Reviewed: 2018-01-15
Genre: Jazz
FCCs: none
Review: Ella is in fine form in this live date at one of the premiere jazz clubs in Hollywood in the '50s and her band is tight. It's all Ella, no solos from the band, and she runs through two sets of classics with her own individual stamp on each. There is stage banter at the beginning of several tracks, so cue past this. Also, the track time includes stage banter at the end of the track.
If You Like: Sarah Vaughan, Carmen McCrae, Lena Horne
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Track Review (favorites denoted by*):
*1/ It All Depends On You (2:27) - spoken intro starts> midtempo song> quick fade
2/ Tenderly (3:15) - (spoken intro) piano starts> slow tempo song> fade
*3/ Why Don't You Do Right? (3:28) - heavy pianao starts> midtempo song> vocal crescendo end
*4/ Cry Me A River (4:07) - piano starts> slow song> slow fade
*5/ In A Mellow Tone (2:51) - piano starts> uptempo song> scat solo> song> quick stop
6/ Joe Williams' Blues (2:45) - (spoken intro) piano starts> uptempo jam> quick stop
7/ A Fine Romance (2:26) - piano starts> midtempo song> crescendo end
*8/ How High The Moon (3:35) - vocal starts> midtempo song> fast tempo scat solo> crescendo end
9/Gone With The Wind (4:37) - (spoken intro) vocal starts> slow song swings to midtempo> fade on vocal
*10/ It's Bernie's Tune (3:57) - piano starts> fast tempo song with scat singing> scat solo> song slows to a stop
*11/ 'S Wonderful (1:49) - (spoken intro) piano starts> uptempo song> quick end
12/ Glad To Be Unhappy (2:53) - (spoken intro) piano starts> slow tempo song> fade
*13/ Lullabye Of Birdland (2:31) - piano starts> uptempo song> quick stop
*14/ The Tender Trap (3:04) - (spoken intro) piano starts> midtempo song swings uptempo> crescendo end
15/ The Angels Sing (3:33) - (spoken intro) piano starts> midtempo song> crescendo end
*16/ I Can't Give You Anything But Love (4:20) - (spoken intro) piano starts> midtempo song> scat solo> midtempo song with Jimmy Durante impression> quick stop
17/ Little Boy (1:47) - (spoken intro) piano starts> uptempo song> quick stop
*18/ A-Tisket, A-Tasket (2:27) - (spoken intro) piano starts> uptempo song> crescendo end
19/ My Heart Belongs To Daddy (3:11) - (spoken intro) piano starts> slow song> slow fade
*20/ Airmail Special (5:14) - piano starts> lighning fast scat & song> crescendo end
21/ I've Got A Crush On You (3:36) - (spoken intro) piano starts> slow song> slow fade