Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax

Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax
Studio album by Ella Fitzgerald
Released	1955
Recorded	April 27 & September 21, 1949, March 24, 1954
Genre	Vocal jazz, traditional pop
Length	44:33
Label	Decca
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
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Miss Ella Fitzgerald & Mr Gordon Jenkins Invite You to Listen and Relax is a collection of material recorded by Ella Fitzgerald between 1949 and 1954, all tracks were arranged by Gordon Jenkins.^[1] All tracks were previously only available on 78rpm singles. The album was compiled and released by Decca in 1955.

Track listing

1. "I Wished on the Moon" (Dorothy Parker, Ralph Rainger) – 3:08
2. "Baby" (Robert Colby, Floyd Huddleston) – 2:44
3. "I Hadn't Anyone Till You" (Ray Noble) – 3:02
4. "A Man Wrote a Song" (Dave Franklin) – 3:11
5. "Who's Afraid (Not I, Not I, Not I)" (Doris Tauber, Jack Lawrence) – 2:45
6. "Happy Talk" (Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II) – 2:25
7. "Black Coffee" (Paul Francis Webster, Sonny Burke) – 3:03
8. "Lover's Gold" (Morty Nevins, Bob Merrill) – 3:04
9. "I'm Gonna Wash That Man Right Outa My Hair" (Rodgers, Hammerstein) – 2:53
10. "Dream a Little Longer" (Donald Kahn) – 2:59
11. "I Need" (Ralph Care, Sol Marcus) – 2:40
12. "Foolish Tears" (Jenny Lou Carson) – 2:57

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