[Dixielandjazz] BILL DOGGETT

[alevy at alevy.com]

I was at this session when I first met Bill.
Decca wanted Ella to sing scat and jive. Sy ran out of ideas and asked "what do think would
be some good tunes." I suggested Flying Home, Airmail Special and Smoothe Sailing.
They were all recorded on this date.
I picked up the music from Harry Goodman (Benny's brother) and brought it to Sy. 
Ella never knew 
The following info from http://ellafitzgerald.altervista.org/discography_gen.htm
Date: 26 June 1951
Location: New York 
Label: Decca Records 
Ella Fitzgerald, The Ray Charles Singers (vc), Hank Jones (p), Bill Doggett (org), Everett Barksdale (g), Arnold Fishkin (b), Johnny Blowers (d), Sy Oliver (cnd, arr)

      a. 81214 Mixed Emotions - 03:17  (Stuart F. Loucheim) 
           Decca Records 78: 27680 - Mixed Emotions / Come On-A My House (1951) 
           Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8832 - For Sentimental Reasons (1956) 
           Decca Records CD: UCCC-3011 - For Sentimental Reasons (2000) 
           Classics Records CD: 1261 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1951 (2002)  
      b. 81215 Smooth Sailing - 03:04  (Cobb) 
           Decca Records 78: 27693 - Love You Madly / Smooth Sailing (1951) 
           Decca Records LP 12" MONO: DL 8149 - Lullabies Of Birdland (1954) 
           Brunswick 45 EP: 10.142 - Ella (1955) 
           Universal Victor CD: MCLD19365 - Lullabies Of Birdland / Sweet And Hot (1998) 
           Classics Records CD: 1261 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1951 (2002)  
      c. 81216 Come On-A My House - 01:56  (Ross Bagdasarian, William Saroyan) 
           Decca Records 78: 27680 - Mixed Emotions / Come On-A My House (1951) 
           Classics Records CD: 1261 - The Chronological Ella Fitzgerald - 1951 (2002)  

Cheers,
Al
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