Ella Fitzgerald - Fitzgerald, Ella : Wishes You a Swingin - VINYL LP

Double vinyl LP pressing. Recorded on February 2, 1956 at Zardi's Jazzland in Hollywood, Ella At Zardi's features the entirety of the evening's two-set, 21-song performance, which captures an inspired Fitzgerald, backed by a stellar trio comprised of pianist Don Abney, bassist Vernon Alley and drummer Frank Capp, singing and swinging in front of an animated, adoring crowd, just days before she'd go on to record the album that would catapult her to stardom. Ella Fitzgerald is often 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 Inchhorn-likeInch improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. Album Tracks 1. It All Depends on You 2. Tenderly 3. Why Don't You Do Right 4. Cry Me a River 5. In a Mellow Tone 1. Joe Williams's Blues 2. A Fine Romance 3. How High the Moon 4. Gone with the Wind 5. Bernie's Tune 1. 's Wonderful 2. Glad to Be Unhappy 3. Lullaby of Birdland 4. The Tender Trap 5. And the Angels Sing 6. I Can't Give You Anything But Love 1. Little Boy (A.K.A. Little Girl) 2. A - Tisket, a 3. My Heart Belongs to Daddy 4. Airmail Special 5. I've Got a Crush on You

Album Tracks 1. Anything Goes 2. Let's Do It 3. Manhattan 4. I Get a Kick Out of You 5. Summertime 6. Misty 7. Nice Work If You Can Get It 8. You Make Me Feel So Young 9. Just One of Those Things 10. Too Darn Hot 11. Come Rain or Come Shine 12. Let's Face the Music and Dance 13. I Could Write a Book 14. One for My Baby 1. It Don't Mean a Thing 2. The Lady Is a Tramp 3. They Can't Take That Away from Me 4. Isn't It Romantic 5. I've Got You Under My Skin 6. Always True to You in My Fashion 7. That Old Black Magic 8. Isn't It a Lovely Day? 9. Someone to Watch Over Me 10. The Very Thought of You 11. Blue Moon 12. Embraceable You 13. Just You, Just Me 14. My Funny Valentine

Limited 180gm vinyl LP pressing in gatefold jacket. After appearing together at an all-star concert the night before, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong went into an L.A. studio to record this gem of an album. Despite having little to no time for rehearsals, the sublime artistic mastery of Ella and Louis and the instant chemistry they achieved resulted in one of the few truly indispensable recordings in all of jazz. Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes.