Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.
Faixas/Tracks:
1 Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) 0:00
Live at Mister Kelly's, Chicago - 1958
2 Mack the Knife (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) 4:59
Live at Australia TV in 1960
3 – Feelings (Louis Gasté, Morris Albert) 9:00
Live at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – 1977
4 – Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing, George David Weiss) 13:11
Live at the Jazz à Juan festival at Juan-les-Pins, on the French Riviera, in 1966
5 – This Girl’s In Love with You (Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 16:01
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival – 1969
6 – Cry me a River (Arthur Hamilton) 21:30
Live at TV Special “Duets in Hannover”, in Germany – 1975
7 – The Lady is a Tramp (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 27:06
Live at Frank Sinatra’s TV Special “A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim - 1967
8 – Misty (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) 31:25
Live at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin - 1960
9 – Mr. Paganini (Sam Coslow) 34:10
Live at Special in British TV – 1961
10 – I’m Beginning to See the Light (Duke Ellington) 38:10
Live in Berlin – 1984
11 – The Man I Love (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 41:19
Live at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin - 1960
12 - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) 44:56
Live at the Ed Sullivan Show – 1965
13 – For Once In My Life (Ron Miler, Orlando Murden) 47:29
Live in Berlin – 1968
Personnel:
1 Summertime (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward)
Live at Mister Kelly's, Chicago - 1958
Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
Lou Levy - piano
Max Bennett - double bass
Gus Johnson - drums
2 Mack the Knife (Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill)
Live at Australia TV in 1960
Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
Tommy Flanagan – piano
Les Spann - Guitar
Gus Johnson - drums
Scott Lafaro – double bass
3 – Feelings (Louis Gasté, Morris Albert)
Live at the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival – 1977
Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
Tommy Flanagan Trio:
Tommy Flanagan - Piano
Keter Betts - Bass
Bobby Durham – Drums
4 – Lullaby of Birdland (George Shearing, George David Weiss)
Live at the Jazz à Juan festival at Juan-les-Pins, on the French Riviera, in 1966
Ella Fitzgerald with the Jimmy Jones Trio and Duke Ellington Band
5 – This Girl’s In Love with You (Burt Bacharach, Hal David)
Live at Montreux Jazz Festival – 1969
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Tommy Flanagan Trio (Tommy Flanagan – piano, Frank De La Rosa – double bass, Ed Thigpen – drums)
6 – Cry me a River (Arthur Hamilton)
Live at TV Special “Duets in Hannover”, in Germany – 1975
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Joe Pass – guitar
7 – The Lady is a Tramp (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart)
Live at Frank Sinatra’s TV Special “A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim - 1967
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Frank Sinatra – vocals
Nelson Riddle Orchestra
8 – Misty (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner)
Live at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin - 1960
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Paul Smith – piano
Jim Hall – guitar
Wilfred Middlebrooks – double bass
Gus Johnson – drums
9 – Mr. Paganini (Sam Coslow)
Live at Special in British TV – 1961
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Lou levy – piano
Wilfred Middlebrooks – double bass
Gus Johnson – drums
Herb Ellis – guitar
10 – I’m Beginning to See the Light (Duke Ellington)
Live in Berlin – 1984
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Joe Pass – guitar
11 – The Man I Love (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)
Live at the Deutschlandhalle, Berlin - 1960
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Paul Smith – piano
Jim Hall – guitar
Wilfred Middlebrooks – double bass
12 - It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills)
Live at the Ed Sullivan Show – 1965
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Duke Ellington - piano
The Duke Ellington Orchestra - Cootie Williams, Cat Anderson, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington, Ray Nance (t); Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (tb); Chuck Connors (btb); Jimmy Hamilton (cl,ts); Russell Procope (cl,as); Johnny Hodges (as); Paul Gonsalves (ts); Harry Carney (cl,bcl,as,bar); John Lamb (b); Sam Woodyard (d)
13 – For Once In My Life (Ron Miler, Orlando Murden)
Live in Berlin – 1968
Ella Fitzgerald – vocals
Donald “Tee” Carson – piano
The Tee Carson Trio