Dee Dee Bridgewater - Dear Ella

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1	A-Tisket, A-Tasket Arranged By – Slide HamptonContractor – Cecil BridgewaterDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Grady TatePiano – Lou LevyWords By, Music By – Al Feldman, Ella Fitzgerald	2:32
2	Mack The Knife Double Bass – Ray BrownDrums – André CeccarelliMusic By – Kurt WeillPiano, Arranged By – Lou LevyWords By [English] – Marc BlitzsteinWords By [German] – Bertolt Brecht	3:59
3	Undecided Arranged By – Cecil BridgewaterContractor – Cecil BridgewaterDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Grady TateMusic By – Charlie ShaversPiano – Lou LevyWords By – Sid Robin	6:22
4	Midnight Sun Arranged By, Conductor – John ClaytonContractor – Nat PeckDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – André CeccarelliMusic By – Lionel Hampton, Sonny BurkePiano – Lou LevyWords By – Johnny Mercer	7:22
5	Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) Arranged By, Conductor – John ClaytonContractor – Nat PeckDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – André CeccarelliPiano – Lou LevyWords By, Music By – Cole Porter	3:31
6	How High The Moon Alto Saxophone – Antonio HartArranged By, Conductor – Cecil BridgewaterDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Grady TateMusic By – Morgan LewisPiano – Lou LevyTrombone – Slide HamptonTrumpet – Cecil BridgewaterVibraphone – Milt JacksonWords By – Nancy Hamilton	5:05
7	If You Can't Sing It, You'll Have To Swing It (Mr. Paganini) Arranged By – Slide HamptonContractor – Cecil BridgewaterDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Grady TatePiano – Lou LevyWords By, Music By – Sam Coslow	6:34
8	Cotton Tail Arranged By – Slide HamptonContractor – Cecil BridgewaterDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Grady TatePiano – Lou LevyWords By, Music By – Duke Ellington	2:58
9	My Heart Belongs To Daddy Arranged By, Conductor – John ClaytonContractor – Nat PeckDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – André CeccarelliPiano – Lou LevyWords By, Music By – Cole Porter	5:05
10	(I'd Like To Get You On A) Slow Boat To China Double Bass – Ray BrownDrums – André CeccarelliPiano, Arranged By – Lou LevyWords By, Music By – Frank Loesser	2:57
11	Oh, Lady, Be Good! Alto Saxophone [Solo] – Antonio HartArranged By – Cecil BridgewaterContractor – Cecil BridgewaterDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Grady TatePiano – Lou LevyTenor Saxophone [Solo] – Bill EasleyTrombone [Solo] – Clarence BanksTrumpet [Solo] – Virgil JonesWords By, Music By – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin*	3:39
12	Stairway To The Stars Arranged By, Conductor – John ClaytonContractor – Nat PeckDouble Bass – Ray BrownDrums – André CeccarelliMusic By – Frank Signorelli, Matt Malneck*Piano – Lou LevyWords By – Mitchell Parish	4:10
13	Dear Ella Guitar, Arranged By – Kenny BurrellWords By, Music By – Kenny Burrell	4:56
Bonus Track
14	Das Moritat von Mackie Messer Double Bass – Ray BrownDrums – André CeccarelliMusic By – Kurt WeillPiano, Arranged By – Lou LevyWords By – Bertolt Brecht	4:01

Companies, etc.

• Phonographic Copyright (p) – Dee Dee Bridgewater
• Copyright (c) – Dee Dee Bridgewater
• Recorded At – Capitol Studios
• Recorded At – Right Track Recording
• Recorded At – Abbey Road Studios
• Recorded At – Studio Guillaume Tell
• Mixed At – Bill Schnee Studios
• Mixed At – Studio Guillaume Tell
• Manufactured By – PMDC, Germany

Credits

• Alto Saxophone – Antonio Hart (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Alto Saxophone [Lead] – Jeff Clayton (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Baritone Saxophone – Patience Higgins (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Bass Clarinet – A. Wallbank* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Bass Trombone – Doug Purviance (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Cello – T. Pleeth* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), D. Cummings* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), K. Harvey* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), P. Willison* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Clarinet – R. Jowitt* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), T. Kelly* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Design – Jean-Luc Barilla
• Double Bass – C. Laurence* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), D. McTier* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Engineer [Sound, Assistant] – Brian Garten (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11), Peter Doell (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13)
• Engineer [Sound] – Leslie Anne Jones* (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13), Rob Eaton (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11), Rodolphe Sanguinetti (tracks: 14)
• Flute – R. Taylor* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), R. Winn* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Harp – S. Kanga* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Horn – D. Gray* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), F. Lloyd* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), J. Pigney* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), R. Bissill* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Management – Ed Keane Associates
• Mixed By – Al Schmitt (tracks: 1-13), Stéphane Briand (tracks: 14)
• Mixed By [Assistant] – Koji Egawa (tracks: 1-13)
• Oboe – R. Morgan* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Percussion – A. Hakin* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), F. Ricotti* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Photography By – Philippe Pierangeli
• Production Manager – Barry Bongiovi (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11), Paula Salvatore (tracks: 2, 4, 5, 9, 10, 12, 13), Stephanie Brayman (tracks: 1-13)
• Production Manager [Assistant] – Donna Kloepfer (tracks: 1, 3, 6, 7, 8, 11)
• Production Manager [Orchestra] – Colette Barber (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Recorded By [Orchestra, Assistant] – Alex Marcou (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Recorded By [Orchestra] – Keith Grant (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Tenor Saxophone – Bill Easley (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11), Teodross Avery (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Trombone – Benny Powell (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11), Clarence Banks (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Trombone [Lead] – Bob Trowers (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Trumpet – Diego Urcola (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11), Ron Tooley (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11), Virgil Jones (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Trumpet [Lead] – Byron Stripling (tracks: 1, 3, 7, 8, 11)
• Tuba – J. Anderson* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Viola – B. Hawkins* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), G. Jackson* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), G. Turnlund* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), J. Graham* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), J. Underwood* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), K. Essex* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Violin – B. Smart* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), B. Bunt* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), B. Kostecki* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), D. Nolan* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), D. Solomons* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), D. Cummings* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), G. Solodchin* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), J. Archer* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), J. Bradbury* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), J. Geaorgiadis* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), J. Ronayne* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), M. Rakowski* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), P. Benson* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), P. Manning* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), P. Oxer* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12), R. Wilson* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Violin [1st] – J. Rothstein* (tracks: 4, 5, 9, 12)
• Vocals, Producer – Dee Dee Bridgewater

Notes

Ray Brown appears courtesy of Telarc Records
Kenny Burrell appears courtesy of Concord Records.
Milt Jackson appears courtesy of QWEST.
Lou Levy is a PolyGram Jazz France artist.
André Ceccarelli is a SONOR artist

℗&© 1997 Dee Dee Bridgewater

Print on the CD backring: Made in Germany by PMDC

Barcode and Other Identifiers

• Barcode: 7 31453 91022 5
• Label Code: 0383
• Rights Society: BIEM/MCPS

Other versions

Category	Artist	Title (Format)	Label	Category	Country	Year
537 896-2	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Dear Ella ‎(CD, Album, Dig)	Verve Records	537 896-2	Europe	1997
6794	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Dear Ella ‎(CD, Album, Promo, Lon)	Verve Records	6794	France	1997
314 537 896-2, 7-3145391022-5	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Dear Ella ‎(CD, Album + CD, dig)	Verve Records, Verve Records	314 537 896-2, 7-3145391022-5	US	1997
EMARCY 0602527040301	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Dear Ella ‎(CD, Album, Gat)	EmArcy	EMARCY 0602527040301	Europe	1997
B0013889-02	Dee Dee Bridgewater	Dear Ella ‎(CD, RE)	EmArcy	B0013889-02	US	Unknown

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