Grade List: Ella Fitzgerald

  1. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald 1937-1938 (1937, Classics)
  2. Ella Fitzgerald [Chick Webb]: Swingsation (1937-1939 [1998], GRP) A-
  3. Ella Fitzgerald: The War Years 1941-1947 (1941-1947 [1994], Decca) B
  4. Ella Fitzgerald: Lady Be Good (1945, Dreyfus)
  5. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald 1950 (1950, Classics)
  6. Ella Fitzgerald: The Enchanting Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Birdland 1950-1952 (1950, Baldwin Street Music)
  7. Ella Fitzgerald: Jazz at the Philharmonic: The Ella Fitzgerald Set (1949-1953 [2016], Verve) B+(*)
  8. Ella Fitzgerald: Pure Ella (1950-1954 [1994], Decca) B-
  9. Ella Fitzgerald: Lullabies of Birdland (1947-1954 [1955], Decca) A-
  10. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings (1938-1955 [1995], Decca)
  11. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald (1938, GRP)
  12. Ella Fitzgerald: 75th Birthday Celebration: The Original Decca Recordings (1939-1955 [1993], Decca) A-
  13. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella at Zardi's (1956 [2017], Verve) A-
  14. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook (1956 [1997], Verve) A-
  15. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook (1956 [1997], Verve) B+(***)
  16. Ella Fitzgerald [Louis Armstrong]: Ella and Louis (1956 [1985], Verve) A
  17. Ella Fitzgerald [Louis Armstrong]: Ella and Louis Again (1957 [1990], Verve) A+
  18. Ella Fitzgerald [Louis Armstrong]: Ella and Louis Again (1957 [2003], Verve) A
  19. Ella Fitzgerald [Louis Armstrong]: Ella and Louis (1956-1957 [2021], Ober Entertainment/20th Century Masterworks) A-
  20. Ella Fitzgerald [Louis Armstrong]: Porgy and Bess (1957 [2008], Verve) B
  21. Ella Fitzgerald [Louis Armstrong]: Best of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Verve (1956-1957 [1997], Verve) A-
  22. Ella Fitzgerald [Louis Armstrong]: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong on Verve (1956-1957 [1997], Verve) B+(***)
  23. Ella Fitzgerald [Count Basie, Joe Williams]: One O'Clock Jump (1956-1957 [1999], Verve) B+(*)
  24. Ella Fitzgerald [Louis Armstrong]: For Lovers (1956-1957 [2005], Verve) B
  25. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook (1956-1957 [1999], Verve) B+(**)
  26. Ella Fitzgerald: Day Dream: Best of the Duke Ellington Songbook (1956-1957 [1995], Verve) B+
  27. Ella Fitzgerald: The Very Best of the Duke Ellington Song Book (1956-1957 [2007], Verve) B+(***)
  28. Ella Fitzgerald: Like Someone in Love (1957, Verve) B+(**)
  29. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald at the Opera House (1957 [1986], Verve) A-
  30. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Swings Lightly (1958, Verve) A-
  31. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgeald Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook (1958 [2000], Verve) A-
  32. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella at the Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook (1958 [2022], Verve) B+(***)
  33. Ella Fitzgerald: Live at Mister Kelly's (1958 [2007], Verve) A-
  34. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella in Rome: The Birthday Concert (1958 [1988], Verve) A-
  35. Ella Fitzgerald: Get Happy! (1957-1959 [1998], Verve) A-
  36. Ella Fitzgerald: Hello, Love (1957-1959 [2004], Verve) B+(*)
  37. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Books (1959 [1998], Verve) B+(***)
  38. Ella Fitzgerald: Our Love Is Here to Stay: Ella and Louis Sing Gershwin (1956-1959 [1998], Verve) B+
  39. Ella Fitzgerald: The Very Best of the Gershwin Song Book (1959 [2007], Verve) A-
  40. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers (1958-1959 [2003], Verve) B+(***)
  41. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (1959-1960 [2002], Verve) B+(*)
  42. Ella Fitzgerald: The Intimate Ella (1960 [1989], Verve)
  43. Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife (1960 [1993], Verve) B+
  44. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella in Hollywood (1961 [2009], Verve) A-
  45. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Harold Arlen Song Book (1960-1961 [1993], Verve) A
  46. Ella Fitzgerald [Nelson Riddle]: Ella Swings Brightly With Nelson (1959-1961 [1962], Verve) B+
  47. Ella Fitzgerald: Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie! (1961 [1962], 1989), Verve) B+(***)
  48. Ella Fitzgerald: Twelve Nights in Hollywood (1961, Hip-O Select/Verve) A-
  49. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Swings Gently With Nelson (1961-1962 [1993], Verve) B+(**)
  50. Ella Fitzgerald: Rhythm Is My Business (1962 [1999], Verve) B+(***)
  51. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes (1962 [2020], Verve) B+(**)
  52. Ella Fitzgerald: Verve Jazz Masters: Ella Fitzgerald (1955, Verve)
  53. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Sings Broadway (1962 [1963], 2001), Verve) B+(***)
  54. Ella Fitzgerald [Count Basie]: Ella and Basie (1963 [1997], Verve) B+(**)
  55. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Jerome Kern Song Book (1963, Verve) B+(**)
  56. Ella Fitzgerald: These Are the Blues (1963, Verve) B+(***)
  57. Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song (1956-1963 [1994], Verve) A-
  58. Ella Fitzgerald: The Best of Ella Fitzgerald: First Lady of Song (1956-1963 [1994], Verve) A+
  59. Ella Fitzgerald: Ken Burns Jazz: The Definitive Ella Fitzgerald (1938-1963 [2000], Verve) A+
  60. Ella Fitzgerald: Love Songs: Best of the Verve Song Books (1956-1963 [1996], Verve) A
  61. Ella Fitzgerald: Hello, Dolly! (1964 [2005], Verve) B+(**)
  62. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Johnny Mercer Song Book (1964 [1997], Verve) B+(***)
  63. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella at Juan-Les-Pins (1964 [2002], Verve) A-
  64. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella in Japan: 'S Wonderful (1964 [2011], Verve) B+(***)
  65. Ella Fitzgerald: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books (1956-1964 [1993], Verve) A-
  66. Ella Fitzgerald: The Best of the Songbooks (1956-1964 [1993], Verve) A
  67. Ella Fitzgerald: The Best of the Songbooks -- The Ballads (1956, Verve)
  68. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella in Hamburg (1965 [2007], Verve) B+(**)
  69. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella at Duke's Place (1965 [1966], Verve) B+(**)
  70. Ella Fitzgerald [Duke Ellington]: The Stockholm Concert (1966 [1994], Jazz World) B+(***)
  71. Ella Fitzgerald: Whisper Not (1966 [2002], Verve) B+(**)
  72. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella and Duke at The Côte D'Azur (1966 [1997], Verve) A-
  73. Ella Fitzgerald: The Côte D'Azur Concerts (1966, Verve)
  74. Ella Fitzgerald: Something to Live For (1935-1966 [1999], )
  75. Ella Fitzgerald: Brighten the Corner (1967, Capitol) B+(*)
  76. Ella Fitzgerald: The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum (1967 [2025], Verve) B+(**)
  77. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas (1967, Capitol) B-
  78. Ella Fitzgerald: Misty Blue (1967 [1968], Capitol) B
  79. Ella Fitzgerald: 30 by Ella (1968 [2000], Capitol) B+(*)
  80. Ella Fitzgerald: Sunshine of Your Love (1968 [1969], MPS/Prestige) B+(*)
  81. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella (1969, Reprise) B+(*)
  82. Ella Fitzgerald: Things Ain't What They Used to Be (And You Better Believe It) (1969 [1970], Reprise) B+(***)
  83. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald in Budapest (1970 [1999], Pablo) B+(***)
  84. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella à Nice (1971 [1982], Pablo) B+(***)
  85. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Loves Cole (1972, Atlantic) B+(***)
  86. Ella Fitzgerald: Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973, Columbia)
  87. Ella Fitzgerald [Joe Pass]: Take Love Easy (1973 [1974], Pablo) B+(**)
  88. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella in London (1974, Pablo) B+(**)
  89. Ella Fitzgerald: "Fine and Mellow" (1974 [1979], Pablo) B+(***)
  90. Ella Fitzgerald [Oscar Peterson]: Ella and Oscar (1975 [2011], Pablo) B+(*)
  91. Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Fitzgerald at the Montreux Jazz Festival 1975 (1975 [1993], Pablo/OJC) B+(***)
  92. Ella Fitzgerald [Joe Pass]: Fitzgerald and Pass . . . Again (1976 [1989], Pablo/OJC) B+(*)
  93. Ella Fitzgerald: Montreux '77 (1977 [1989], Pablo/OJC) B+(**)
  94. Ella Fitzgerald: Lady Time (1978, Pablo) B+(***)
  95. Ella Fitzgerald: Dream Dancing: Ella Fitzgerald and Cole Porter (1972-1978 [1978], Pablo) A-
  96. Ella Fitzgerald: The Concert Years (1953, Pablo) A-
  97. Ella Fitzgerald: Love Letters From Ella (1973-1983 [2007], Concord/Starbucks) B
  98. Ella Fitzgerald [Joe Pass]: Easy Living (1986 [2011], Pablo/OJC) B+(***)
  99. Ella Fitzgerald: I Got a Guy (1999, Early Bird)

Number of A-listed albums: 30 (of 86 rated).

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