Ella in Hollywood (Dig) [Original recording remastered]

Ella Fitzgerald | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (April 14, 2009)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Format: Original recording remastered
• Label: Verve
• ASIN: B001UE27UG
• Also Available in: Audio CD  |  Audio Cassette  |  Vinyl  |  MP3 Download
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (7 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #94,002 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. This Could Be the Start of Something of Big

2. I've Got the World on a String

3. You're Driving Me Crazy

4. Just in Time

5. It Might as Well Be Spring

6. Take the "A" Train

7. Stairway to the Stars

8. You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)

9. Satin Doll

10. Blue Moon

11. Baby, Won't You Please Come Home

12. Air Mail Special

Editorial Reviews

Produced by Sergio Mendes for A&M and wielding a sound comparable to Brasil '66, Bossa Rio boasted two bona-fide Brazilian stars in their ranks: Manfredo Fest and Pery Ribeiro. CD debut for this jazzy bossa-nova gem!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Ella in Hollywood-Ella Fitzgerald, February 14, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Ella in Hollywood (Audio CD)

A great collection of Ella Fitzgerald songs. "Take the 'A' Train" is one of the best renditions ever of this song. Everything you've heard in other Ella Fitzgerald live perfomances are in this recording. Improvising, scat, Ella's version of a popular song of the time etc. Notes include lyrics to all songs as sung during the performance. My personal favorite Ella Fitzgerald album. I have searched for a long time to find this in CD format. Worth the price.

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Fantastic Fitzgerald, January 2, 2003

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"chrisfitz2" (Australia) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Ella in Hollywood (Audio CD)

This CD is fantastic and well worth the money. The scatting is out of this world on 'Take the A train' and 'Airmail Special'which is probably one of the fastest scats I have heard.
There is a unusual latin like version of 'Blue Moon'in which Ella makes up the words to alert the audience that she's not afraid to sing a song from the hit parade.
This CD is just as entertaining as The Berlin concert the year before and I can't understand why it's not so well known and only in print in Japan

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Quintessential Ella, February 23, 2001

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Patricia Auburn "Seattle Writer" (Seattle, WA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Ella in Hollywood (Audio CD)

I grew up listening to this album. I permanently "borrowed" the vinyl from my mother because I couldn't live without it. When it finally came out in CD I was able to replace it for her. This is Ella at her best - in concert, vibrant, sassy , the ultimate in jazz vocals. More than worth the money.