Ella_in_London

<i>Ella in London</i>

Ella in London

1974 live album by Ella Fitzgerald

Ella in London is a 1974 live album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by a quartet led by the pianist Tommy Flanagan.

Quick Facts Ella in London, Live album by Ella Fitzgerald ...
More information Review scores, Source ...

It is significant as Fitzgerald's only live album recorded in England, although a decade earlier she had recorded four songs for her 1964 album Hello, Dolly! in London. This live date was recorded at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club in Soho.

Track listing

  1. "Sweet Georgia Brown" (Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard) – 3:15
  2. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:12
  3. "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (Cole Porter) – 2:57
  4. "The Man I Love" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 8:10
  5. "It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills) – 7:25
  6. "You've Got a Friend" (Carole King) – 6:46
  7. "Lemon Drop" (George Wallington) – 3:48
  8. "The Very Thought of You" (Ray Noble) – 4:13
  9. "Happy Blues" (Ella Fitzgerald) – 6:00

Personnel

Recorded April 11, 1974 at Ronnie Scott's, London, England:

References

  1. [1]
    Yanow, Scott. Ella in London at AllMusic
  2. [2]
    Cook, Richard; Morton, Brian (2008). The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings (9th ed.). Penguin. p. 492. ISBN 978-0-141-03401-0.
  3. [3]
    Swenson, J., ed. (1985). The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide. USA: Random House/Rolling Stone. p. 78. ISBN 0-394-72643-X.
Share this article:

This article uses material from the Wikipedia article Ella_in_London, and is written by contributors. Text is available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 International License; additional terms may apply. Images, videos and audio are available under their respective licenses.