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Title information

Cotton Tail

Ella Fitzgerald & Ben Webster

Ben Webster's Finest Hour

Date of recording

4.9.1956

Audio sample

Performers

Ella Fitzgerald (Soloist) (vocals)

* 25.4.1917, Newport News, Virginia (VA), United States

† 15.6.1996, Beverly Hills, California (CA), United States

Ben Webster (tenor sax)

* 27.3.1909, Kansas City, Missouri (MO), United States

† 20.9.1973, Amsterdam, Noord-Holland, Netherlands

Stuff Smith (violin)

* 14.8.1909, Portsmouth, Ohio (OH), United States

† 25.9.1967, München, Bayern, Germany

Paul Smith (piano)

* 17.4.1922, San Diego, California (CA), United States

† 29.6.2013, Torrance, California (CA), United States

Barney Kessel (guitar)

* 17.10.1923, Muskogee, Oklahoma (OK), United States

† 6.5.2004, San Diego, California (CA), United States

Joe Mondragon (bass)

* 2.2.1920, Antonito, Colorado (CO), United States

† July 1987, San Juan Pueblo, New Mexico (NM), United States

Alvin Stoller (drums)

* 7.10.1925, New York City, New York (NY), United States

† 19.10.1992, Los Angeles, California (CA), United States

Authors

Duke Ellington (Composer)

* 29.4.1899, Washington, DC, Maryland (MD), United States

† 24.5.1974, New York City, New York (NY), United States

Album information

Ben Webster's Finest Hour

Ella Fitzgerald & Ben Webster

Ben Webster's Finest Hour

Year of production

2000

Record Label

Verve

Tracks

  • 1. See You at the Fair
  • 2. Hotter Than 'Ell
  • 3. The Ghost of Dinah
  • 4. Cotton Tail
  • 5. Honey Hill
  • 6. Linger Awhile
  • 7. Stardust [Take 1]
  • 8. Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me
  • 9. My Greatest Mistake
  • 10. La Rosita
  • 11. Sunday
  • 12. While We're Dancing
  • 13. Blues for Mr. Broadway
  • 14. Chelsea Bridge
  • 15. Roses of Picardy
  • 16. Single Petal of a Rose