlin, and first performed in the movie Top Hat (1935) by Fred Astaire. ...

1. “Supper Time” 3:19
2. “How's Chances?” 2:48
3. “Heat Wave” 2:25
4. “Isn't This a Lovely Day?” 3:29
5. “You Keep Coming Back Like A Song” 3:35
6. “Reaching for the Moon” 2:18
7. “Slumming on Park Avenue” 2:24
8. “The Song Is Ended” 2:30
9. “I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket” 3:01
10. “Now It Can Be Told” 3:12
11. “Always” 3:09
12. “It's a Lovely Day Today” 2:28
13. “Change Partners” 3:18
14. “No Strings (I'm Fancy Free)” 3:03
15. “I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm” 3:00
16. “Blue Skies” 3:43

All music and lyrics composed by Irving Berlin. Blue Skies is a popular song. ... Irving Berlin (May 11, 1888 – September 22, 1989), born Israel Isidore Baline, in Tyumen, Russia (or possibly Mogilev, Belarus), was an American composer and lyricist, one of the most prodigious and famous American songwriters in history. ...

Personnel

Recorded March 13 - 19, 1958, Hollywood, Los Angeles: 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... ... This article is about the largest city in California. ...

• Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
• Paul Weston - Arranger, Conductor.