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Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra
Live at the Savoy 1939-40
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists

Track Listings (24) - Disc #1
1. Sugarfoot Stomp
2. What Is This Thing Called Love
3. Everybody Rock
4. Southland Shuffle
5. The Japanese Sandman
6. Can't We Be Friends
7. Let's Get Together
8. Digga Digga Doo
9. Raggin' the Scale
10. Copenhagen
11. I've Found a New Baby
12. Blue Lou
13. Sly Mongoose
14. Blue Skies
15. In the Groove (At the Grove)
16. Stompin' At the Savoy
17. The Harlem Stride
18. One O'Clock Jump
19. Jubilee Swing
20. Sing You Sinners
21. After You've Gone
22. Peg O' My Heart
23. Black Bay Shuffle
24. Undecided

CD Details

All Artists: Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous Orchestra
Title: Live at the Savoy 1939-40
Members Wishing: 1
Total Copies: 0
Label: Hep Records
Original Release Date: 1/1/2007
Re-Release Date: 8/7/2007
Genres: Blues, Jazz, Pop, Broadway & Vocalists
Styles: Vocal Blues, Traditional Blues, Swing Jazz, Traditional Jazz & Ragtime, Vocal Jazz, Oldies, Vocal Pop, Traditional Vocal Pop
Number of Discs: 1
SwapaCD Credits: 1
UPC: 603366008224

Synopsis

Album Description

* A collection of broadcast performances from New York's Savoy Ballroom and Roseland Ballroom 1939-40, when Ella Fitzgerald led the Chick Webb Band. * These swinging instrumentals feature solos from Bobby Stark, Sandy Williams, and Tommy Fulford. In spite of Chick Webb's absence, these tracks show Fitzgerald to be an inspirational leader, and the band jumps! * Dubbed "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the US for more than half a century. In her lifetime, she won thirteen Grammy Awards and sold over forty million albums

CD Reviews

Ella Takes Over Chick Webb's Band

T. Gardner | St. Paul, MN | 09/09/2007

(5 out of 5 stars)

"This is a really swingin' CD. Ella took over Chick Webb's band after his death and it was one of the best big bands ever. The band didn't get the notoriety of bands like Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw or Glenn Miller but the band's pedigree was that they were the house band for the Savoy Ballroom. 'Nuff said.

Ella doesn't sing but she makes the band swing on this playlist of instrumentals. However, this is a live recording from the Savoy Ballroom and you hear Ella on many of the numbers egging the band on. It adds that special Ella touch.

As a dancer, I watch tempos and this one is packed with mostly uptempo songs great for Lindy Hop and Balboa. This CD should definitely be in your jazz library. However, be warned. If you are looking for Ella to be singing, you'll be disappointed. Buy "Ella and Basie" instead if you are looking for vocals and you'll be happy."

Is it Ella or the orchestra?

Steven | Germany | 10/13/2007

(2 out of 5 stars)

"This cd has a good sound but Ella's voice comes very seldom in a song!"