Ella in London

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Ella in London
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Live album by
Released1974 (1974)
RecordedApril 11, 1974
Genre Jazz
Length46:46
Label Pablo
Producer Norman Granz
Ella Fitzgerald chronology
Take Love Easy
(1974)
Ella in London
(1974)
Ella and Oscar
(1975)
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Ella in London is a 1974 live album by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by a quartet led by the pianist Tommy Flanagan.

Contents

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:

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References

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