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Twelve Nights in Hollywood
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Ella Fitzgerald’s Twelve Nights In Hollywood is an unprecedented release – a 4-CD box set of 73 completely unreleased live recordings from Ella in her relaxed, absolute prime.
For Twelve Nights In Hollywood Verve Select dug into the vault to collect the best performances across her extended 10-night 1961 engagement at Los Angeles’ Crescendo Club – which originally resulted in the hit LP Ella In Hollywood – and her two-night return engagement the following year, presenting an unforgettable experience that puts you right in the front seat at the club. It’s more than a glimpse of Ella at her height, it’s as if you got to hang out at the Crescendo every night; you can hear her joke with the crowd, with the band (led by her longtime pianist Lou Levy), then turn around a jaw-dropping improvisation with seeming ease.
Even if you own Ella In Hollywood – and you should – this box set does not repeat a single performance from the original album, nor does it repeat the single tracks that were issued from the 1962 show; we found fantastic alternates to “Bill Bailey” and “Ol’ Man Mose.”
Twelve Nights In Hollywood includes several tracks Ella had never recorded before, like” I Found A New Baby;” tracks she was recording live for the first time, like “’Round Midnight” and “Ac-cent-tchu-ate The Positive;” tracks she had just recorded or was about to record in the studio, like “You’re Driving Me Crazy;” and old chestnuts, from “Mr. Paganini” to “A-Tisket, A Tasket,” she revisited in a fresh way.
Thos highlights are just a few of the ones found in Twelve Nights In Hollywood. She delights on “Take The ‘A’ Train.” “Joe Williams’ Blues.” “But Not For Me.” “Nice Work If You Can Get It.” “Perdido” – and on and on.
Twelve Nights In Hollywood was mastered from original stereo and mono sources, originally recorded by Verve’s house engineer Val Valentin, that were supervised by Verve chief Norman Granz; he is audible throughout the discs, shaping the set on the fly. The 4-CDs are housed in exquisite packaging – same dimensions as the Oscar set, complete with extensive liner notes by former Verve producer and executive Richard Seidel, detailed annotations, rare photos, and specially commissioned album cover art by Hall of Fame illustrator Bart Forbes.
There have been several Ella live albums, but this is indeed unlike any other.
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ARTISTS
Ella Fitzgerald |
TRACKS
Disc 1
1. Introduction
2. Lover Come Back To Me
3. Too Close For Comfort
4. Little White Lies
5. On The Sunny Side Of The Street
6. Ac-cent-Tchu-Ate The Positive
7. Baby, Won’t You Please Come Home
8. I Found A New Baby
9. On A Slow Boat To China
10. My Heart Belongs To Daddy
11. Perdido
12. I’ve Got A Crush On You
13. But Not For Me
14. You Brought A New Kind Of Love To Me
15. Across The Alley From The Alamo
16. I’m Glad There Is You
17. ’Round Midnight
18. Take The “A” Train
19. Mr. Paganini
Disc 2
1. Nice Work If You Can Get It
2. I Can’t Get Started
3. Give Me The Simple Life
4. Caravan
5. One For My Baby
6. Lorelei
7. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
8. Witchcraft
9. Gone With The Wind
10. Happiness Is Just A Thing Called Joe
11. It’s De-Lovely
12. The Lady Is A Tramp
13. That Old Black Magic
14. Lullaby Of Birdland
15. Ella Introduces The Band
16. Imagination
17. Blue Moon
18. Joe Williams’ Blues
Disc 3
1. The Lady’s In Love With You
2. Love Is Here To Stay
3. Come Rain Or Come Shine
4. Anything Goes
5. This Could Be The Start Of Something Big
6. Candy
7. Little Girl Blue
8. You’re Driving Me Crazy
9. It’s All Right With Me
10. Just Squeeze Me (But Please Don’t Tease Me)
11. ’S Wonderful
12. How High The Moon
13. Deep Purple
14. In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning
15. Mack The Knife
16. Exactly Like You
17. Rock It For Me
18. Stompin’ At The Savoy
19. Love For Sale
20. St. Louis Blues
Disc 4
1. All Of Me
2. Hard Hearted Hannah
3. Broadway
4. My Kind Of Boy
5. It Had To Be You
6. C’est Magnifique
7. How Long Has This Been Going On
8. When Your Lover Has Gone
9. Taking A Chance On Love
10. Good Morning Heartache
11. Clap Hands! Here Comes Charlie!
12. Hallelujah I Love Him So
13. Angel Eyes
14. Ol’ Man Mose
15. Teach Me Tonight
16. Medley: Too Darn Hot/Ella’s Twist
17. Too Darn Hot
18. Bewitched
19. Bill Bailey
20. Bill Bailey Reprise |
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