Verve Records · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Gershwin Song Book Vol. 1
| Recorded | c. 1959 |
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| Label | Verve Records |
| Released | 1959 |
| Personnel | 1 credited player |
| Discogs | master 260697 |
The record
Riddle's charts open space for the Gershwin melodies to move at their own pace, diction sharp, swing loose -- a hallmark stretch of Verve's golden run.
Session personnel
- Ella Fitzgerald — vocals
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGV-4013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing earliest on file · deep groove |
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| 1959 | Verve Records · MGV-4013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGV-4013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono · deep groove |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGV-4013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Deep Groove With "1" On Liner · deep groove |
| 1959 | Verve Records — MONO |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGVS-7000 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGVS-7000 — Vinyl, LP, Stereo |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGV-4013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGVS-7000 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGVS-7000 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, Hollywood Pressing |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGVS-7000 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGVS-7000 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo |
| 1959 | Verve Records · MGV-4013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Hollywood Pressing |
| — | Verve Records · MGV-4013 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Terre Haute |