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Twelve Nights in Hollywood

Ella Fitzgerald · 2009

250 min · 77 tracks · jazz · soul · swing

Ella Fitzgerald's voice weaves through a tapestry of jazz standards, embodying timeless elegance and emotional depth.

Is this for you?

Good fit if you like

  • timeless elegance in every note
  • dynamic journey with emotional peaks
  • for late-night reflections
  • great background for social gatherings
  • engaging storytelling through classic standards

Maybe skip if you want

  • prefer fast-paced listening experiences
  • seek standalone tracks only

Where this album fits

Themes
Hollywood glamour· jazz club nostalgia
Career context
Released in 2009, 'Twelve Nights in Hollywood' showcases Ella Fitzgerald's enduring legacy as she revisits classic jazz standards. This compilation arrives during a time when Fitzgerald's influence was being celebrated posthumously, reaffirming her status as the 'First Lady of Song' nearly a decade after her passing in 1996.
Stylistic neighbors
Billie Holiday· Sarah Vaughan· Louis Armstrong
Sounds like this from elsewhere
Lady in Satin by Billie Holiday — Shares a similar emotional depth and jazz standards, with lush orchestral arrangements.
I Put a Spell on You by Nina Simone — Explores themes of love and nostalgia with a rich vocal delivery over jazz-infused arrangements.
When I Look in Your Eyes by Diana Krall — Combines traditional jazz with intimate vocals, creating a sophisticated, atmosphere.

Tracklist

Best experienced from track one — press play and let it unfold.

Disc 1

  • 1 Introduction 0:48
  • 2 Lover Come Back to Me 1:55
  • 3 Too Close for Comfort 2:39
  • 4 Little White Lies 3:01
  • 5 On the Sunny Side of the Street 2:49
  • 6 AC‐Cent‐Tchu‐Ate the Positive 2:53
  • 7 Baby Won’t You Please Come Home 3:47
  • 8 I Found a New Baby 2:28
  • 9 On a Slow Boat to China 2:25
  • 10 My Heart Belongs to Daddy 3:15
  • 11 Perdido 6:52
  • 12 I’ve Got a Crush on You 2:23
  • 13 But Not for Me 2:10
  • 14 You Brought a New Kind of Love to Me 3:03
  • 15 Across the Alley From the Alamo 2:00
  • 16 I’m Glad There Is You 3:15
  • 17 ’Round Midnight 3:37
  • 18 Take the “A” Train 6:45
  • 19 Mr. Paganini 4:10

Disc 2

  • 1 Nice Work If You Can Get It 2:29
  • 2 I Can’t Get Started 3:31
  • 3 Give Me the Simple Life 1:53
  • 4 Caravan 2:05
  • 5 One for My Baby 4:18
  • 6 Lorelei 3:16
  • 7 A‐Tisket, A‐Tasket 1:54
  • 8 Witchcraft 3:04
  • 9 Gone With the Wind 2:31
  • 10 Happiness Is a Thing Called Joe 3:45
  • 11 It’s De‐Lovely 2:15
  • 12 The Lady Is a Tramp 2:41
  • 13 That Old Black Magic 3:33
  • 14 Lullaby of Birdland 2:08
  • 15 Ella Introduces the Band 0:39
  • 16 Imagination 2:41
  • 17 Blue Moon 3:08
  • 18 Joe Williams’ Blues 7:21

Disc 3

  • 1 The Lady’s in Love With You 1:39
  • 2 Love Is Here to Stay 3:34
  • 3 Come Rain or Come Shine 3:36
  • 4 Anything Goes 2:26
  • 5 This Could Be the Start of Something Big 2:25
  • 6 Candy 5:07
  • 7 Little Girl Blue 3:49
  • 8 You’re Driving Me Crazy 3:30
  • 9 It’s All Right With Me 2:33
  • 10 Just Squeeze Me (but Please Don’t Tease Me) 2:49
  • 11 ’S Wonderful 2:28
  • 12 How High the Moon 6:20
  • 13 Deep Purple 2:17
  • 14 In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning 3:33
  • 15 Mack the Knife 3:53
  • 16 Exactly Like You 4:30
  • 17 Rock It for Me 3:35
  • 18 Stompin’ at the Savoy 6:49
  • 19 Love for Sale 4:11
  • 20 St. Louis Blues 6:05

Disc 4

  • 1 All of Me 3:15
  • 2 Hard Hearted Hannah 2:38
  • 3 Broadway 2:46
  • 4 My Kind of Boy 2:42
  • 5 It Had to Be You 3:56
  • 6 C’est magnifique 3:28
  • 7 How Long Has This Been Going On 2:49
  • 8 When Your Lover Has Gone 2:10
  • 9 Taking a Chance on Love 2:23
  • 10 Good Morning Heartache 4:24
  • 11 Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie 3:23
  • 12 Hallelujah, I Love Him So 2:19
  • 13 Angel Eyes 3:25
  • 14 Ol’ Man Mose 3:13
  • 15 Teach Me Tonight 3:06
  • 16 Too Darn Hot / Ella’s Twist 1:10
  • 17 Too Darn Hot 2:42
  • 18 Bewitched 5:19
  • 19 Bill Bailey 3:41
  • 20 Bill Bailey (reprise) 3:32

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