''Dream Dancing'' is a 1978 album by

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

. Twelve of the tracks on this album were recorded in June 1972 and originally released on Fitzgerald's 1972

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album, ''

Ella Loves Cole ''Ella Loves Cole'' is a 1972 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, arranged by Nelson Riddle, of songs written by Cole Porter. This was Fitzgerald's first album of songs dedicated to a single composer since 1964's ''Ella Fitzgerald Sings the John ...

''. In 1978, Pablo Records repackaged the album with the addition of two new recordings from February 1978.

Track listing

For the 1978 LP on Pablo Records; Pablo 2310 814; Re-issued by Pablo Records in 1987 on CD; PACD 2310 814-2 All songs written by Cole Porter. Side one # " Dream Dancing" – 4:02 # "

I've Got You Under My Skin "I've Got You Under My Skin" is a song written by American composer Cole Porter in 1936. It was introduced that year in the Eleanor Powell musical film ''Born to Dance'' in which it was performed by Virginia Bruce. It was nominated for the Aca ...

" – 3:17 # "

I Concentrate on You "I Concentrate on You" is a song written by Cole Porter for the 1940 film '' Broadway Melody of 1940'', where it was introduced by Douglas McPhail. Notable recordings * Franck Amsallem - ''Amsallem Sings'' (2009) * Fred Astaire - ''The Astaire St ...

" – 4:06 # " My Heart Belongs to Daddy" – 2:33 # " Love for Sale" – 4:36 # " So Near and Yet So Far" – 2:21 # "

Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor) "Down in the Depths (on the Ninetieth Floor)" is a torch song written by Cole Porter, for his 1936 musical ''Red, Hot and Blue'', in which it was introduced by Ethel Merman. The lyric scheme juxtaposes images of high and low. It is a lament from the ...

" – 3:40 Side two # "

After You, Who? "After You, Who?" is a popular song written by Cole Porter for his 1932 musical '' Gay Divorce'', where it was introduced by Fred Astaire. Astaire played the character Guy, and opened the musical with "After You, Who?" Astaire reprised the song lat ...

" – 3:14 # " Just One of Those Things" – 3:53 # "

I Get a Kick Out of You "I Get a Kick Out of You" is a song by Cole Porter, which was first sung in the 1934 Broadway musical '' Anything Goes'', and then in the 1936 film version. Originally sung by Ethel Merman, it has been covered by dozens of prominent performers, ...

" – 4:21 # " All of You" – 2:18 # "

Anything Goes ''Anything Goes'' is a musical with music and lyrics by Cole Porter. The original book was a collaborative effort by Guy Bolton and P. G. Wodehouse, heavily revised by the team of Howard Lindsay and Russel Crouse. The story concerns madcap ant ...

" – 2:51 # " At Long Last Love" – 2:27 # " C'est Magnifique" – 2:32 # " Without Love" – 2:46

Personnel

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

* Nelson Riddle – arranger, conductor * Jackie Davis –

electronic organ An electric organ, also known as electronic organ, is an electronic keyboard instrument which was derived from the harmonium, pipe organ and theatre organ. Originally designed to imitate their sound, or orchestral sounds, it has since developed ...

* Louie Bellson – drums * Paul Smith –

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

(track 5) * John Heard –

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar i ...

* Bob Tricarico, Don Christlieb – bassoon * Mahlon Clark, Bill Green – clarinet * Harry Klee, Wilbur Schwartz – flute * Ralph Grasso –

guitar The guitar is a fretted musical instrument that typically has six strings. It is usually held flat against the player's body and played by strumming or plucking the strings with the dominant hand, while simultaneously pressing selected strin ...

* Gordon Schoneberg, Norman Benno –

oboe The oboe ( ) is a type of double reed woodwind instrument. Oboes are usually made of wood, but may also be made of synthetic materials, such as plastic, resin, or hybrid composites. The most common oboe plays in the treble or soprano range. ...

* Bill Watrous, Christopher Riddle, Dick Noel (track 2), J. J. Johnson –

trombone The trombone (german: Posaune, Italian, French: ''trombone'') is a musical instrument in the brass family. As with all brass instruments, sound is produced when the player's vibrating lips cause the air column inside the instrument to vibrate ...

Al Aarons Albert Aarons (March 23, 1932 – November 17, 2015) was an American jazz trumpeter. Biography Aarons was born in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and graduated from Wayne State University in Detroit. He began to gain attention as a trumpet player in 1 ...

, Carroll Lewis, Charles Turner (track 3), Shorty Sherock –

trumpet The trumpet is a brass instrument commonly used in classical and jazz ensembles. The trumpet group ranges from the piccolo trumpet—with the highest register in the brass family—to the bass trumpet, pitched one octave below the standard ...

References

{{Authority control 1978 albums Ella Fitzgerald albums Pablo Records albums Albums produced by Norman Granz Albums arranged by Nelson Riddle Cole Porter tribute albums