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Ella Fitzgerald – Legendary Radio Broadcasts (2-CD)

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Est. 1974, Curated by Heads
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Ella Fitzgerald cut her teeth on exactly these kinds of live radio performances, honing the improvisational phrasing and pitch-perfect swing that would define American vocal jazz for decades. Pairing her 1940 broadcasts with Mildred Bailey's 1945 sessions is a genuine document of how two distinct voices shaped the swing era from the inside, Bailey's bluesy Midwestern warmth alongside Ella's Chick Webb-schooled precision.

The First Lady of Song and Mrs. Swing each get a CD in this set of vintage radio broadcasts. Ella's stellar 1940 performances include her hits A-Ticket, A-Tasket; T'ain't What You Do; I Want the Waiter, and more. Mildred's star-studded 1945 broadcasts feature Tommy Dorsey, Earl Hines and others on Smoke Gets in Your Eyes; Stompin' at the Savoy; Summertime, and more!

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. A-Tisket, A-Tasket (0:32)
2. Traffic Jam (2:41)
3. A Lover Is Blue (3:37)
4. Dodgin' The Dean (2:52)
5. 'Tain't What You Do (2:55)
6. Confessin' (4:16)
7. Blue Lou (3:03)
8. What's The Matter With Me? (3:57)
9. I Want The Waiter (3:09)
10. Let's Get Together (2:45)
11. A-Tisket, A-Tasket (0:39)
12. Limehouse Blues (3:32)
13. This Changing World (3:10)
14. Oh, Johnny, Oh! (4:06)
15. Diga Diga Do (2:33)
16. Thank You Stars (3:11)
17. Take It From The Top (4:09)
18. Vagabond Dreams (2:19)
19. Break 'Em Down (4:17)
20. Let's Get Together (0:53)

Disc 2

1. Hold On (0:59)
2. It Had To Be You (2:05)
3. Summertime (3:37)
4. Sleighride In July (2:28)
5. The Sheik Of Araby (3:52)
6. Swing Low, Sweet Chariot (2:18)
7. Enchantment (3:42)
8. I'm Getting Sentimental Over You (3:42)
9. Smoke Gets In Your Eyes (3:38)
10. Which Of The Great 48 (3:54)
11. Hold On (0:28)
12. Hold On (1:07)
13. I'm Beginning To See The Light (2:10)
14. Trummin' On A Riff (3:32)
15. I Didn't Know About You (2:26)
16. Bugle Call (3:31)
17. He's Funny That Way (3:38)
18. Night Music (4:55)
19. Rosetta (0:46)
20. St. Louis Blues (3:07)
21. I'm Gonna See My Baby (3:18)
22. Hold On (0:41)
23. Sometimes I Feel Like A Motherless Child (4:01)
24. At Home With A Gnome (3:48)
25. Stompin' At The Savoy (3:42)
26. Evalina (2:38)
27. Hold On (1:03)

UPC: 717101841226
Label: Storyville Records
Release Date: 6.10.08
Format: CD