JAZZ ICONS: ELLA FITZGERALD LIVE IN '57 AND '63
Series 1; Featuring Oscar Peterson, Roy Eldridge, and Tommy Flanagan
Ella Fitzgerald
Jazz Icons: Ella Fitzgerald features The First Lady of Song in two distinct performances. The first is the earliest known complete concert of Ella to be captured on film. Shot in Belgium, this 1957 concert has her performing with jazz greats Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Jo Jones and the legendary Oscar Peterson on classics such as Lullaby of Birdland, and It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing). The second show is an intimate in-studio performance from 1963, taped in Sweden, featuring Ella backed by a quartet including pianist Tommy Flanagan. Highlights include stellar versions of Mack the Knife and Just One of Those Things. 16 page booklet featuring: liner notes by Will Friedwald; moving foreword by Ella's son, Ray Brown, Jr.; rare photographs and memorabilia.
The 9 volume Jazz Icons series features classic performances from some of the greatest legends of the past 50 years, captured in their prime in various locations from the 1950s through the 1970s. The DVDs are transferred from the original masters, and each DVD features a 16-page booklet with an essay written by an authoritative jazz historian as well as rare and unseen photos. The series is produced with the full support and cooperation of the artists or their estates, many of whom are contributing rare personal photographs, memorabilia, and forewords. These concerts have never been officially released on home video, and in many cases, the material was never broadcast. We are very proud to present all nine of these DVDs.
"This is like the discovery of a bonanza of previously unknown manuscripts of plays by William Shakespeare." Nat Hentoff, Wall Street Journal.
"These nine historic DVDs are among the most important visual/aural documents to be mined from the ever-yielding, seemingly hidden jazz treasury. Now, most importantly, they are available to the entire world."
Ira Gitler, co-author, The Biographical Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oxford)
"Considering the almost alarming proliferation of jazz DVDs on the market today, and their extremely variable quality, it is good to know that Reelin In The Years can be trusted to bring viewers nothing but the best in content and presentation."
Dan Morgenstern, Director, Institute of Jazz Studies, Rutgers University; author, Living With Jazz (Pantheon Books)
Contents
- Angel Eyes (Belgium, 1957)
- Lullaby Of Birdland (Belgium, 1957)
- Love For Sale/Tenderly (Belgium, 1957)
- April In Paris (Belgium, 1957)
- Just One Of Those Things (Belgium, 1957)
- Roll Em Pete (Belgium, 1957)
- I Cant Give You Anything But Love (Belgium, 1957)
- It Dont Mean A Thing (If It Aint Got That Swing) (Belgium, 1957)
- No Moon At All (Sweden, 1963)
- Just One Of Those Things (Sweden, 1963)
- Runnin Wild (Sweden, 1963)
- Georgia On My Mind (Sweden, 1963)
- Desafinado (Sweden, 1963)
- Hallelujah, I Love Her So (Sweden, 1963)
- Mack The Knife (Sweden, 1963)
Musicians
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Product Details: DVD (NTSC/ALL-REGION)
56 Minutes
Product Code: 00320612
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