Ella Fitzgerald
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (PWR 27383)
Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
Ella Fitzgerald
Poll Winners Records
8436559465632
PWR 155098
PWR 27383
JAZZ
1
4 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE
INCLUDES 9 BONUS TRACKS
This edition presents the complete classic album Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (Verve V64053), which coupled two superb small group sessions featuring Ella Fitzgerald with pianist Lou Levy, guitarist Herb Ellis, and drummer Stan Levey, among others. As a bonus, we have added four more studio tracks by Ella backed by Levy, as well as a complete live 1954 performance in Hartford.
PERSONNEL:
ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals
LOU LEVY, piano
HERB ELLIS, gguitar
JOE MONDRAGON, bass
STAN LEVEY, drums
Los Angeles, June 22-24, 1961.
(*) BONUS TRACKS:
(15-17): Same personnel as above except Wilfred Middlebrooks (b) replaces Mondragon, and Gus Johnson (d) replaces Levey.
New York, January 23, 1961.
(18): Ella Fitzgerald (vcl), Lou Levy (celeste), Dick Hyman (org),
Max Bennett (b), Gus Johnson (d). Los Angeles, July 1, 1958.
(19-23): Ella Fitzgerald (vcl) acc by Raymond Tunia (p), Ray Brown (b),
Buddy Rich (d). Bushnell Memorial Auditorium, Hartford, Connecticut, September 17, 1954.
INCLUDES 12-PAGE BOOKLET
TRACKS:
01 A NIGHT IN TUNISIA
02 YOU’RE MY THRILL
03 MY REVERIE
04 STELLA BY STARLIGHT
05 ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT
06 JERSEY BOUNCE
07 SIGNING OFF
08 CRY ME A RIVER
09 THIS YEAR’S KISSES
10 GOOD MORNING HEARTACHE
11 BORN TO BE BLUE
12 CLAP HANDS, HERE COMES CHARLIE!
13 SPRING CAN REALLY HANG YOU UP THE MOST
14 MUSIC GOES ‘ROUND AND AROUND
15 THE ONE I LOVE BELONGS TO SOMEBODY ELSE (*)
16 I GOT A GUY (*)
17 THIS COULD BE THE START OF SOMETHING BIG (*)
18 TRAV’LIN’ LIGHT (*)
19 THE MAN THAT GOT AWAY (*)
20 HERNANDO’S HIDEWAY (*)
21 LATER (*)
22 A FOGGY DAY (*)
23 LULLABY OF BIRDLAND (*)
TOTAL TIME: 79:07 Min.
