Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book

1964 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book

Studio album by

Ella Fitzgerald

Released| 1964
Recorded| October 19–21, 1964
Studio| Radio Recorders (Los Angeles)
Genre| Jazz
Length| 43:58
Label| Verve Records
Producer| Norman Granz
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
| Hello, Dolly!
(1964)  | Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book
(1964)  | Ella at Juan-Les-Pins
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Allmusic| [1]
Encyclopedia of Popular Music| [2]
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings| [3]

Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book is a 1964 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Nelson Riddle Orchestra, focusing on the songs of Johnny Mercer. It was recorded in Los Angeles, California. This is Fitzgerald's fifth and final collaboration with Riddle during her years on the Verve label. It is also the last of the "Song Book" series of LPs dedicated to great American songwriters, which had begun in 1956 with Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book.

## Track listing

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For the 1964 Verve LP release; Verve V6-4067; Re-issued in 1984 on CD, Verve-PolyGram 823 247-2

Side One:

1. "Too Marvelous for Words" (Richard A. Whiting) – 2:31
2. "Early Autumn" (Ralph Burns) – 3:51
3. "Day In, Day Out" (Rube Bloom) – 2:49
4. "Laura" (from the film Laura) (David Raksin) – 3:43
5. "This Time the Dream's on Me" (Harold Arlen) – 2:54
6. "Skylark" (Hoagy Carmichael) – 3:12
7. "Single-O" (Donald Kahn, Johnny Mercer) – 3:19

Side Two:

1. "Something's Gotta Give" (Mercer) – 2:33
2. "Trav'lin' Light" (Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) – 3:47
3. "Midnight Sun" (Francis J. Burke, Lionel Hampton) – 4:55
4. "Dream" (Mercer) – 2:58
5. "I Remember You" (Victor Schertzinger) – 3:38
6. "When a Woman Loves a Man" (Bernie Hanighen, Gordon Jenkins) – 3:51

All lyrics by Johnny Mercer, composers between brackets.

## Personnel

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Recorded October 19–21, 1964 at Radio Recorders Studio 10-H, Hollywood:

* Ella Fitzgerald \- Vocals
* Nelson Riddle, arranger and conductor
* Paul Smith on piano
* Plas Johnson on tenor sax
* Willie Smith on alto sax
* Buddy DeFranco on clarinet
* Frank Flynn on vibes
* Val Valentin, recording engineer

## References

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1. ^ "Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-08-04.
2. ^ Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
3. ^ Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 490\. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.

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Ella Fitzgerald

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Studio
albums|

* Ella Sings Gershwin
* Songs in a Mellow Mood
* Lullabies of Birdland
* For Sentimental Reasons
* Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax
* Sweet and Hot
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
* Ella and Louis
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
* Ella and Louis Again
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
* Like Someone in Love
* Ella Swings Lightly
* Porgy and Bess
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
* Get Happy!
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
* Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
* Hello, Love
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings Songs from "Let No Man Write My Epitaph"
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book
* Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
* Rhythm Is My Business
* Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson
* Ella Swings Gently with Nelson
* Ella Sings Broadway
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book
* Ella and Basie!
* These Are the Blues
* Hello, Dolly!
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book
* Ella at Duke's Place
* Whisper Not
* Brighten the Corner
* Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas
* 30 by Ella
* Misty Blue
* Ella
* Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It)
* Ella Loves Cole
* Take Love Easy
* Fine and Mellow
* Ella and Oscar
* Fitzgerald and Pass... Again
* Lady Time
* Dream Dancing
* A Classy Pair
* Ella Abraça Jobim
* The Best Is Yet to Come
* Speak Love
* Nice Work If You Can Get It
* Easy Living
* All That Jazz

Live
albums|

* At the Opera House
* Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport
* Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert
* Ella Fitzgerald Live at Mister Kelly's
* Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife
* Ella in Hollywood
* Ella Returns to Berlin
* Twelve Nights in Hollywood
* Ella at Juan-Les-Pins
* Ella in Hamburg
* Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur
* Sunshine of Your Love
* Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall
* The Stockholm Concert, 1966
* Ella in Budapest
* Ella à Nice
* Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72
* Ella in London
* Montreux '75
* Montreux '77
* Digital III at Montreux
* A Perfect Match
* Sophisticated Lady

Other
albums|

* Songs from Pete Kelly's Blues
* One O'Clock Jump
* Back on the Block
* The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books
* Pure Ella
* The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve
* Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1
* Gold

Tribute
albums|

* Dear Ella
* To Ella
* We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song

Filmography|

* Ride 'Em Cowboy
* Pete Kelly's Blues
* St. Louis Blues

Related|

* Ray Brown (second husband)
* Ray Brown Jr. (son)
* Louis Armstrong collaborations
* A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
* Marilyn and Ella (2008 play)

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The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books

* Cole Porter (1956)
* Rodgers and Hart (1956)
* Duke Ellington (1957)
* Irving Berlin (1958)
* George and Ira Gershwin (1959)
* Harold Arlen (1961)
* Jerome Kern (1963)
* Johnny Mercer (1964)

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Nelson Riddle

Albums|

* The Music from Oklahoma! (Capitol, 1955)
* The Tender Touch (Capitol, 1956)
* Hey...Let Yourself Go! (Capitol, 1957)
* C'mon...Get Happy! (Capitol, 1957)
* Sea of Dreams (Capitol, 1958)
* The Joy of Living (Capitol, 1959)
* Sing a Song with Riddle (Capitol, 1959)
* Music of the Motion Picture "Can Can" (Capitol, 1960)
* Original Music from The TV Show The Untouchables (Capitol, 1960)
* Dance to the Music of "Tenderloin" (Capitol, 1961)
* Love Tide (Capitol, 1961)
* Magic Moments from "The Gay Life" (Capitol, 1961)
* Route 66 Theme and Other Great TV Themes (Capitol, 1962)
* Love Is a Game of Poker (Capitol, 1962)
* More Hit TV Themes (Capitol, 1963)
* The Best of Nelson Riddle (Capitol, 1963)
* White on White, Shangri-La, Charade & Other Hits of 1964 (Reprise, 1964)
* Original Music from The Rogues (RCA Victor, 1964)
* Interprets Great Music, Great Films, Great Sounds (Reprise, 1964)
* NAT: An Orchestral Portrait of Nat "King" Cole (Reprise, 1966)
* Music for Wives and Lovers (Solid State, 1967)
* The Bright and the Beautiful (Liberty, 1967)
* The Riddle of Today (Liberty, 1968)
* British Columbia Suite (Capilano, 1969)
* Nelson Riddle Conducts The 101 Strings (Marble Arch, 1970)
* Communication (MPS, 1971)
* Changing Colors (MPS, 1972)

With Rosemary Clooney|

* Rosie Solves the Swingin' Riddle! (RCA Victor, 1961)
* Love (Reprise, 1963)

With Nat King Cole|

* Unforgettable (Capitol, 1954)
* Nat King Cole Sings for Two in Love (Capitol, 1954)
* The Piano Style of Nat King Cole (Capitol, 1955)
* Ballads of the Day (Capitol, 1956)
* St. Louis Blues (Capitol, 1958)
* Cole Español (1958)
* To Whom It May Concern (Capitol, 1959)
* Wild Is Love (Capitol, 1960)

With Ella Fitzgerald|

* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book (Verve, 1959)
* Ella Swings Gently with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
* Ella Swings Brightly with Nelson (Verve, 1962)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (Verve, 1963)
* Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book (Verve, 1964)
* Ella Loves Cole
* Dream Dancing (Atlantic, 1972)
* The Best Is Yet to Come (Pablo, 1982)

With Linda Ronstadt|

* What's New? (Elektra, 1983)
* Lush Life (Elektra, 1984)
* For Sentimental Reasons (Elektra, 1986)

With Frank Sinatra|

* Swing Easy! (Capitol, 1954)
* Songs for Young Lovers (Capitol, 1954)
* In the Wee Small Hours (Capitol, 1955)
* Songs for Swingin' Lovers! (Capitol, 1956)
* Close to You (Capitol, 1956)
* A Swingin' Affair! (Capitol, 1956)
* Frank Sinatra Sings for Only the Lonely (Capitol, 1958)
* Nice 'n' Easy (Capitol, 1960)
* Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!! (Capitol, 1960)
* The Concert Sinatra (1963)
* Sinatra's Sinatra (1963)
* Sinatra Sings Days of Wine and Roses, Moon River, and Other Academy Award Winners (Reprise, 1964)
* Strangers in the Night (Reprise, 1966)
* Moonlight Sinatra (Reprise, 1966)

With Keely Smith|

* I Wish You Love (Capitol, 1958)
* Swingin' Pretty (Capitol, 1959)
* Little Girl Blue/Little Girl New (Reprise, 1963)

With Ed Townsend|

* New In Town (Capitol, 1959)
* Glad To Be Here (Capitol, 1959)

With others|

* Shirley Bassey, Let's Face the Music (Columbia, 1962)
* Bing Crosby, Return to Paradise Islands (Reprise, 1964)
* Judy Garland, Judy (1956)
* Antônio Carlos Jobim, The Wonderful World of Antônio Carlos Jobim (Warner Bros., 1965)
* Peggy Lee, The Man I Love (Capitol, 1957)
* Dean Martin, This Time I'm Swingin'! (Capitol, 1960)
* Johnny Mathis, I'll Buy You a Star (Capitol, 1962)
* Oscar Peterson, Oscar Peterson and Nelson Riddle (Verve, 1964)
* Mavis Rivers, Take a Number (Capitol, 1959)
* Tommy Sands, When I'm Thinking of You (Capitol, 1959)
* Dinah Shore, Dinah, Yes Indeed! (Capitol, 1959)
* Phil Silvers, Phil Silvers and Swinging Brass (Columbia, 1957)

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