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CD-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 [Mono Version] CD-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
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26 of 26 people found the following review helpful
An economical alternative to the box set
25 May 2010
This compact set of two discs, formerly a Barnes & Noble exclusive, fits into a single CD case. It constitutes the first two CDs in the complete "Twelve Nights in Hollywood" box set. Together with "Vol. 3 & 4," these two sets present all of the music in the box set but in a more compact form, and they include many of the heretofore unseen photos in the larger album. I picked up both sets at B&N for the promotional price of $18.99 each, saving considerably over the cost of the big box. They're now available at Amazon for even less; buy both sets and the shipping is free!
These cozy dates, never released until 2010, come from a Los Angeles club called the Crescendo. They were recorded in 1961 and 1962. While the performances could have been a hit originally, producer Norman Granz unfortunately gave them short shrift: a single poorly-selected and poorly-mastered LP that flopped commercially. The tapes sank into the vaults, not to be unearthed until jazz researcher Phil Schaap dug into the archives in 1988. He found 14 hours of California recordings made over 12 days, along with unheard live sets recorded in Rome and Chicago. Another 22 years passed before Richard Seidel, the producer of the boxed set, assembled four CDs from the Hollywood tapes. In all, the CDs contain 76 gems from the Great American Songbook, both swinging and sentimental. Ella is a joy throughout: creative and playful in her phrasing and scatting, by turns relaxed and spirited in her mood. All four volumes are essential acquisitions for Fitzgerald fans.
These cozy dates, never released until 2010, come from a Los Angeles club called the Crescendo. They were recorded in 1961 and 1962. While the performances could have been a hit originally, producer Norman Granz unfortunately gave them short shrift: a single poorly-selected and poorly-mastered LP that flopped commercially. The tapes sank into the vaults, not to be unearthed until jazz researcher Phil Schaap dug into the archives in 1988. He found 14 hours of California recordings made over 12 days, along with unheard live sets recorded in Rome and Chicago. Another 22 years passed before Richard Seidel, the producer of the boxed set, assembled four CDs from the Hollywood tapes. In all, the CDs contain 76 gems from the Great American Songbook, both swinging and sentimental. Ella is a joy throughout: creative and playful in her phrasing and scatting, by turns relaxed and spirited in her mood. All four volumes are essential acquisitions for Fitzgerald fans.
14 of 16 people found the following review helpful
The Absolute Best
29 April 2010
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If you are an Ella fan then this will end up being one of your
favorite CD's and if you are not one yet you will be. She was just back in the US from a long tour and did a relaxed series of sets that I think are the best versions of many of her standards. You cant go wrong with this CD.
favorite CD's and if you are not one yet you will be. She was just back in the US from a long tour and did a relaxed series of sets that I think are the best versions of many of her standards. You cant go wrong with this CD.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
Exotic, new Ella
24 Sep 2011
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I really love Ella Fitzgerald, but the artist who is in a studio... controlled, polished, produced and not apt to go into scat-frenzies at the drop of a hat.
So, I adore the songbooks and the early stuff from the 30s and 40s, but some of the concerts turn me off. Her 'ooobly-doobly' stuff gets real old if one is not there, seeing it. I saw her performing in the 70s and loved every 'oobly.' when I was in the fifth row, watching her, first hand. But, on an album, it all just seems like unending irritation. Every other number seems to be some new aberration of a standard. Yes, I know... that's jazz, it just seems so excessive to be forced to wallow in it, with no let-up.
This collection is much more balanced. She still crucifies some standards, but a lot of it is truly wonderful. It is one of the very best of the concert albums, and it's new, unavailable for fifty years; so, it can't be ignored.
So, I adore the songbooks and the early stuff from the 30s and 40s, but some of the concerts turn me off. Her 'ooobly-doobly' stuff gets real old if one is not there, seeing it. I saw her performing in the 70s and loved every 'oobly.' when I was in the fifth row, watching her, first hand. But, on an album, it all just seems like unending irritation. Every other number seems to be some new aberration of a standard. Yes, I know... that's jazz, it just seems so excessive to be forced to wallow in it, with no let-up.
This collection is much more balanced. She still crucifies some standards, but a lot of it is truly wonderful. It is one of the very best of the concert albums, and it's new, unavailable for fifty years; so, it can't be ignored.
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