Ella Fitzgerald – Ella At Zardi's (2-LP Vinyl)
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February 1956 found Fitzgerald at a pivotal crossroads, still building toward the Songbook recordings that would define her legacy for mainstream audiences. Zardi's Jazzland was a Hollywood institution where jazz royalty worked out ideas in front of crowds who understood exactly what they were hearing, and the intimacy of that room pulls you into something the studio could never replicate.
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 "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.
Tracklist
Side A
Side B
Side C
Side D
UPC: 602567687993
Label: Verve
Release Date: 8.17.18
Format: LP Vinyl