Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald Vocal
Roy Eldridge Trumpet
Tommy Flanagan Piano
Bill Yancey Bass
Gus Johnson Drums
Recorded July 28 and 29, 1964 at the Fifth Festival du Jazz Antibes, Juan-les-Pins, France
Ella Fitzgerald had a lifelong love affair with her audiences, and her in-concert albums are among her most memorable recordings. Ella at Juan-les-Pins, taped over two nights at a jazz festival on the French Riviera in 1964, has long been considered one of best of the bunch.
Spurred on by enthusiastic crowds and supported by what was probably the best band she ever toured with (featuring two certifiable jazz greats, pianist Tommy Flanagan and trumpeter Roy Eldridge), the First Lady of Song is captured at the peak of her power. For the first time, all the music recorded on both nights, much of it previously unreleased, is available in one package. |
