Ella Fitzgerald: Live From Chautauqua, Vol. 2 (DOT TIME RECORDS 2018)

Recorded in concert at the Chautauqua Institute in Western New York on July 11, 1968 this release is the follow up to Volume 1. Celebrating the 100th anniversary of her birth, this recording has been painstakingly re-mastered from the poorly recorded and stored original tape. is is the second set of that evening’s performance and Ella is in superb form. Backed by the fabulous Tee Carson Trio, the group had a tight knit report and fed off of each other joyously. 

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Received a 4 Star review in Downbeat for Volume 1 

Only known recording of "He had A Dream"

1. Satin Doll 03:02

2. Day In Day Out 03:28

3. How Long Has This Been Going On 05:55

4. The Girl From Ipanema 06:55

5. Just One Of Those Things 02:32

6. Mr. Paganini 04:15

7. Let's Fall In Love 05:25

8. Lady Be Good 03:14

9. Mack The Knife 05:10

10. Misty 03:08

11. He Had A Dream 04:06

Your BBQ playlist! (VERVE RECORDS)

The legendary ladies sing, among others. Ella: “Body and Soul,” “April in Paris,” “This Can't Be Love” “My Man”; Billie: “Lover, Come Back to Me,” “Willow Weep for Me”; Carmen: “Skyliner,” “Perdido.”

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Ella Fitzgerald Exclusive Record Store Day Vinyl! (VERVE RECORDS)

Happy Record Store Day!

In honor of Record Store Day, we’re bringing you the debut vinyl release of the incomparable Ella Fitzgerald singing and swinging in front of an animated, adoring crowd at Zardi’s Jazzland on Hollywood Boulevard in 1956. Available in extremely limited quantities at your local record store!

Reimagining Ella Fitzgerald 🎶 (VERVE LABEL GROUP 2017)

Ella Fitzgerald Reimagined Like Never Before

2017 is Ella Fitzgerald’s Centennial year. This new album features Ella’s vocals paired with new symphonic arrangements and accompaniment by the peerless London Symphony Orchestra. Classic tracks include "I Get A Kick Out Of You," "Makin' Whoopee!," and "People Will Say We're In Love," featuring the inimitable jazz singer Gregory Porter.

Seth MacFarlane’s Talent Continues to Amaze

Actor, TV and film creator, and singer, Seth MacFarlane recently released his new studio album, In Full Swing . His debut album in 2011 hit the top of the Jazz charts and received four Grammy nominations. Blessed with an arranger’s ear, MacFarlane revamped the originals with a deliberate approach, sometimes altering the tempo and structure during sessions with producer/arranger Joel McNeely. MacFarlane gives traditionally quiet ballad “But Beautiful” an uplifting bounce; he adds a sultry heft to the fluffy “A Kiss Or Two,” and he turns “Almost Like Being In Love” into a bubbly ode.

Brian Newman’s Got a Friend in Gaga

Brian Newman recently signed to Verve Records and released his first single “Sunday in New York.” The singer and trumpeter is a long-time friend and bandleader of Lady Gaga since their start up days in the NYC downtown bar scene. He surprised the crowd at his Boston House of Blues shows last month when Mother Monster showed up both nights - after performing her own strenuous shows at Fenway Park - to share the stage with her old friend. Over both nights the two sang duets of “Little Coquette,” “Call Me Irresponsible,” “What A Difference A Day Makes,” “Just A Gigolo," and “I Can’t Give You Anything But Love.”