Ella Fitzgerald

Ella at Zardi's (602557980516)

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RECORDED 1956

Title Ella at Zardi's

Author Ella Fitzgerald

Label Verve

EAN 602557980516

Reference GEN 159818

LABEL CODE 602557980516

STYLE JAZZ

DISCS NUMBER 1

There are many CDs available by Ella Fitzgerald, so why is this one special? If you are reading this, you already know of her many of the treasured recordings—with Louis Armstrong, with Chick Webb, throughout the definitive Songbooks, and her many other live concert performances. But this recording from February 2, 1956 marks a major turning point in her career, one where impresario Norman Granz arranged the transfer of her recording contract from Decca Records to his personal management and to his label Verve Records. The setting for this particular CD is Zardi’s Jazzland, a club in Los Angeles, where Ella is backed by Don Abney (piano), Vernon Alley (bass), and Frankie Capp (drums).