Ella in Rome
Subtitle: the birthday concert
Contributors: Brown, Ray, 1926-2002; Levy, Lou; Bennett, Max, 1928-; Johnson, Gus, 1913-2000; Peterson, Oscar, 1925-2007; Ellis, Herb, 1921-2010
Publisher: Verve; PolyGram Classics [distributor
Published: 1988
Place of publication: New York, N.Y
Language: eng
Format: [sound recording] :
Subjects: Jazz vocals; Jazz; Popular music
Other titles: Birthday concert
Notes: Verve: 835 454-2.

Songs.

"Ella at her peak in live performance recorded on her 40th birthday"--Container.

"These recordings are being released for the first time"--Container.

Compact disc.

Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; Lou Levy, piano, Max Bennett, bass, Gus Johnson, drums, except last selection with Oscar Peterson, piano, Herb Ellis, guitar, Ray Brown bass, and Gus Johnson, drums.

Recorded Apr. 25, 1958 at the Teatro Sistina in Rome.
Table of contents: title: Introduction (in Italian) by Norman Granz (0:22); title: St. Louis blues / W.C. Handy (5:57); title: These foolish things (remind me of you) / Holt Marvell, Jack Strachey, Harry Link (3:28); title: Just squeeze me / Duke Ellington, Lee Gaines (3:05); title: Angel eyes / Matt Dennis, Earl Brent (3:37); title: That old black magic /Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer (3:38); title: Just one of those things / Cole Porter (3:39); title: I loves you Porgy / DuBose Heyward, George & Ira Gershwin (4:56); title: It's all right with me / Cole Porter (2:37); title: I can't give you anything but love / Dorothy Fields, Jimmy McHugh (3:26); title: Introduction (in Italian) by Norman Granz (0:57); title: When you're smiling (the whole world smiles with you) / Mark Fisher, Joe Goodwin, Larry Shay (1:40); title: A foggy day / George & Ira Gershwin (3:09); title: Midnight sun / Johnny Mercer, Francis J. Burke (3:40); title: The lady is a tramp / Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart (2:46); title: Sophisticated lady / Duke Ellington, Mitchell Parish, Irving Mills (3:58); title: Caravan / Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol (2:43); title: Stompin' at the Savoy / Benny Goodman ... [et al.] (7:10)