Cabaret vocalist Anita Ellis recorded Him for the Epic label between
1957 and 1958. The 12-track program consists of standards, including
"I'm Just Wild About Harry," "Clap Hands (Here Comes Charley)," "Danny
Boy," and "Porgy." Ellis fans will definitely want this set as so little
of her material remains in print. by Al Campbell
Tracklist :
1 Bill 3:00
Oscar Hammerstein II / Jerome Kern / P.G. Wodehouse
2 I'm Just Wild About Harry 1:41
Eubie Blake / Noble Sissle
3 Jim 3:51
Caesar Petrillo / Edward Ross / Milton Samuels / Nelson Shawn
4 Good-For-Nothin' Joe 4:02
Rube Bloom / Ted Koehler
5 Piccolo Pete 3:42
Phil Baxter
6 Goodbye John 2:57
Edward Eager / Alec Wilder
7 Clap Hands (Here Comes Charley) 2:10
MacDonald / Joseph Meyer / Billy Rose
8 Danny Boy 3:21
Frederick Edward Weatherly
9 Porgy 3:51
Dorothy Fields / Jimmy McHugh
10 You Know Me, Al 3:58
11 Larry 3:15
12 That's Him 4:43
Ogden Nash / Kurt Weill
- Bonus Tracks -
13 Forbidden Fruit 2:25
14 How Will I Know 1:51
Phil Baxter
15 Fan Tan Fannie 0:58
Oscar Hammerstein II / Richard Rodgers
Credits :
Arranged By, Conductor – Hal Schaefer (tracks: 1 to 12)
Vocals – Anita Ellis
Wednesday, October 20, 2021
ANITA ELLIS - Hims (1957-2001) FLAC (tracks), lossless
ANITA ELLIS - Look To The Rainbow (1977-2000) FLAC (tracks), lossless
A superior cabaret singer whose stage fright kept her from appearing in
public that often, Anita Ellis was 57 when she taped two of Alec
Wilder's radio shows in 1977. It is from those programs that these
previously unreleased performances are drawn. Ellis is particularly
wonderful on ballads and her voice is strong, quite expressive and very
appealing. Many of the songs are by Burton Lane or the team of Van
Heusen and Burke with a few other favorites tossed in. The accompaniment
by pianist Loonis McGlohon's rhythm section is tasteful and very
sympathetic, and Anita Ellis sings quite beautifully throughout the
extended set, doing great justice to the lyrics. by Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 On a Clear Day You Can See Forever 2:33
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
2 Moments Like This 3:30
Burton Lane / Frank Loesser
3 Anyone Can Whistle 3:49
Stephen Sondheim
4 Spring Will Be a Little Late This Year 2:27
Frank Loesser
5 Hurry! It's Lovely Up Here 3:17
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
6 But Beautiful 4:55
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
7 Swinging on a Star 2:27
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
8 Like Someone in Love 2:12
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
9 Poor Loulie Jean 3:51
Willard Robison
10 Everywhere I Look 2:31
William Engvick / Alec Wilder
11 Birthday Candles 3:01
Loonis McGlohon
12 Sunday, Monday or Always 2:43
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
13 Don't Let It Get You Down 2:53
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
14 Suddenly It's Spring 2:43
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
15 All of Us in I Together 2:58
Alec Wilder
16 Who Can I Turn To? 3:54
William Engvick / Alec Wilder
17 Too Late Now 3:50
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
18 The World Is in My Arms 3:53
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
19 Look to the Rainbow 3:14
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
20 It's Anyond's Spring 2:53
Johnny Burke / James Van Heusen
21 Here's to My Lady 2:30
Rube Bloom / Johnny Mercer
22 Melinda 2:53
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
23 What Did I Have That I Don't Have 2:32
Burton Lane / Alan Jay Lerner
Credits :
Anita Ellis - Vocals
James Lacey - Drums
Loonis McGlohon - Piano 
ANITA ELLIS - A Legend Sings (1979) FLAC (tracks), lossless
A jazz and pre-rock vocalist, Anita Ellis did most of her recording in
the late '70s for Audiophile, Orion Meter and made one live date issued
on Michael's Pub records. She's also appeared in several New York
cabarets and clubs.
Tracklist
1 A Flower Is A Lovesome Thing - Spring will be a little late this year 5:35
Written-By – Billy Strayhorn
2 Anyone Can Whistle 3:59
Written-By – Stephen Sondheim
3 What Is This Thing Called Love? 2:01
Written-By – Cole Porter
4 Four Walls (and One Dirty Window) Blues 3:35
Written-By – Willard Robison
5 Who Can I Turn To? 4:04
Written-By – Alec Wilder, William Engvick
6 Lazy Afternoon 4:10
Written-By – Jerome Moross, John Latouche
7 Prelude to a Kiss 4:48
Written-By – Ellington, Mills, Gordon
8 I Hear Music 3:03
Written-By – Burton Lane, Frank Loesser
9 Porgy and Bess, Act I: Summertime
Written-By – DuBose Heyward, George Gershwin
10 Wait Till You See Him 2:38
Written-By – Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers
11 But Beautiful 4:39
Written-By – Jimmy Van Heusen And Johnny Burke
12 I Wonder What Became of Me 3:11
Written-By – Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer
13 Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child 3:24
Traditional
Credits :
Piano – Ellis Larkins
Vocals – Anita Ellis