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True fans of Ella Fitzgerald must be having a hard time trying to find storage space for the live albums of their idol, since there are so many of them. And yet, this one, completely new, is rather special as it proposes a concert offered in Hollywood’s Zardi’s Jazzland on 2nd February, 1956 - a few days before she recorded her first disc for Verve. Originally recorded by Norman Granz to celebrate this signature on his label, these two sets will in the end remain in the archives to the detriment of Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book, a studio disc that would launch her series of albums devoted to the songbooks of the great American authors… In this year 1956, Ella Fitzgerald is almost 40 already and is far from being unknown. But her transition from Decca to Verve would finally propel her into a completely new level of fame. We hear her here full of exuberance, joy and energy. Her voice is astoundingly fluid, and her sense of rhythm is difficult to surpass. And even when she forgets part of the text, the great entertainer that she is takes over and the adoration from the audience doesn’t waiver one bit. As for her repertoire, she makes the masterpieces her own, penned by Duke Ellington (In A Mellow Tone), Cole Porter (My Heart Belongs To Daddy), Jerome Kern (A Fine Romance) and the Gershwin brothers (S'Wonderful, I've Got a Crush On You). As for the disciples to this voice, we find the pianist Don Abney, bass player Vernon Alley and drummer Frank Capp - all impeccable bodyguards, even if later, musicians of a completely different level will assist the singer. It’s very touching to hear, in the first seconds of the disc, Norman Granz tell the Californian audience: “For me she’s the greatest there is: Miss Ella Fitzgerald!” © MZ/Qobuz
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B. G. DE SYLVA, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ray Henderson, ComposerLyricist - Lew Brown, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Jack Lawrence, Author - WALTER GROSS, Composer - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Joe McCoy, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Arthur Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Duke Ellington, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Milt Gabler, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Jerome Kern, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Morgan Lewis/Nancy Hamilton, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Herbert Magidson, ComposerLyricist - Allie Wrubel, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Bernie Miller, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Richard Rodgers, ComposerLyricist - Lorenz Hart, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - GEORGE DAVID WEISS, ComposerLyricist - George Shearing, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Sammy Cahn, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Van Heusen, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Johnny Mercer, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Ziggy Elman, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Dorothy Fields, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy McHugh, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Henry Mancini, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Alan & Marilyn Bergman, ComposerLyricist - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist, ComposerLyricist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Van Alexander, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Cole Porter, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Charlie Christian, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Benny Goodman, ComposerLyricist - Jimmy Mundy, ComposerLyricist - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
George Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ira Gershwin, ComposerLyricist - Ella Fitzgerald, MainArtist - Frank Capp, Drums, AssociatedPerformer - Norman Granz, Producer - Don Abney, Piano, AssociatedPerformer - Vernon Alley, Bass Guitar, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 2017 UMG Recordings Inc.
Albumbeschreibung
True fans of Ella Fitzgerald must be having a hard time trying to find storage space for the live albums of their idol, since there are so many of them. And yet, this one, completely new, is rather special as it proposes a concert offered in Hollywood’s Zardi’s Jazzland on 2nd February, 1956 - a few days before she recorded her first disc for Verve. Originally recorded by Norman Granz to celebrate this signature on his label, these two sets will in the end remain in the archives to the detriment of Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book, a studio disc that would launch her series of albums devoted to the songbooks of the great American authors… In this year 1956, Ella Fitzgerald is almost 40 already and is far from being unknown. But her transition from Decca to Verve would finally propel her into a completely new level of fame. We hear her here full of exuberance, joy and energy. Her voice is astoundingly fluid, and her sense of rhythm is difficult to surpass. And even when she forgets part of the text, the great entertainer that she is takes over and the adoration from the audience doesn’t waiver one bit. As for her repertoire, she makes the masterpieces her own, penned by Duke Ellington (In A Mellow Tone), Cole Porter (My Heart Belongs To Daddy), Jerome Kern (A Fine Romance) and the Gershwin brothers (S'Wonderful, I've Got a Crush On You). As for the disciples to this voice, we find the pianist Don Abney, bass player Vernon Alley and drummer Frank Capp - all impeccable bodyguards, even if later, musicians of a completely different level will assist the singer. It’s very touching to hear, in the first seconds of the disc, Norman Granz tell the Californian audience: “For me she’s the greatest there is: Miss Ella Fitzgerald!” © MZ/Qobuz
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 21 track(s)
- Total length: 01:07:24
- Main artists: Ella Fitzgerald
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz Vocale jazz
© 2017 UMG Recordings, Inc. ℗ 2017 UMG Recordings, Inc.
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