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Lullabies Of Birdland

Ella Fitzgerald

1955 · Jazz

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Lullabies Of Birdland by Ella Fitzgerald

Lullabies Of Birdland is a Jazz album by Ella Fitzgerald, originally released in 1955. On Gatefold: 33 pressings tracked, owned by 3 collectors.

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This 1956 compilation gathers Decca tracks dating back to 1945, capturing Fitzgerald in the period before her move to Verve. Whereas Verve sought to brand her as a polished, authoritative interpreter of the American songbook, the aesthetic here tends to be rawer, with a focus on Ella’s virtuosity both in simple, riff-oriented swing (“Later,” “Rough Ridin’”) and risk-taking bebop (her stunning scat performances on “How the High Moon,” “Air Mail Special,” and “Oh, Lady Be Good!” are landmarks in the idiom). Ella sets a high bar on ballads as well, including “Angel Eyes” and the old-school standard “Basin Street Blues,” complete with a dead-on Louis Armstrong impersonation.

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Tracklist

Side A

  1. A1Lullaby Of Birdland
  2. A2Rough Ridin'
  3. A3Angel Eyes
  4. A4Smooth Sailing
  5. A5Oh, Lady Be Good!
  6. A6Later

Side B

  1. B1Ella Hums The Blues
  2. B2How High The Moon
  3. B3Basin Street Blues
  4. B4Air Mail Special
  5. B5Flying Home

Sound DNA

  • Jazz
  • Bebop & Hard Bop
  • velvety
  • serene
  • smoky

Album notes

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Notes from the original pressing. Later editions may differ.

Runouts are stamped.
Label variation to Lullabies Of Birdland (US 1955) (opens in a new tab), track A1 label songwriter credit to "G. Shearing," not "George Shearing."
Track B1 subtitle: (From Warner Brothers CinemaScope Production "Pete Kelly's Blues")
Recording locations and dates:
Tracks A1, A6: New York, June 4, 1954
Tracks A2, B4: New York, January 4, 1952
Tracks A3, A4: New York, June 26, 1952
Track A5: New York, March 19, 1947
Track B1: Los Angeles, May 3, 1955
Track B2: New York, December 20, 1947
Track B3: New York, September 20, 1949
Track B5: New York, October 4, 1945
Unknown studio orchestras on tracks A1, B2 and B3.
The following tracks were originally issued as 78 RPM singles:
Flying Home/Oh, Lady Be Good!, Decca 23956 (1947)
How High The Moon, Decca 24387 (1948)
Basin Street Blues, Decca 24868 (1949)
Smooth Sailing, Decca 27693 (1951)
Airmail Special, Decca 28126 (1952)
Rough Ridin', Decca 27948 (1952)
Angel Eyes, Decca 28707 (1952)
Lullaby Of Birdland/Later, Decca 29198 (1954)

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