These Are the Blues explained

These are the Blues
Type:	studio
Artist:	Ella Fitzgerald
Cover:	ThesearetheBlues.jpg
Released:	1963
Recorded:	October 28–29, 1963,
Studio:	A & R (New York)
Genre:	Jazz, blues
Length:	41:34
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Norman Granz
Prev Title:	Ella and Basie!
Prev Year:	1963
Next Title:	Hello, Dolly!
Next Year:	1964

These are the Blues is a 1963 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge and organist Wild Bill Davis. Sleeve artwork was painted by David Stone Martin. This is Fitzgerald's only example of recording an entire album of blues songs.

Track listing

For the 1963 Verve LP release; Verve V6-4060; Re-issued in 1990 on CD, Verve 829 536-2

Side One:

1. "Jailhouse Blues" (Bessie Smith, Clarence Williams) – 5:25
2. "In the Evening (When the Sun Goes Down)" (Leroy Carr, Don Raye) – 4:27
3. "See See Rider" (Ma Rainey) – 2:39
4. "You Don't Know My Mind" (Gray, Virginia Liston, Williams) – 4:49
5. "Trouble in Mind" (Richard M. Jones) – 3:31

Side Two:

1. "How Long, How Long Blues" (Leroy Carr) – 3:57
2. "Cherry Red" (Pete Johnson, Big Joe Turner) – 4:09
3. "Downhearted Blues" (Lovie Austin, Alberta Hunter) – 3:08
4. "St. Louis Blues" (W. C. Handy) – 6:28
5. "Hear Me Talkin' to Ya" (Louis Armstrong) – 3:01

Personnel

• Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Wild Bill Davis - electronic organ
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Ray Brown - double bass
• Gus Johnson - drums