Something To Live For (1999)
| Artist: Ella Fitzgerald |
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Song Listing
Disc 1
Song Title
1. A-Tisket, A-Tasket - (with Chick Webb & His Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
2. You Showed Me The Way - (with Chick Webb & His Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
3. Stairway To The Stars - (with Her Famous Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
4. How High The Moon ~ Ella Fitzgerald
5. Perdido ~ Ella Fitzgerald
6. Can Anyone Explain? - (with Louis Armstrong/Sy Oliver & His Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
7. Ella's Contribution To The Blues ~ Ella Fitzgerald
8. But Not For Me ~ Ella Fitzgerald
9. Thanks For The Memory - (with Andre Previn & His Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
10. Ridin' High - (with Buddy Bregman's Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
11. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye - (with Buddy Bregman's Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
12. Angel Eyes ~ Ella Fitzgerald
13. Goody, Goody ~ Ella Fitzgerald
14. Oh, Lady Be Good! ~ Ella Fitzgerald
Disc 2
Song Title
1. Lady Is A Tramp, The - (with Buddy Bregman's Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
2. Body And Soul ~ Ella Fitzgerald
3. Airmail Special ~ Ella Fitzgerald
4. Midnight Sun - (with Frank DeVol & His Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
5. Summertime ~ Ella Fitzgerald
6. Mack The Knife ~ Ella Fitzgerald
7. Misty ~ Ella Fitzgerald
8. Man I Love, The - (with Nelson Riddle Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
9. Mr. Paganini, (You'll Have To Swing It) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
10. 'Round Midnight ~ Ella Fitzgerald
11. Bill Bailey ~ Ella Fitzgerald
12. Yesterdays - (with Nelson Riddle Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
13. Lover Man - (with Marty Paich Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
14. Duke's Place - (with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
15. Sweet Georgia Brown - (with Jimmy Jones' Trio/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
16. Something To Live For - (with Jimmy Jones' Trio/Duke Ellington & His Orchestra) ~ Ella Fitzgerald
Album Notes and Credits
Notes & Personnel Info |
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SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR is a companion 2-CD set to a PBS documentary with the same name which aired on AMERICAN MASTERS in December 1999. |
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Personnel includes: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); George Russell, Frank DeVol, Nelson Riddle, Andre Previn (arranger, conductor); Duke Ellington (arranger, piano); Louis Jordan (vocals, alto saxophone); Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Charlie Parker, Johnny Hodges, Bud Shank (alto saxophone); Stan Getz, Coleman Hawkins, Paul Gonsalves, Lester Young, Ben Webster, Illinois Jacquet, Flip Phillips (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet); Cootie Williams, Harry "Sweets" Edison, Maynard Ferguson (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles, Oscar Peterson, Hank Jones (piano); Jim Hall (guitar); Ray Brown, George Duvivier (bass); Buddy Rich, Chick Webb, Connie Kay, Louie Bellson, Shelly Manne (drums). |
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Producers: Milt Gabler, Norman Granz, Dave Kapp. |
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Compilation producers: Tom Greenwood, Ben Young. |
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Recorded between March 24, 1937 & July 29, 1966. Includes liner notes by Stuart Nicholson. |
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Digitally remastered by Kevin Reeves (Universal Music Studios East). |
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SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR was nominated for the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Long Form Music Video. |
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The First Lady Of Song is widely regarded as the finest female jazz singer of all time, and has exerted an influence over American popular music that is incalculable, though SOMETHING TO LIVE FOR gives it a shot. This 32-track, career-spanning double set serves as a companion to PBS's popular "American Masters" series and offers, for the first time on one collection, a retrospective of Ella Fitzgerald's two most important periods: the Decca years (1935-55), and her Verve years (1956-66). |
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"A-Tisket, A-Tasket" was the first of many hits she had with the Chick Webb Orchestra, while "How High the Moon" and a live take of "Goody, Goody" show off her remarkable gift for inventive and often humorous scat. There are five selections from her celebrated "Songbook" series, and other rare gems with Ella fronting the orchestras of Duke Ellington, Nelson Riddle and others. With her clear, pristine tone, masterful articulation, and the ability to out-swing anybody any time, Ella Fitzgerald was a singular musical force whose rich legacy continues to reward listeners. |
Musical Guests | |
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Louis Armstrong |
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Chick Webb |
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Duke Ellington |
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Charlie Parker |
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Stan Getz |
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Coleman Hawkins |
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Hank Jones |
Artist Overview
Through unparalleled ability and judicious choice of repertoire, Ella Fitzgerald became the foremost female interpreter of the 20th-century Great American Popular Song Book. With producer Norman Granz she worked on the "songbook" series, placing on record definitive performances of the work of America's leading songwriters. Fitzgerald had a wide vocal range, but her voice retained a youthful, light vibrancy throughout the greater part of her career, bringing a fresh and appealing quality to most of her material, especially her scat singing. While there are still numerous excellent artists whose work has been strongly influenced by Fitzgerald, the social and artistic conditions that helped to create America's First Lady of Song no longer exist, and it seems highly unlikely that we shall ever see or hear her like again.
Artist Influences
Adelaide Hall | Alberta Hunter | Annette Hanshaw | Bessie Smith | Boswell Sisters | Chick Webb | Connee Boswell | Duke Ellington | Ethel Waters | Helen Ward | Leo Watson | Louis Armstrong | Ma Rainey | Maxine Sullivan | Mildred Bailey | Ruth Etting
Adelaide Hall | Alberta Hunter | Annette Hanshaw | Bessie Smith | Boswell Sisters | Chick Webb | Connee Boswell | Duke Ellington | Ethel Waters | Helen Ward | Leo Watson | Louis Armstrong | Ma Rainey | Maxine Sullivan | Mildred Bailey | Ruth Etting
Artist Contemporaries
Adelaide Hall | Anita O'Day | Art Lund | Betty Carter | Betty Roch? | Billie Holiday | Billy Eckstine | Carmen McRae | Chris Connor (Vocals) | Connee Boswell | Dakota Staton | Dinah Washington | Frank Sinatra | Helen Humes | Helen Merrill | Ivie Anderson | Joe Williams (Vocals) | June Christy | Lee Wiley | Lena Horne | Mel Torm? | Oscar Brown, Jr. | Peggy Lee (Vocals) | Rosemary Clooney | Sarah Vaughan | Teddy Wilson | Tommy Flanagan
Adelaide Hall | Anita O'Day | Art Lund | Betty Carter | Betty Roch? | Billie Holiday | Billy Eckstine | Carmen McRae | Chris Connor (Vocals) | Connee Boswell | Dakota Staton | Dinah Washington | Frank Sinatra | Helen Humes | Helen Merrill | Ivie Anderson | Joe Williams (Vocals) | June Christy | Lee Wiley | Lena Horne | Mel Torm? | Oscar Brown, Jr. | Peggy Lee (Vocals) | Rosemary Clooney | Sarah Vaughan | Teddy Wilson | Tommy Flanagan
Artist Followers
Abbey Lincoln | Al Jarreau | Aretha Franklin | Barbra Streisand | Ben E. King | Betty Carter | Betty Roch? | Carmen McRae | Cassandra Wilson | Dakota Staton | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Diana Ross | Diane Hubka | Diane Schuur | Dinah Washington | Dionne Warwick | Dominique Eade | Doris Troy | Eartha Kitt | Eileen Farrell (Soprano Vocals) | Esther Phillips | Etta James | Flora Purim | Gladys Knight | Helen Forrest | Helen Humes | Helen Merrill | Helen O'Connell | Irene Kral | Ithamara Koorax | Jackie Paris | Jane Monheit | Janis Ian | Jill Scott | Julie London | June Christy | Karin Krog | Katie Melua | Keely Smith | Kevin Mahogany | Kurt Elling | Little Jimmy Scott | Margaret Whiting | Maxine Sullivan | Michael Bubl? | Michael Feinstein | Miriam Makeba | Monica Zetterlund | Nana Mouskouri | Nikki Yanofsky | Nina Simone | Rene? Olstead | Rickie Lee Jones | Rosemary Clooney | Ruth Brown | Sheila Jordan | Shirley Horn | Smoking Popes | Sophie Milman | Susannah McCorkle | Sylvia Syms | Teri Thornton | Tony Bennett | Urszula Dudziak | Vanessa Williams (R&B) | Wesla Whitfield
Abbey Lincoln | Al Jarreau | Aretha Franklin | Barbra Streisand | Ben E. King | Betty Carter | Betty Roch? | Carmen McRae | Cassandra Wilson | Dakota Staton | Dee Dee Bridgewater | Diana Ross | Diane Hubka | Diane Schuur | Dinah Washington | Dionne Warwick | Dominique Eade | Doris Troy | Eartha Kitt | Eileen Farrell (Soprano Vocals) | Esther Phillips | Etta James | Flora Purim | Gladys Knight | Helen Forrest | Helen Humes | Helen Merrill | Helen O'Connell | Irene Kral | Ithamara Koorax | Jackie Paris | Jane Monheit | Janis Ian | Jill Scott | Julie London | June Christy | Karin Krog | Katie Melua | Keely Smith | Kevin Mahogany | Kurt Elling | Little Jimmy Scott | Margaret Whiting | Maxine Sullivan | Michael Bubl? | Michael Feinstein | Miriam Makeba | Monica Zetterlund | Nana Mouskouri | Nikki Yanofsky | Nina Simone | Rene? Olstead | Rickie Lee Jones | Rosemary Clooney | Ruth Brown | Sheila Jordan | Shirley Horn | Smoking Popes | Sophie Milman | Susannah McCorkle | Sylvia Syms | Teri Thornton | Tony Bennett | Urszula Dudziak | Vanessa Williams (R&B) | Wesla Whitfield
Compilation Appearances
Associated Artists and Works
Technical Info
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Release Date : 11/02/1999 |
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Original Release Date : 1999 |
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Catalog ID : 5478002 |
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Label : Verve |
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Number of Discs : 2 |
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Studio/Live : Studio |
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Mono/Stereo : Mixed |
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SPAR Code : n/a |
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UPC : 00731454780025 |
