Whisper Not is a 1966 studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, with the Marty Paich Orchestra. She had previously recorded with Marty Paich and his more familiar Dek-tette on the 1957 album Ella Swings Lightly.
Whisper Not is Ella's penultimate recording for the Verve label. Her 11 years on the Verve label had seen her make her most acclaimed recordings, critically and commercially. The jazz critic Will Friedwald described her pre-Verve work on Decca as "seeming a mere prelude", and her "post-Verve years as an afterthought".
Track listing
For the 1967 Verve LP release; Verve V6-4071; Re-issued in 2002 on CD, Verve 314 589 478-2
Personnel
Recorded July 20, 1966 at United Western Recorders, Hollywood, Los Angeles:
Val Valentin – Engineer
Tracks 3–6
Ella Fitzgerald – Vocals
Harry Edison – Trumpet
Jimmy Rowles – Piano
Chuck Berghofer – Bass
Louie Bellson – Drums
Marty Paich – Arranger, Conductor.
Tracks 1–2, 7–12
Ella Fitzgerald – Vocals
Stu Williamson – Trumpet
Bill Perkins – Tenor Saxophone
Jimmy Rowles – Piano
Al Viola – Guitar
Joe Mondragon – Bass
Shelly Manne – Drums
Marty Paich – Arranger, Conductor.