Lullabies of Birdland (album)

Lullabies of Birdland is a 1956 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald, issued on the Decca Records label. The album features tracks recorded during the late 1940s and early 1950s, that had been previously issued on 78rpm single. MCA Records re-issued the complete album on CD, in 1998, together with the 1955 album Sweet and Hot.

Track listing
Side One: Side Two:
 * 1) "Lullaby of Birdland" (George Shearing, George David Weiss) – 2:51
 * 2) "Rough Ridin'" (Ella Fitzgerald, Hank Jones, Bill Tennyson) – 3:14
 * 3) "Angel Eyes" (Earl Brent, Matt Dennis) – 2:54
 * 4) "Smooth Sailing" (Arnett Cobb) – 3:06
 * 5) "Oh, Lady Be Good!" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 3:08
 * 6) "Later" (Tiny Bradshaw, Henry Glover) – 2:32
 * 1) "Ella Hums the Blues (From Pete Kelly's Blues)" (Fitzgerald) – 5:13
 * 2) "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 3:15
 * 3) "Basin Street Blues" (Spencer Williams) – 3:07
 * 4) "Air Mail Special" (Charlie Christian, Benny Goodman, Jimmy Mundy) – 3:02
 * 5) "Flying Home" (Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Sid Robin) – 2:27

Personnel

 * Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
 * Sy Oliver and His Orchestra - Tracks 1,3,4,6 and 9. (Recorded between 1949 and 1954)
 * Ray Brown and His Trio - Tracks 2 and 10. (Recorded in 1952)
 * Bob Haggart and His Orchestra - Track 5. (Recorded in 1947)
 * Don Abney (piano), Joe Mondragon (bass), Larry Bunker (drums) - Track 7. (Recorded in 1955)
 * Ray Brown (bass), Leonard "Idrees Sulieman" Graham (trumpet) - Track 8. (Recorded in 1947)
 * Vic Schoen and His Orchestra - Track 11. (Recorded in 1945)