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These Are the Blues

Field	Value
name	These are the Blues
type	studio
artist	Ella Fitzgerald
cover	ThesearetheBlues.jpg
released	1963
recorded	October 28–29, 1963
studio	A & R (New York)
genre	Jazz, blues
length	41:34
label	Verve
producer	Norman Granz
prev_title	Ella and Basie!
prev_year	1963
next_title	Hello, Dolly!
next_year	1964

These are the Blues is a 1963 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge and organist Wild Bill Davis. Sleeve artwork was painted by David Stone Martin. This is Fitzgerald's only example of recording an entire album of blues songs.

Track listing

For the 1963 Verve LP release; Verve V6-4060; Re-issued in 1990 on CD, Verve 829 536–2

Side One:

"Jailhouse Blues" (Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams) – 5:25
"In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye) – 4:27
"See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) – 2:39
"You Don't Know My Mind" (Gray, Virginia Liston, Williams) – 4:49
"Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 3:31 Side Two:
"How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 3:57
"Cherry Red" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 4:09
"Downhearted Blues" (Lovie Austin, Alberta Hunter) – 3:08
"St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 6:28
"Hear Me Talkin' to Ya" (Louis Armstrong) – 3:01

Personnel

Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Roy Eldridge – trumpet
Wild Bill Davis – electronic organ
Herb Ellis – guitar
Ray Brown – double bass
Gus Johnson – drums

References

"''These are the Blues''". [[AllMusic]].
(2008). "[[The Penguin Guide to Jazz". [[Penguin Books.

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