Expanded Edition on Double LP!
This 2LP set is an updated version of its first vinyl release in Verves original Jazz At The Philharmonic archival series, now matching the expanded CD edition issued in 2016. Its Ella fronting an all-star band, including Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Buddy Rich, et al, in performances recorded 1949 and 1953. And its now one dynamic set, with jaw-dropping interpretations of "Oh, Lady Be Good!," "Lullaby Of Birdland" and the jam session "Flying Home." Includes an essay by Will Friedwald.
Features:
Double LP
Gatefold jacket
Remastered
Essay by author Will Friedwald
Musicians:
Hank Jones, piano
Raymond Tunia, piano
Herb Ellis, guitar
Ray Brown, bass
Buddy Rich, drums
J. C. Heard, drums
Roy Eldridge, trumpet
Tommy Turk, trombone
Charlie Parker, alto saxophone
Lester Young, tenor saxophone
Flip Phillips, tenor saxophone
Selections:
1949 First Set
Side 1:
1. Norman Granz Announces Ella Fitzgerald
2. Robbins Nest
3. A New Shade Of Blues
4. Old Mother Hubbard
5. I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So
6. Somebody Loves Me
7. Basin Street Blues
Side 2:
1. Ow! - Introduction Of Ella Fitzgerald
2. Flying Home
1949 Second Set
3. Oh, Lady, Be Good!
4. Black Coffee
5. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Side 3:
1. How High The Moon
2. Norman Granz Announcement
3. Perdido
1953 Set
4. Bill
5. Why Don't You Do Right?
1954 Set
Side 4:
1. A Foggy Day (In London Town)
2. Lullaby Of Birdland
3. The Man That Got Away
4. Hernando's Hideaway
5. Later
This 2LP set is an updated version of its first vinyl release in Verves original Jazz At The Philharmonic archival series, now matching the expanded CD edition issued in 2016. Its Ella fronting an all-star band, including Charlie Parker, Lester Young, Buddy Rich, et al, in performances recorded 1949 and 1953. And its now one dynamic set, with jaw-dropping interpretations of "Oh, Lady Be Good!," "Lullaby Of Birdland" and the jam session "Flying Home." Includes an essay by Will Friedwald.
Features:
Double LP
Gatefold jacket
Remastered
Essay by author Will Friedwald
Musicians:
Hank Jones, piano
Raymond Tunia, piano
Herb Ellis, guitar
Ray Brown, bass
Buddy Rich, drums
J. C. Heard, drums
Roy Eldridge, trumpet
Tommy Turk, trombone
Charlie Parker, alto saxophone
Lester Young, tenor saxophone
Flip Phillips, tenor saxophone
Selections:
1949 First Set
Side 1:
1. Norman Granz Announces Ella Fitzgerald
2. Robbins Nest
3. A New Shade Of Blues
4. Old Mother Hubbard
5. I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So
6. Somebody Loves Me
7. Basin Street Blues
Side 2:
1. Ow! - Introduction Of Ella Fitzgerald
2. Flying Home
1949 Second Set
3. Oh, Lady, Be Good!
4. Black Coffee
5. A-Tisket, A-Tasket
Side 3:
1. How High The Moon
2. Norman Granz Announcement
3. Perdido
1953 Set
4. Bill
5. Why Don't You Do Right?
1954 Set
Side 4:
1. A Foggy Day (In London Town)
2. Lullaby Of Birdland
3. The Man That Got Away
4. Hernando's Hideaway
5. Later