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JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT AGAIN is also available with Billie Holiday's JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT and Dinah Washington's JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT in the 3-CD box set JAZZ 'ROUND MIDNIGHT: THREE DIVAS (Verve 529 153).
Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Paul Smith, Lou Levy (piano); Barney Kessel, Jim Hall (guitar); Joe Mondragon, Wilfred Middlebrooks (bass); Alvin Stoller, Gus Johnson (drums).
Nelson Riddle's Orchestra: Nelson Riddle (conductor, arranger); Ronnie Lang, Ted Nash (alto saxophone); Babe Russin, Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone); John Audino, Carroll Lewis, Vito Mangano, George Seaberg, Shorty Sherock (trumpet); Milton Bernhart, Gilbert Falco, Tommy Shepard, Dick Nash, Tommy Pederson (trombone); George Roberts (bass trombone); William Hinshaw, Richard Perissi, George Price, John Cave, James Decker, Vincent DeRosa, Arthur Maebe (French horn); Buddy Collette, Harry Klee (flute, woodwinds); Norman Benno, Seymour Schoneberg (oboe); Buddy DeFranco, George Smith, Abe Most (clarinet); Lloyd Hildebrand, Howard Terry (bassoon); Gene Cipriano, Joe Koch, Wilbur Schwartz, William Smith (woodwinds); Victor Arno, Victor Bay, Alex Beller, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Henry Hill, Murray Kellner, Erno Neufeld, Misha Russell, Paul Shure, Marshall Sosson, Gerald Vinci (violin); Alvin Dinkin, Paul Robyn, Barbara Simons, David Sterkin (viola); Justin Ditullio, Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, David Pratt, Emmet Sargeant, Joseph Saxon, Eleanor Slatkin, William Vandenburg, James Arkatov, Elizabeth Greenschpoon, George Neikrug, Kurt Reher (cello); Ann Stockton, Katharine Julyie (harp); Paul Smith (piano); Herb Ellis, Robert Bain, Barney Kessel (guitar); Joe Mondragon, Joe Comfort (bass); Frank Flynn (drums, percussion); Alvin Stoller, Bill Richmond, Irving Cottler (drums); Emil Radocchia (percussion).
Duke Ellington And His Orchestra includes: Duke Ellington (piano); Russell Procope (alto saxophone, clarinet); Johnny Hodges (alto saxophone); Jimmy Hamilton (tenor saxophone, clarinet); Paul Gonsalves, Frank Foster (tenor saxophone); Harry Carney (baritone saxophone, bass clarinet); Cat Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams, Willie Cook, Clark Terry (trumpet); Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper, Quentin Jackson, John Sanders, Britt Woodman (trombone); Jimmy Jones (piano); John Lamb, Jimmy Woode (bass); Louis Bellson, Sam Woodyard (drums).
Billy May's Orchestra includes: Billy May (conductor); Ted Nash, Benny Carter (alto saxophone); Plas Johnson (tenor saxophone); Chuck Gentry (baritone saxophone); Don Fagerquist (trumpet); Milton Bernhart (trombone); Israel Baker, Jacques Gasselin, Ben Gill, Murray Kellner, Dan Lube, Erno Neufeld, Lou Raderman, Nathan Ross, Misha Russell, Marshall Sosson, Joseph Stepansky, Gerald Vinci (violin); Alvin Dinkin, Lou Kievman, Virginia Majewski, Paul Robyn (viola); Armand Kaproff, Ray Kramer, Edgar Lustgarten, Eleanor Slatkin (cello); Verlye Brilhart (harp); Paul Smith, Lou Levy (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Joe Mondragon, Wilfred Middlebrooks (bass); Alvin Stoller (drums).
Marty Paich's Orchestra includes: Marty Paich (conductor, arranger); Bill Perkins (tenor saxophone); Stu Williams (trumpet); Jimmy Rowles (piano); Al Viola (guitar); Joe Mondragon (bass); Shelly Manne (drums).
Paul Weston's Orchestra includes: Paul Weston (conductor, arranger).
Compilation producer: Carl Woideck.
Recorded between 1956 and 1966. Includes liner notes by Carl Woideck.