Roy Eldridge Quartet / Ella Fitzgerald Quintet - In Concert 1959 [CD]

Cat. no: SCCD36503
Format: CD
Barcode: 716043650323
Release Date: 25 Nov 2022
Genre: Jazz

The third volume of "In Concert" series features Ella Fitzgerald's quintet in Copenhagen April 1959

Roy Eldridge, Swing Era's greatest trumpeter, opens the program with two tracks. The live recording of this concert in Copenhagen has been essentially unknown for half a century. SteepleChase are happy to add this release to Ella Fitzgerald's legacy of supreme vocal art of American jazz. Ella Fitzgerald was said to be still shy at age 42 and still modest after the 25 years of downright success reign as "Queen of Jazz".

Roy Eldridge: trumpet tracks 1 & 2
Ella Fitzgerald: vocal tracks 3 -11
Herb Ellis: guitar tracks, Lou Levy piano
Wilfred Middlebrooks: bass
Gus Johnson: drums

Tracks: Soft Winds / Roy's Riff / Cheek To Cheek / You Brought A New Kind Of Love / All I Need Is You / Too Close For Comfort / Whatever Lola Wants / Alrigt, Okey, You Win / Lady Be Good / I Loves You, Porgy / How High The Moon