Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?

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Bill Bailey, Won't You Please Come Home?

#1 Post by gatorgal » Fri Nov 21, 2003 8:01 am

I'm looking for a version of the above song which I believe is sung by Ella. I think it's a live recording and she even does an imitation of Della Reese singing the same song.

Does anyone know what song I'm talking about and where I can find it?

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#2 Post by Swifty » Fri Nov 21, 2003 8:22 am

Taken a class with Steven recently? I think the version you're looking for is on Something to Live For.

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The rest of the choices are gems from Fitzgerald's career, including ... a live 1962 recording of "Bill Bailey" which finds this uncanny mimic doing impressions of Della Reese and Pearl Bailey.
There's a sound clip on bn.com.

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#3 Post by gatorgal » Fri Nov 21, 2003 9:51 am

Drat! No speakers on the computer at work, so I can't listen 'til I get home. Thanks for the link.

Tina 8)

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#4 Post by Ron » Fri Nov 21, 2003 12:23 pm

I just bought that CD, the songs Bill Bailey and Ol' Man Mose are good, I was a bit disappointed with the rest of the collection, most of the songs were kinda boring, and there were a few I already had.

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#5 Post by JesseMiner » Fri Nov 21, 2003 1:10 pm

Mmmm...I love that version of "Bill Bailey" on Something To Live For. Rayned played it for me at Beatown, and I immediately had to run out and get that 2-CD set even though that was the only song on it that I didn't already have by Ella.

Of course I did the same by buying the 3-CD The First Lady of Song compilation for her sweet version of "Baby, Don't You Go Away Mad". :)

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#6 Post by Swifty » Fri Nov 21, 2003 2:36 pm

Has anyone seen the DVD (or the PBS special it archives) that the 2-CD set soundtracks?

Ella Fitzgerald - Something to Live For (DVD)

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#7 Post by Roy » Fri Nov 21, 2003 2:36 pm

Yep, I heard it at a Steven workshop a few months ago and went right out and purchased it.

I agree the rest of the CD is rather disapointing, but I do find the song with Charlie Parker doing some solo Be-boping in front of a big band with ella singing in other parts rather interesting from a listening stand point. I think it's the 4th song on CD 1.

This song will problably be over killed real quick. I played it at WCLX5, 2 weeks ago and 3 other dj's walked up and asked what CD it was on.
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#8 Post by SpuzBal » Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:01 pm

Swifty wrote:Has anyone seen the DVD (or the PBS special it archives) that the 2-CD set soundtracks?

Ella Fitzgerald - Something to Live For (DVD)
I think my mom was watching it on TV last summer or something.
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#9 Post by Nate Dogg » Fri Nov 21, 2003 3:42 pm

I like the Sam Cooke version from Live at the Copa.

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#10 Post by Soma-Guy » Sat Nov 22, 2003 9:59 am

Yeah the Ella versions not bad but Big Bill Broonzey's cut will always be, in my books, my all time favorite version.

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#11 Post by Nate Dogg » Sun Nov 23, 2003 5:45 pm

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As Ryan pointed out, it is a staple of the current Stephen Mitchell class. He was in Austin this weekend and it was inescapable. He also played the Sam Cooke version a few times and the live version of Sweet Georgia Brown (which probably came of the same compilation). But, mostly we heard Bill Bailey over and over again.

Which was not a problem at all.

I checked out the track list and I have most of the songs, but that probably won't stop me from picking it up at some point. I keep thinking I have enough Ella, but there is always more out there.

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#12 Post by CafeSavoy » Sun Nov 23, 2003 9:17 pm

Roy wrote: I agree the rest of the CD is rather disapointing, but I do find the song with Charlie Parker doing some solo Be-boping in front of a big band with ella singing in other parts rather interesting from a listening stand point. I think it's the 4th song on CD 1.
i'd disagree that the rest of the album is disappointing. Rather I'd say rthat for serious Ella collectors it has alot of duplicates.

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#13 Post by djstarr » Sun Nov 23, 2003 11:10 pm

Soma-Guy wrote:Yeah the Ella versions not bad but Big Bill Broonzey's cut will always be, in my books, my all time favorite version.
I certainly enjoyed it last night - thanks Joel!

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#14 Post by gatorgal » Mon Nov 24, 2003 8:24 am

I personally can never have enough Ella so I'll probably pick it up.

Thanks!

Tina 8)

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#15 Post by Swifty » Thu Dec 11, 2003 12:33 pm

If you don't want to pick up the 2-disc Ella set for whatever reason, I just discovered that they have the version in question on Apple's iTunes for a just a buck.

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