Pure Ella is a 1994 Ella Fitzgerald CD released by MCA Records that combines Fitzgerald’s 1950 album Ella Sings Gershwin with her 1954 album Songs in a Mellow Mood, both of which featured accompaniment by Ellis Larkins.
It was given a four-star rating by AllMusic.[1]
Track listing
- “Someone to Watch Over Me” – 3:13
- “My One and Only” – 3:13
- “But Not for Me” – 3:12
- “Looking For a Boy” – 3:06
- “I’ve Got a Crush on You” – 3:13
- “How Long Has This Been Going On?” – 3:14
- “Maybe” – 3:21
- “Soon” – 2:44
- “I’m Glad There Is You” (Jimmy Dorsey, Paul Mertz) – 3:10
- “What Is There to Say?” (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 3:22
- “People Will Say We’re in Love” (Oscar Hammerstein II, Richard Rodgers) – 3:12
- “Please Be Kind” (Sammy Cahn, Saul Chaplin) – 3:36
- “Until the Real Thing Comes Along” (Cahn, Chaplin, L.E. Freeman, Mann Holiner, Alberta Nichols) – 2:58
- “Makin’ Whoopee” (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 3:07
- “Imagination” (Johnny Burke, Jimmy Van Heusen) – 2:38
- “Stardust” (Hoagy Carmichael, Mitchell Parish) – 4:03
- “My Heart Belongs to Daddy” (Cole Porter) – 2:39
- “You Leave Me Breathless” (Ralph Freed, Frederick Hollander) – 3:07
- “Baby, What Else Can I Do?” (Walter Hirsch, Ralph Marks) – 3:50
- “Nice Work If You Can Get It” (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 2:38
References
- ^ Pure Ella – Ella Fitzgerald | Album | AllMusic, retrieved June 30, 2025
