The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books

• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Song Book
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book
• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book

• Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Antonio Carlos Jobim Song Book

Here was a black woman popularizing urban songs often written by immigrant Jews to a national audience of predominantly white Christians. As Ira Gershwin said, in the line quoted in every obituary: "I never knew how good our songs were until I heard Ella Fitzgerald sing them." Most of the rest of us didn't know, either. By the time she had gone through the entire canon, songs that had been pigeonholed as show tunes or jazz novelties or faded relics of Tin Pan Alley had become American classical music, the property and pride of everyone."

Track listing

Disc one

1. "All Through the Night" – 3:15
2. "Anything Goes" – 3:21
3. "Miss Otis Regrets" – 3:00
4. "Too Darn Hot" – 3:47
5. "In the Still of the Night" – 2:38
6. "I Get a Kick Out of You" – 4:00
7. "Do I Love You?" – 3:50
8. "Always True to You in My Fashion" – 2:48
9. "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" – 3:32
10. "Just One of Those Things" – 3:30
11. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" – 3:32
12. "All of You" – 1:43
13. "Begin the Beguine" – 3:37
14. "Get Out of Town" – 3:22
15. "I Am in Love" – 4:06
16. "From This Moment On" – 3:17

    Disc two

17. "I Love Paris" – 4:57
18. "You Do Something to Me" – 2:21
19. "Ridin' High" – 3:20
20. "You'd Be So Easy to Love" – 3:24
21. "It's All Right With Me" – 3:07
22. "Why Can't You Behave?" – 5:04
23. "What Is This Thing Called Love?" – 2:02
24. "You're the Top" – 3:33
25. "Love for Sale" – 5:52
26. "It's De-Lovely" – 2:42
27. "Night and Day" – 3:04
28. "Ace in the Hole" – 1:58
29. "So in Love" – 3:50
30. "I've Got You Under My Skin" – 2:42
31. "I Concentrate on You" – 3:11
32. "Don't Fence Me In" – 3:19
33. "You're the Top" – 2:08
34. "I Concentrate on You" – 3:00
35. "Let's Do It" – 5:25

Disc three

1. "Have You Met Miss Jones?" – 3:41
2. "You Took Advantage of Me" – 3:27
3. "A Ship Without a Sail" – 4:07
4. "To Keep My Love Alive" – 3:34
5. "Dancing on the Ceiling" – 4:06
6. "The Lady Is a Tramp" – 3:21
7. "With a Song in My Heart" – 2:44
8. "Manhattan" – 2:48
9. "Johnny One Note" – 2:12
10. "I Wish I Were in Love Again" – 2:36
11. "Spring is Here" – 3:38
12. "It Never Entered My Mind" – 4:06
13. "This Can't Be Love" – 2:54
14. "Thou Swell" – 2:03
15. "My Romance" – 3:42
16. "Where or When" – 2:46
17. "Little Girl Blue" – 2:53

    Disc four

18. "Give it Back to the Indians" – 3:10
19. "Ten Cents a Dance" – 4:06
20. "There's a Small Hotel" – 2:48
21. "I Didn't Know What Time It Was" – 3:46
22. "Ev'rything I've Got" – 3:21
23. "I Could Write a Book" – 3:38
24. "Blue Room" – 2:29
25. "My Funny Valentine" – 3:52
26. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" – 7:01
27. "Mountain Greenery" – 2:13
28. "Wait Till You See Her" – 1:30
29. "Lover" – 3:16
30. "Isn't It Romantic?" – 3:00
31. "Here in My Arms" – 1:52
32. "Blue Moon" – 3:11
33. "My Heart Stood Still" – 3:02
34. "I've Got Five Dollars" – 2:39
35. "Lover" – 3:15

Disc five

1. "Rockin' in Rhythm" – 5:17
2. "Drop Me Off in Harlem" – 3:48
3. "Day Dream" – 3:56
4. "Caravan" – 3:51
5. "Take the A Train" – 6:37
6. "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues" – 4:39
7. "Clementine" – 2:37
8. "I Didn't Know About You" – 4:10
9. "I'm Beginning to See the Light" – 3:24
10. "Lost in Meditation" – 3:24
11. "Perdido" – 6:10
12. "Cotton Tail" – 3:23
13. "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me" – 7:38
14. "Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin'" – 3:30
15. " Solitude" – 2:04
16. "Rocks in My Bed" – 3:56
17. "Satin Doll" – 3:26
18. "Sophisticated Lady" – 5:18

    Disc six

19. "Just Squeeze Me " – 4:13
20. "It Don't Mean a Thing " – 4:12
21. "Azure" – 2:18
22. "I Let a Song Go Out of My Heart" – 4:08
23. "In a Sentimental Mood" – 2:44
24. "Don't Get Around Much Anymore" – 4:59
25. "Prelude to a Kiss" – 5:26
26. "Mood Indigo" – 3:24
27. "In a Mellow Tone" – 5:07
28. "Love You Madly" – 4:37
29. "Lush Life" – 3:37
30. "Squatty Roo" – 3:38
31. "I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So" – 4:12
32. "All Too Soon" – 4:22
33. "Everything But You" – 2:53
34. "I Got It Bad " – 6:11
35. "Bli-Blip" – 3:01

    Disc seven

36. "Chelsea Bridge" – 3:20
37. "Portrait of Ella Fitzgerald" – 16:10:
38. * First Movement: "Royal Ancestry"
39. * Second Movement: "All Heart"
40. * Third Movement: "Beyond Category"
41. * Fourth Movement: "Total Jazz"
42. "The E and D Blues" – 4:48

Disc eight

1. "Let's Face the Music and Dance" – 2:57
2. "You're Laughing at Me" – 3:18
3. "Let Yourself Go" – 2:20
4. "You Can Have Him" – 3:47
5. "Russian Lullaby" – 1:55
6. "Puttin' on the Ritz" – 2:18
7. "Get Thee Behind Me Satan" – 3:49
8. "Alexander's Ragtime Band" – 2:43
9. "Top Hat, White Tie and Tails" – 2:36
10. "How About Me?" – 3:17
11. "Cheek to Cheek" – 3:48
12. "I Used to Be Color Blind" – 2:34
13. "Lazy" – 2:40
14. "How Deep is the Ocean?" – 3:11
15. "All by Myself" – 2:29
16. "Remember" – 3:26

    Disc nine

17. "Supper Time" – 3:19
18. "How's Chances?" – 2:48
19. "Heat Wave" – 2:25
20. "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" – 3:29
21. "You Keep Coming Back Like a Song" – 3:35
22. "Reaching for the Moon" – 2:18
23. "Slumming on Park Avenue" – 2:24
24. "The Song is Ended " – 2:30
25. "I'm Putting all My Eggs in One Basket" – 3:01
26. "Now it Can Be Told" – 3:12
27. "Always" – 3:09
28. "It's a Lovely Day Today" – 2:28
29. "Change Partners" – 3:18
30. "No Strings " – 3:03
31. "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm" – 3:00
32. "Blue Skies" – 3:43

Disc ten

1. "Ambulatory Suite"
2. * Promenade " – 2:31,
3. * March of the Swiss Soldiers" – 2:04,
4. * Fidgety Feet" – 2:46
5. "The Preludes"
6. * Prelude I – 1:36,
7. * Prelude II – 3:48,
8. * Prelude III – 1:13,
9. "Sam and Delilah" – 3:15
10. "But Not For Me" – 3:31
11. "My One and Only" – 2:36
12. "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off" – 4:26
13. " Beginner's Luck" – 3:08
14. "Oh, Lady be Good!" – 3:58
15. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" – 3:32
16. "Things Are Looking Up" – 3:03
17. "Just Another Rhumba" – 5:34
18. "How Long Has This Been Going On?" – 3:45
19. "'S Wonderful" – 3:28
20. "The Man I Love" – 3:50
21. "That Certain Feeling" – 3:07
22. "By Strauss" – 2:29
23. "Someone to Watch Over Me" – 4:30
24. "The Real American Folk Song " – 3:43
25. "Who Cares?" – 3:05

    Disc eleven

26. "Looking for a Boy" – 3:02
27. "They All Laughed" – 3:02
28. "My Cousin in Milwaukee" – 3:07
29. "Somebody from Somewhere" – 3:06
30. "A Foggy Day" – 3:50
31. "Clap Yo' Hands" – 2:28
32. "For You, For Me, For Evermore" – 3:23
33. "Stiff Upper Lip" – 2:50
34. "Boy Wanted" – 3:33
35. "Strike up the Band" – 2:33
36. "Soon" – 2:20
37. "I've Got a Crush on You" – 3:26
38. "Bidin' My Time" – 2:40
39. "Aren't You Kinda Glad We Did?" – 3:28
40. "Of Thee I Sing" – 3:07
41. "The Half of It, Dearie' Blues" – 3:45
42. "I Was Doing All Right" – 3:25
43. "He Loves and She Loves" – 2:46

    Disc twelve

44. "Love is Sweeping the Country" – 3:24
45. "Treat Me Rough" – 2:54
46. "Our Love is Here to Stay" – 3:52
47. "Slap That Bass" – 3:23
48. "Isn't It a Pity?" – 3:23
49. "Shall We Dance?" – 3:08
50. "Love Walked In" – 3:52
51. "You've Got What Gets Me" – 2:13
52. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" – 3:07
53. "Embraceable You" – 4:49
54. "I Can't Be Bothered Now" – 2:48
55. "Boy! What Love Has Done To Me!" – 3:46
56. "Fascinating Rhythm" – 3:22
57. "Funny Face" – 3:23
58. "Lorelei" – 3:21
59. "Oh, So Nice!" – 3:40
60. "Let's Kiss and Make Up" – 3:49
61. "I Got Rhythm" – 3:07
62. "Somebody Loves Me" – 2:36
63. "Cheerful Little Earful" – 2:06
64. "Oh, Lady be Good!" – 4:04
65. "But Not For Me" – 2:05

Disc thirteen

1. "Blues in the Night" – 7:14
2. "Let's Fall in Love" – 4:05
3. "Stormy Weather" – 5:17
4. "Between the Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" – 2:26
5. "My Shining Hour" – 4:02
6. "Hooray for Love" – 2:45
7. "This Time the Dream's on Me" – 4:39
8. "That Old Black Magic" – 4:13
9. "I've Got the World on a String" – 4:54
10. "Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" – 4:03
11. "Ill Wind" – 3:55
12. "Ac-Cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive" – 3:37

    Disc fourteen

13. "When the Sun Comes Out" – 5:10
14. "Come Rain or Come Shine" – 3:24
15. "As Long as I Live" – 3:48
16. "Happiness is a Thing Called Joe" – 3:30
17. "It's Only a Paper Moon" – 3:37
18. "The Man that Got Away" – 5:21
19. "One for My Baby " – 3:58
20. "It Was Written in the Stars" – 5:11
21. "Get Happy" – 3:33
22. "I Gotta Right to Sing the Blues" – 5:12
23. "Out of This World" – 2:46
24. "Over the Rainbow" – 4:21
25. "Ding-Dong! The Witch Is Dead" – 3:19
26. "Sing My Heart" – 2:49
27. "Let's Take a Walk Around the Block" – 4:07
28. "Sing My Heart" – 2:32

Disc fifteen

1. "Lets Begin" – 2:56
2. "A Fine Romance" – 3:36
3. "All the Things You Are" – 3:15
4. "I'll Be Hard to Handle" – 3:47
5. "You Couldn't Be Cuter" – 3:13
6. "She Didn't Say Yes" – 3:20
7. "I'm Old Fashioned" – 3:27
8. "Remind Me" – 3:50
9. "The Way You Look Tonight" – 4:28
10. "Yesterdays" – 2:51
11. "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" – 3:54
12. "Why Was I Born?" – 3:44

Disc sixteen

1. "Too Marvelous for Words" – 2:31
2. "Early Autumn" – 3:51
3. "Day In, Day Out" – 2:49
4. "Laura" – 3:43
5. "This Time the Dream's on Me" – 2:54
6. "Skylark" – 3:12
7. "Single-O" – 3:19
8. "Something's Gotta Give" – 2:33
9. "Trav'lin' Light" – 3:47
10. "Midnight Sun" – 4:55
11. "Dream" – 2:58
12. "I Remember You" – 3:38
13. "When a Woman Loves a Man" – 3:51

Personnel

• Ella Fitzgerald — vocals
• Buddy Bregman, Duke Ellington, Billy May, Nelson Riddle, Billy Strayhorn, Paul Weston — arrangers, conductors