music.wikisort.org - CompositionElla Wishes You a Swinging Christmas is a 1960 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded in the summer of 1960, with a studio orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol. The tracks are all secular Christmas seasonal songs, in contrast to her second Christmas album released in 1967.
1960 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald
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Released | 1960 |
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Recorded | July 15 – August 5, 1960 |
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Length | 34:00 (original 1960 release) 52:14 (2002 CD release) |
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Label | Verve |
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Producer | Norman Granz |
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AllMusic |     [1] |
Encyclopedia of Popular Music |     [2] |
The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings |    [3] |
It is Fitzgerald's only Verve complete album of Christmas tunes. Verve had issued a 7" 45rpm single in 1959, featuring "The Christmas Song" with "The Secret of Christmas" on the B-side; both were recorded with Russ Garcia and His Orchestra in September 1959. The album has been reissued several times and there have been variations to the sleeve's artwork.
Track listing
Original 1960 vinyl issue
2002 CD release
Bonus tracksTitle | Writer(s) | Notes |
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13. | "The Secret of Christmas" | | Released in 1959, 7" single, B-side | 2:45 |
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14. | "Medley: We Three Kings of Orient Are/O Little Town of Bethlehem" | John Henry Hopkins/ | Released in UK 1960, 7" single, A-side | 3:35 |
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15. | "Christmas Island" | Lyle L. Moraine | Released in UK 1960, 7" single, B-side | 2:18 |
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16. | "The Christmas Song" (alternate take) | | | 3:41 |
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17. | "White Christmas" (alternate take) | Irving Berlin | | 3:44 |
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18. | "Frosty the Snowman" (alternate take) | | | 2:11 |
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Total length: | 52:14 |
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Personnel
Recorded July 15–16, August 5, 1960, New York, New York:
Track 13 recorded September 3, 1959, United Records, Hollywood:
- Ella Fitzgerald: Vocals
- Frank DeVol: Arranger, Conductor
- Russ Garcia and His Orchestra (track 13): Arranger, Conductor
Charts
References
- "Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas". AllMusic. Retrieved 2011-07-22.
- Larkin, Colin (2007). Encyclopedia of Popular Music (4th ed.). Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0195313734.
- Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 491. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
- "Ella Fitzgerald Chart History (Canadian Albums)". Billboard. Retrieved December 29, 2021.
- "Hitlisten.NU – Album Top-40 Uge 51, 2020". Hitlisten. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "Dutchcharts.nl – Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas" (in Dutch). Hung Medien. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- "Irish Albums Chart: 31 December 2021". Irish Recorded Music Association. Retrieved January 1, 2022.
- "2021 52-os savaitės klausomiausi (Top 100)" (in Lithuanian). AGATA. December 31, 2021. Retrieved December 31, 2021.
- "Veckolista Album, vecka 52". Sverigetopplistan. Retrieved December 30, 2020.
- "Ella Fitzgerald Chart History (Billboard 200)". Billboard. Retrieved December 31, 2019.
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- 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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Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (с англ. — «Элла желает вам Рождества в стиле свинг») — девятнадцатый студийный альбом американской джазовой певицы Эллы Фицджеральд, выпущенный на лейбле Verve Records в 1960 году под студийным номером Verve MG VS-64042. Пластинка полностью посвящена рождественской тематике, во время записи Фицджеральд аккомпанировал оркестр под управлением Фрэнка Деволя.
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