Description |
1 audio disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. |
Physical Medium |
4 3/4 in. |
Description |
digital |
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optical |
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digital recording |
Note |
Compact disc. |
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Program notes inserted. |
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Verve: 835 454-2. |
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Songs. |
Performer |
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; Lou Levy, piano, Max Bennett, bass, Gus Johnson, drums, except last selection with Oscar Peterson, piano, Herb Ellis, guitar, Ray Brown bass, and Gus Johnson, drums. |
Note |
Performers include Oscar Peterson, a Canadian. |
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"Ella at her peak in live performance recorded on her 40th birthday"--Container. |
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"These recordings are being released for the first time"--Container. |
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Compact disc; analog recording. |
Contents |
Introduction (in Italian) by Norman Granz (0:22) -- St. Louis blues / W.C. Handy (5:57) -- These foolish things (remind me of you) / Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link (3:28) -- Just squeeze me / Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines (3:05) -- Angel eyes / Matt Dennis, Earl Brent (3:37) -- That old black magic / Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer (3:38) -- Just one of those things / Cole Porter (3:39) -- I loves you Porgy / DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin (4:56) -- It's all right with me / Cole Porter (2:37) -- I can't give you anything but love / Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh (3:26) -- Introduction (in Italian) by Norman Granz (0:57) -- When you're smiling (the whole world smiles with you) / Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay (1:40) -- A foggy day / George & Ira Gershwin (3:09) -- Midnight sun / Johnny Mercer, Francis J. Burke (3:40) -- The lady is a tramp / Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (2:46) -- Sophisticated lady / Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills (3:58) -- Caravan / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol (2:43) -- Stompin' at the Savoy / Benny Goodman ... [et al.] (7:10). |
Event |
Recorded Apr. 25, 1958 at the Teatro Sistina in Rome. |
Genre/Form |
Jazz vocals.
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Subject |
Popular music -- 1951-1960.
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Popular music. |
Chronological Term |
1951-1960 |
Genre/Form |
Sound recordings.
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Sound recordings.
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Added Author |
Levy, Lou, performer.
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Bennett, Max, 1928-2018, performer.
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Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000, performer.
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Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007, performer.
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Ellis, Herb, 1921-2010, performer.
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Brown, Ray, 1926-2002, performer.
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Added Title |
Birthday concert |
Standard No. |
042283545427 |
Music No. |
835 454-2 Verve |
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