Decca · in the Kissa Kissa racks
Lullabies Of Birdland
| Recorded | 1945 |
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| Label | Decca |
| Released | 1945 |
| Personnel | 3 credited players |
| Discogs | master 203986 |
The record
A tidy showcase of Ella's Decca years, her diction and swing already fully formed well before the Verve songbooks, with Doggett's organ lending a warm, churchy undertow beneath the choral backing.
Session personnel
- Ella Fitzgerald — vocals
- The Ray Charles Singers — backing vocals
- Bill Doggett — organ
Contemporary reception
No period review located yet. The vintage-press pipeline searches DownBeat, Cash Box, and Billboard for this session.
Pressings
Showing the first pressing, audiophile reissues and copies carrying a collector marker, out of 41 pressings on file.
| 1955 | Decca · DL 8149 — Vinyl, LP, Gloversville earliest on file |
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| 1955 | Decca · DL 8149 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Mono |
| 1955 | Decca · DL 8149 (MG 4313) — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Mono |
| 1955 | CID (2) · UMT 263.607 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Mono |
| 1955 | Decca · DL 8149 — Vinyl, LP, Promo, Gloversville |
| 1955 | Decca · BME 9245 ED 2312 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono |
| 1956 | Brunswick · LAT 8115 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Mono |
| 1956 | Decca · DL 8149 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Styrene, Mono |
| 1956 | Festival Records · FR10-935 — Vinyl, LP, 10", Album, Compilation, Mono |
| 1956 | Decca · ED 2312 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Fonit · ED 2312 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP, Mono |
| 1957 | Decca · ED 2312 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1957 | Decca · ED 2312 — Vinyl, 7", 45 RPM, EP |
| 1958 | Columbia · CCLP 34011 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Compilation, Mono |
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