| Sweet and Hot | ||||
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| Released | 1955 | |||
| Recorded | 1952–1955 | |||
| Genre | Jazz | |||
| Label | Decca | |||
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Sweet and Hot is a 1955 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, issued on the Decca Records label. The album features tracks recorded during the early 1950s, that had been previously issued on 78rpm single. MCA Records re-issued the complete album on CD, in 1998, together with the 1955 album Lullabies of Birdland.
Track listing
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | " Thanks for the Memory" | Ralph Rainger, Leo Robin | 2:28 |
| 2. | " It Might as Well Be Spring" | Richard Rodgers, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:42 |
| 3. | " You'll Never Know" | Harry Warren, Mack Gordon | 3:09 |
| 4. | " I Can't Get Started" | Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin | 3:06 |
| 5. | " Moanin' Low" | Ralph Rainger, Howard Dietz | 2:42 |
| 6. | " Taking a Chance on Love" | Vernon Duke, John Latouche, Ted Fetter | 3:08 |
| No. | Title | Writer(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 7. | " That Old Black Magic" | Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer | 2:30 |
| 8. | " Old Devil Moon" | Yip Harburg, Burton Lane | 2:59 |
| 9. | " Lover, Come Back to Me" | Sigmund Romberg, Oscar Hammerstein II | 2:01 |
| 10. | " Between The Devil and the Deep Blue Sea" | Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler | 2:17 |
| 11. | " (If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" | Sam Coslow | 5:08 |
Personnel
- Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
- André Prévin and Orchestra – Track 1–4 (Recorded in 1955)
- John Scott Trotter and His Orchestra – Track 5–6 (Recorded in 1953)
- Benny Carter and band – Track 7–10 (Recorded in 1955)
- Sy Oliver and His Orchestra – Track 11 (Recorded in 1952)
References
- ^ "Ella Fitzgerald Sweet and Hot". Allmusic. All Media Guide. Retrieved 2011-07-17.
