Swingsation (1998)

About this title: A collection of 18 tracks from Ella Fitzgerald's beginnings as a performer, these songs have her in front of Chick Webb's orchestra. For those discovering the First Lady of Song, this is an excellent place to start. You'll hear the voice of a young Fitzgerald on some of her goofiest jive numbers like "When I Get Low I Get High," "Vote for Mr. Rhythm," "Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie," her immortal signature tune "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," and "'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It)," among others. To find this is to discover a treasure that should lead you to the Classics label ... read more

Tracks:

1. Sing Me a Swing Song (And Let Me Dance) [Carmichael/Adams]
2. Blue Minor [Sampson]
3. When I Get Low I Get High [Sunshine]
4. A Little Bit Later On [Levinson/Neiburg]
5. Don't Be That Way [Parish/Goodman/Samp]
6. Vote for Mr. Rhythm [Rainger/Robin/Siege]
7. Organ Grinder's Swing [Parish/Mills/Hudson]
8. Blue Lou [Mills/Sampson]
9. Take Another Guess [Mencher/Newman/Sher]
10. I Want to Be Happy [Caesar/Youmans]
11. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie [Rose/MacDonald/Meye]
12. A-Tisket, A-Tasket [Alexander/Fitzgeral]
13. I'm Just a Jitterbug [David/Livingston]
14. Harlem Congo [White]
15. Wacky Dust [Levant/Adams]
16. Undecided [Robin/Shavers]
17. 'Tain't What You Do (It's the Way That You Do It) [Oliver/Young]
18. Liza (All the Clouds'll Roll Away) [Gershwin/Gershwin]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.