For the first time, the complete JATP performances of Ella Fitzgerald issued by Verve on various albums, now in one dynamic live set featuring some of the greatest musicians of all time. The collection includes concerts from 1949, 1953 and 1954 and features appearances by Charlie Parker, Lester Young, and Hank Jones among others. The newly remastered collection includes an essay by author Will Friedwald. One of the most prestigious labels in the history of jazz, Verve Records is celebrating its 60th anniversary with a trove of historic reissues and stunning new collections from its legendary archives.
- 1949 First Set – Norman Granz Announces Ella Fitzgerald
- Robbins Nest
- A New Shade of Blues
- Old Mother Hubbard
- I’m Just a Lucky So-And-So
- Somebody Loves Me
- Basin Street Blues
- Ow – Introduction of Ella Fitzgerald
- Flyin’ Home
- 1949 Second Set – Oh, Lady Be Good!
- Black Coffee
- A-Tisket, A-Tasket
- How High the Moon
- Norman Granz Announcementperdido
- 1953 Set – Bill
- Why Don’t You Do Right?
- 1954 Set – a Foggy Day (In London Town)
- Lullaby of Birdland
- The Man That Got Away
- Hernando’s Hideaway
- Later