Decca · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Ella - Songs In A Mellow Mood
| Recorded | c. 1954 |
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| Label | Decca |
| Released | 1954 |
| Personnel | 2 credited players |
| Discogs | master 538572 |
The record
Just voice and piano, stripped of any orchestral cushion -- Larkins' spare, harmonically alert accompaniment gives Fitzgerald room to phrase like she's thinking the lyrics aloud. An intimate mid-'50s Decca session that quietly points toward the songbook triumphs to come on Verve.
Session personnel
- Ellis Larkins — piano
- Ella Fitzgerald — vocals
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 36 pressings on file.
| 1954 | Decca · DL 8068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gloversville pressing earliest on file |
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| 1954 | Decca — MONO |
| 1954 | Decca · DL 8068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1954 | Decca · DL 8068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Richmond Pressing |
| 1954 | Decca · DL 8068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, Gloversville Pressing |
| 1954 | Decca · DL 8068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Richmond Pressing |
| 1954 | Decca · DL 8068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1955 | Festival Records · XP45-693/3 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, Album, EP |
| 1955 | Brunswick · LAT 8056 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1957 | Decca · ED 2149 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1961 | Decca · DL 8068 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Reissue, Mono, Gloversville Pressing |
| 1966 | Decca · 200.007 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono |
| 1972 | MCA Records · MCA-3022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, 1,800 ¥ |
| 1972 | MCA Records · MCA-3022 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Mono, 1,800 ¥ |
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