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The Darktown Strutters Ball
by
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight
First released:
1936,
Length:
3:08
1936-11-19, mx. 61422-B
Creators
(9)
Instruments
Beverly Peer
(19 Nov 1936)
double bass
Chick Webb
(19 Nov 1936)
drums (drum set)
John Trueheart
(19 Nov 1936)
guitar
Pete Clark
(19 Nov 1936)
clarinet
Sandy Williams
(19 Nov 1936)
trombone
Taft Jordan
(19 Nov 1936)
trumpet
Teddy McRae
(19 Nov 1936)
reeds
Tommy Fulford
(19 Nov 1936)
piano
Vocals
Ella Fitzgerald
(19 Nov 1936)
Works
(1)
Recording Of
Darktown Strutters’ Ball
(19 Nov 1936)
Composer
Shelton Brooks
(1917)
Lyricist
Shelton Brooks
(1917)
Releases containing this recording
(31)
Official
Album
Small Groups
1995
Various Artists
Album - Compilation
The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1935–1937
1990
Ella Fitzgerald
The Early Years, Part 1
1992
Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz & Blues Collection 1: Ella Fitzgerald
1994
Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz & Blues Collection 1: Ella Fitzgerald
1994
Ella Fitzgerald
The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald: Taking a Chance on Love
22 Apr 1996
Ella Fitzgerald
The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald 1935–1937
19 Nov 1996
Ella Fitzgerald
The Platinum Collection
1996
Ella Fitzgerald
The Legendary Ella Fitzgerald
Apr 1997
Ella Fitzgerald
The Early Years, Part 1
12 Aug 1997
Ella Fitzgerald
Holiday in Harlem
Mar 1999
Ella Fitzgerald
Cocktail Hour
24 May 1999
Ella Fitzgerald
Swingin’ With Ella
1999
Ella Fitzgerald
The Best of Billie & Ella
1999
Billie / Ella
I Got a Guy
1999
Ella Fitzgerald
The Very Best of Ella Fitzgerald: Taking a Chance on Love
28 Feb 2000
Ella Fitzgerald
Stomping at the Savoy
12 Sep 2000
Chick Webb and His Orchestra feat. Ella Fitzgerald
Midnite Jazz & Blues: My Last Goodbye
2000
Ella Fitzgerald
The Chronological Classics: Ella Fitzgerald, Volume 1: 1935-1941
2000
Ella Fitzgerald
A Taste of Cocktail Hour
05 Jun 2001
Various Artists
The Ella Fitzgerald Songbook: 100 Songs From the First Lady of Jazz
10 Dec 2001
Ella Fitzgerald
That Old Black Magic
2001
Ella Fitzgerald
Portrait
25 Nov 2002
Ella Fitzgerald
25 Jazz Greats, Volume 1
2002
Various Artists
Great Divas
2002
Anita O’Day / Bessie Smith / Ella Fitzgerald / Ivie Anderson / Dinah Washington
Everyone’s Wrong but Me
11 Jul 2005
Ella Fitzgerald
The Complete Chick Webb & Ella Fitzgerald Decca Sessions (1934–1941)
2013
Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb
The Complete Decca Singles, Vol. 1: 1935-1939
2017
Ella Fitzgerald
Single
Darktown Strutters' Ball / My Last Affair
1936
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight
The Darktown Strutters Ball / My Last Affair
1936
Ella Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight