Lullabies of Birdland

Lullabies of Birdland
Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald
Released	1955
Recorded	1945–1955
Genre	Jazz
Length	68:24
Label	Decca
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
Songs in a Mellow Mood (1954) Lullabies of Birdland (1955) For Sentimental Reasons (1955)

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Lullabies of Birdland is a 1955 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald,^[2] issued on the Decca Records label. The album features tracks recorded during the late 1940s and early 1950s, that had been previously issued on 78rpm single. MCA Records re-issued the complete album on CD, in 1998, together with the 1955 album Sweet and Hot.

Track listing[]

Side one:

1. "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 2:51
2. "Rough Ridin'" (Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, Bill Tennyson) – 3:14
3. "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 2:54
4. "Smooth Sailing" (Arnett Cobb) – 3:06
5. "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:08
6. "Later" (Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) – 2:32

Side two:

1. "Ella Hums the Blues (From Pete Kelly's Blues)" (Fitzgerald) – 5:13
2. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 3:15
3. "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 3:07
4. "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 3:02
5. "Flying Home" (Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin) – 2:27

Personnel[]

• Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
• Sy Oliver and His Orchestra - Tracks 1,3,6,9. (Recorded 1949, 1952, and 1954)
• Ray Brown and His Trio (plus Bill Doggett on organ) - Tracks 2 and 10. (Recorded 1952)
• Hank Jones and His Quartet (plus Bill Doggett on organ) - Track 4. (Recorded 1951)
• Bob Haggart and His Orchestra - Track 5. (Recorded 1947)
• Don Abney (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass), Larry Bunker (drums) - Track 7. (Recorded 1955)
• Unknown orchestra, but including Leonard Graham AKA Idrees Sulieman (trumpet), and Ray Brown (bass) - Track 8. (Recorded 1947)
• Vic Schoen and His Orchestra - Track 11. (Recorded 1945)

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