Description
Release Date: 2017
Label: Essential Jazz Classics
Track List
Disc 1
1-1 Your Red Wagon 2:59
1-2 Nice Work If You Can Get It 2:35
1-3 I’m Glad There Is You 2:53
1-4 How Long Has This Been Going On 2:44
1-5 Across The Alley From The Alamo 2:14
1-6 Perdido 5:45
1-7 The Lady Is A Tramp 3:01
1-8 Bewitched 5:48
1-9 Summertime 5:01
1-10 In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 3:55
1-11 St.Louis Blues 6:13
1-12 Witchcraft 2:57
1-13 Love Me Or Leave Me 3:48
1-14 Joe William’s Blues 5:57
1-15 Porgy And Bess Medley: I Loves You Porgy/Porgy, I’s Your Woman Now (Bess You Is My Woman Now) 5:48
1-16 How High The Moon 6:56
Disc 2
2-1 Announcement 1:54
2-2 Exactly Like You 7:37
2-3 Come Rain Or Come Shine 4:29
2-4 Stardust 6:15
2-5 S’Wonderful 1:36
2-6 You Don’t Know What Love Is 3:38
2-7 Witchcraft 2:51
2-8 Perdido 6:30
2-9 In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 4:04
2-10 My Funny Valentine 3:05
2-11 Anything Goes 2:10
Bonus Tracks
2-12 Introduction By John McLellan 1:40
2-13 Why Don’t You Do Right ? 5:04
2-14 Mean To Me 3:14
2-15 Closing Announcement 0:52
2-16 I Can’t Get Started 3:47
2-17 Later 2:43
2-18 That Old Black Magic 2:04
Personnel
Bass – Jimmy Woode (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15), Max Bennett (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11), Ray Brown (tracks: 2-17, 2-18)
Drums – Gus Johnson (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11), Jo Jones (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15)
Guitar – Herb Ellis (tracks: 2-17, 2-18)
Piano – Hank Jones (tracks: 2-12 to 2-15), Lou Levy (tracks: 1-1 to 2-11), Raymond Tunia (tracks: 2-17, 2-18)
Vocals – Ella Fitzgerald
Notes
Recorded at Mister Kelly’s, Chicago, IL; Sunday, August 10, 1958 (1-1 to 2-11)
Recorded at Storyville Club, Boston, February 7, 1953 (2-12 to 2-15)
Recorded at Apollo Theater, New York, fall 1954 (2-16)
Recorded at Basin Street, New York, August 3 or 7, 1955 (2-17, 2-18)
