1967 Live Recording

Ella Fitzgerald virtually invented the live album. Her performances were so consistently great that almost any live show was special enough to release as a record. For Ella Fitzgerald, every night was The Moment of Truth. In the summer of 1967, Ella Fitzgerald was in the middle of a three-year touring and recording collaboration with Duke Ellington and was incorporating hit pop songs of the late '60s into her concert repertoire – two of which are presented here for the first time on record.

PERSONNEL:
Ella Fitzgerald - (vocals)
Jimmy Jones - (piano)
Bob Cranshaw - (bass)
Sam Woodyard - (drums)

Duke Ellington's orchestra:
TRUMPETS: Cat Anderson; Mercer Ellington, Herbie Jones, Cootie Williams
TROMBONES: Lawrence Brown, Chuck Connors, Buster Cooper.
REEDS: Harry Carney, Paul Gonçalves; Jimmy Hamilton

TRACKS:
01. The Moment of Truth
02. Don't Be That Way
03. You've Changed
04. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
05. Bye Bye Blackbird
06. Alfie
07. In a Mellow Tone
08. Music to Watch Girls By
09. Mack the Knife