Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book is a box set by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald that contains songs by George and Ira Gershwin with arrangements by Nelson Riddle. Fifty-nine songs were recorded in the span of eight months in 1959. Fitzgerald's recording of "But Not for Me" won the 1960 Grammy Award for Best Vocal Performance, Female. Ira Gershwin said, "I never knew how good our songs were until I heard Ella Fitzgerald sing them". For the 1998 4-CD set Verve re-issue, Verve 314 539
Sherman Brothers Sherman Brothers The Sherman Brothers were an American songwriting duo that specialized in musical films, made up of Robert B. Sherman (December 19, 1925 – March 6, 2012) and Richard M. Sherman (born June 12, 1928). The Sherman Brothers wrote more motion-picture musical song scores than any other songwriting team in film history. Film scores of the Sherman Brothers include "Mary Poppins", "Chitty Chitty Bang Bang", "The Jungle Book" (except “The Bare Necessities”), "Bedknobs and Broomsticks", "Charlotte's Web" and "The Aristocats". Their most well known work, however, remains the theme park song "It's a Small World (After All)". According to