Ella Wishes You A Swinging Christmas is a Jazz album by Ella Fitzgerald, originally released in 1960. On Gatefold: 88 pressings tracked, owned by 17 collectors.
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Vocal Jazz
- lush
- playful
- festive
About
Ella 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. 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 .
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Tracklist
- 1Jingle Bells2:24
- 2Santa Claus Is Coming To Town2:20
- 3Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas2:58
- 4What Are You Doing New Year's Eve?3:35
- 5Sleigh Ride2:57
- 6The Christmas Song3:03
- 7Good Morning Blues3:16
- 8Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow!2:44
- 9Winter Wonderland2:17
- 10Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer2:55
- 11Frosty The Snowman2:14
- 12White Christmas3:01
Credits
Performers
- Frank De VolCONDUCTOR
- Russell GarciaCONDUCTOR
- Frank De Vol And His OrchestraORCHESTRA CONDUCTOR ORCHESTRATED BY
- Russell Garcia And His OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Ella FitzgeraldVOCALS
- Louis JordanFEATURING ALTO SAXOPHONE VOCALS
- Louis ArmstrongFEATURING TRUMPET VOCALS
- Beverly PeerBASS
- Billy HadnottBASS
- Ray BrownBASS
- Chauncey HaughtonCLARINET ALTO SAXOPHONE
- Charlie SmithDRUMS
- Chick WebbDRUMS
- Christopher ColumbusDRUMS
- Louis BellsonDRUMS
- James JacksonELECTRIC GUITAR
- Bobby JohnsonGUITAR
- Herb EllisGUITAR
17 collectors on Gatefold own this · 88 pressings tracked on Gatefold