A Fitzgerald classic

I grew up listening to this Ella recording on vinyl. It remains my personal favorite, lots of great scat and exellent renditions of some of Ella's best songs.

Fantastic Fitzgerald

This CD is fantastic and well worth the money. The scatting is out of this world on 'Take the A train' and 'Airmail Special'which is probably one of the fastest scats I have heard.
There is a unusual latin like version of 'Blue Moon'in which Ella makes up the words to alert the audience that she's not afraid to sing a song from the hit parade.
This CD is just as entertaining as The Berlin concert the year before and I can't understand why it's not so well known and only in print in Japan

Quintessential Ella

I grew up listening to this album. I permanently "borrowed" the vinyl from my mother because I couldn't live without it. When it finally came out in CD I was able to replace it for her. This is Ella at her best - in concert, vibrant, sassy , the ultimate in jazz vocals. More than worth the money.