
In November 1961, “Verve” label released “Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!”, the 26th Ella Fitzgerald album. It was recorded in June 1961, in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
- Lou Levy – piano
- Herb Ellis – guitar
- Joe Mondragon – bass
- Gus Johnson – drums
- Jean Dubuffet – painting
- Benny Green – liner notes
Track listing:
- A Night in Tunisia – Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Paparelli
- You’re My Thrill – Sidney Clare, Jay Gorney
- My Reverie – Larry Clinton, Claude Debussy
- Stella by Starlight – Ned Washington, Victor Young
- Round Midnight – Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams
- Jersey Bounce – Tiny Bradshaw, Buddy Feyne, Edward Johnson, Bobby Plater
- Signing Off – Leonard Feather, Jessyca Russell
- Cry Me a River – Arthur Hamilton
- This Year’s Kisses – Irving Berlin
- Good Morning Heartache – Ervin Drake, Dan Fisher, Irene Higginbotham
- (I Was) Born to Be Blue – Mel Tormé, Bob Wells
- Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie! – Ballard MacDonald, Joseph Meyer, Billy Rose
- Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most – Fran Landesman, Tommy Wolf
- The Music Goes Round and Round – Eddie Farley, Red Hodgson, Mike Riley