Ella Fitzgerald albums discography

Between 1935 and 1955, American singer Ella Fitzgerald was signed to Decca Records.

Her first credited single was 78 RPM recording "I'll Chase the Blues Away" with the Chick Webb Orchestra.

Included in this era were a series of eight Song Book albums, with interpretations of the greater part of the Great American Songbook, with songs from the pens of Cole Porter (1956), Rodgers & Hart (1956), Duke Ellington (1957), Irving Berlin (1958), George and Ira Gershwin (1959), Harold Arlen (1961), Jerome Kern (1963) and Johnny Mercer (1964).

These were re-issued in 2003 on the 2-CD set, Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol.

In recent years the Ella Fitzgerald back catalogue has continued to grow, this includes complete albums of previously unreleased live material and alternative recordings from her studio sessions.