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A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Roud Folk Song Index 13188) is a nursery rhyme first recorded in America in the late 19th century. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] The melody to which the nursery rhyme is sung recurs in other nursery rhymes including " It's Raining, It's Pouring "; " Rain Rain Go Away " and " Ring around the Rosie ".
"Blue Skies" is a popular song, written by Irving Berlin in 1926. "Blue Skies" is one of many popular songs whose lyrics use a "bluebird of happiness" as a symbol of cheer: "Bluebirds singing a song/Nothing but bluebirds all day long." The sunny optimism of the lyrics are undercut by the minor key giving the words an ironic feeling.
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American singer, songwriter and composer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction , phrasing, timing, intonation , absolute pitch , and a "horn-like" improvisational ability ...
A-Tisket, A-Tasket" became a hit for Webb and Ella Fitzgerald, becoming one of her signature tunes. Alexander arranged other nursery rhymes for jazz, such as " Where, Oh Where Has My Little Dog Gone? " and "Got a Pebble in My Shoe".
The first two tracks are from the sessions for the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook, which were later included on the 1998 reissue of the album, and Berlin's "Blue Skies" was recorded at the sessions for the 1958 album Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook, but inexplicably omitted from the final cut, despite featuring one Ella's most impressive ...
Pages in category "Songs written by Ella Fitzgerald" This category contains only the following page. ... A-Tisket, A-Tasket This page was ...
If I'm not mistaken, in Ella Fitzgerald's version, the basket was brown and yellow. Kostaki mou 02:08, 2 December 2010 (UTC) It is strange that a section called "Lyrics by Ella Fitzgerald" doesn't give her lyrics, but instead a misleading reference to an unspecified version. --142.163.194.161 20:50, 9 October 2021 (UTC)
Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1 is a 2003 compilation album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. The album contains all the singles Fitzgerald recorded for Verve Records label between 1956 and 1965. A second volume was announced for release in Fall 2004, but has failed to materialize and is believed canceled. [1]