Ella Fitzgerald Porgy

Ella Fitzgerald - INTEGRAL ELLA FITZGERALD 1956-1957 (2024)

Ella Fitzgerald - INTEGRAL ELLA FITZGERALD 1956-1957 (2024)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 3.4 GB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 1.8 GB
13:10:17 | Jazz, Blues, Soul, Pop, Vocal | Label: Diggers Factory

Recognized worldwide as "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald is arguably the finest female jazz vocalist of all time. Blessed with a highly resonant voice, wide range, and near-perfect elocution, Fitzgerald also possessed a deft sense of swing, and with her brilliant scat technique, could hold her own against any of her instrumental contemporaries. She came to initial popularity as a member of drummer Chick Webb's band in the 1930s, scoring a hit with a "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," before ascending to wide acclaim in the 1940s with Jazz at the Philharmonic and Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band, and issuing landmark performances like "Flying Home" and "How High the Moon." Working with producer/manager Norman Granz, she gained even more acclaim with her series of albums on Verve, recording definitive versions of the music of the Great American Songbook composers, including 1956's Sings the Cole Porter Songbook. Over her 50-year career, she earned 13 Grammy Awards, sold over 40 million albums, and picked up numerous accolades including a National Medal of Arts and the Presidential Medal of Freedom. A hugely important cultural figure, Fitzgerald made an immeasurable impact on the development of jazz and popular music, and remains a touchstone for fans and artists decades after her passing.
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Live on Stage: The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (2022)

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella Live on Stage: The George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (2022)
WEB FLAC (tracks) - 412 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 225 MB
1:32:34 | Jazz, Vocal | Label: UMG

Recognized worldwide as "The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald is arguably the finest female jazz vocalist of all time. Blessed with a highly resonant voice, wide range, and near-perfect elocution, Fitzgerald also possessed a deft sense of swing, and with her brilliant scat technique, could hold her own against any of her instrumental contemporaries. She came to initial popularity as a member of drummer Chick Webb's band in the 1930s, scoring a hit with a "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," before ascending to wide acclaim in the 1940s with Jazz at the Philharmonic and Dizzy Gillespie's Big Band, and issuing landmark performances like "Flying Home" and "How High the Moon."
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Porgy & Bess (1958) [Japanese Edition 2011] (Repost)

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Porgy & Bess (1958) [Japanese Edition 2011]
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 379 MB | Covers - 36 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Universal Music (UCCU-6141)

Producer Norman Granz oversaw two Porgy & Bess projects. The first involved Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, and came together during the autumn of 1957 with brassy big band and lush orchestral arrangements by Russ Garcia. This is the classic Verve Porgy & Bess, and it's been reissued many, many times. The second, recorded during the spring and summer of 1976 and issued by RCA, brought Ray Charles together with versatile British vocalist Cleo Laine, backed by an orchestra under the direction of Frank DeVol. A comparison of these two realizations bears fascinating fruit, particularly when the medleys of street vendors are played back to back…
Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Mister Kelly's (With Bonus Tracks) (2007/2017)

Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Mister Kelly's (With Bonus Tracks) (2007/2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 704 Mb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 426 Mb | Covers included | 02:12:22
Vocal Jazz, Swing | Label: Essential Jazz Classics

Ella Fitzgerald didn't lack for live recording opportunities in the late '50s, which on the surface, would make this first issue of a 1958 Chicago live club date an easy one to pass on. Verve label head Norman Granz recorded her often in the '50s with an eye to releasing live albums, which he did with her shows at Newport in 1957 and Los Angeles' Opera House in 1958 (not to mention another 1958 concert in Rome that was released 30 years later to wide acclaim). Those shows, however, differed widely from this one, which found her in front of a very small audience at Chicago's jazz Mecca Mister Kelly's (Sarah Vaughan's landmark At Mister Kelly's was recorded there four months earlier). Fitzgerald's artistry is basically a given in this situation, but much of the material recorded here was rare and obscure; "Your Red Wagon" had only been released as a single, her delightfully melodic "Across the Alley from the Alamo" never appeared elsewhere, and for a pair of Sinatra evergreens – "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" and "Witchcraft" – the former had never appeared, and the latter only appeared later, on a 1961 return to the site of her Berlin live landmark.
Ella Fitzgerald - Milestones Of A Jazz Legend: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Songbooks Of Porter, Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart (2021)

Ella Fitzgerald - Milestones Of A Jazz Legend: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Songbooks Of Porter, Gershwin, Rodgers & Hart, Berlin (2021)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 2,9 Gb | Covers - 38 Mb | 09:18:54
Vocal Jazz | Label: The Intense Music

10 CD box set of sixteen original jazz albums from the Godmother of female jazz, Ella Fitzgerald. Including the legendary Porgy and Bess with Louis Armstrong and milestone recordings like Ella sings Gershwin and Rhythm is My Business.
Ella Fitzgerald - Live At Mister Kelly's [Recorded 1958] (2007) (Re-up)

Ella Fitzgerald - Live At Mister Kelly's [Recorded 1958] (2007)
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 526 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 266 MB | Covers - 67 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (0602517332157)

Ella Fitzgerald didn't lack for live recording opportunities in the late '50s, which on the surface, would make this first issue of a 1958 Chicago live club date an easy one to pass on. Verve label head Norman Granz recorded her often in the '50s with an eye to releasing live albums, which he did with her shows at Newport in 1957 and Los Angeles' Opera House in 1958 (not to mention another 1958 concert in Rome that was released 30 years later to wide acclaim). Those shows, however, differed widely from this one, which found her in front of a very small audience at Chicago's jazz Mecca Mister Kelly's (Sarah Vaughan's landmark At Mister Kelly's was recorded there four months earlier)…

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Compact Jazz (1988)  Music

Posted by gribovar at March 1, 2019
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Compact Jazz (1988)

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Compact Jazz (1988)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+.cue+log) - 249 MB | Covers - 62 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (835 313-2)

The Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong edition of Verve's long-running Compact Jazz series of reissues condenses three remarkable albums - 1955's Ella and Louis, 1956's Ella and Louis Again, and 1958's Porgy and Bess - into a fantastic 12-track collection. Of course, you could pick and random assortment of 12 tracks from these three discs and have a collection of fantastic merit, but these specific performances are particularly outstanding. Opening with a swinging "They Can't Take That Away From Me," Compact Jazz emphasizes the more playful side of the Fitzgerald/Armstrong collaborations, downplaying the more serious Porgy and Bess material - a lovely take of "Summertime" an exception - in favor of giddy versions of standards like "I Won't Dance" and "Let's Call the Whole Thing Off." There's an exuberant joy in this music that won't fail to charm even the most hard-hearted listener.
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings (2017)

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,3 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 713 Mb | 05:11:15
Vocal Jazz, Swing | Label: Verve Records

For the first time, all of Ella & Louis' classic duets are in one place. This 4CD set gathers their timeless three Verve albums newly remastered versions of Ella and Louis, Ella and Louis Again and Porgy and Bess combining them with their eight Decca singles, live recordings from Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl plus several alternates & false starts from the Decca & Verve eras, illuminating their craft & good humor.
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings (2017)

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings (2017)
EAC Rip | FLAC (tracks+log+.cue) - 1,3 Gb | MP3 CBR 320 kbps - 713 Mb | 05:11:15
Vocal Jazz, Swing | Label: Verve Records

For the first time, all of Ella & Louis' classic duets are in one place. This 4CD set gathers their timeless three Verve albums newly remastered versions of Ella and Louis, Ella and Louis Again and Porgy and Bess combining them with their eight Decca singles, live recordings from Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl plus several alternates & false starts from the Decca & Verve eras, illuminating their craft & good humor.

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella In Hollywood (1961) [Reissue 2009]  Music

Posted by gribovar at Feb. 18, 2024
Ella Fitzgerald - Ella In Hollywood (1961) [Reissue 2009]

Ella Fitzgerald - Ella In Hollywood (1961) [Reissue 2009]
EAC Rip | FLAC (image+.cue+log) - 329 MB | MP3 CBR 320 kbps (LAME 3.93) - 111 MB | Covers - 7 MB
Genre: Vocal Jazz | RAR 3% Rec. | Label: Verve (0602517967007)

An appearance in Hollywood for a first-rate jazz vocalist was not necessarily an opportunity to broadcast the singer's visage and pander to everyone from Tacoma to Tallahassee. It could also include a date at the Crescendo. The Sunset Strip's best chance to find premier jazz, Gene Norman's nightclub hosted dozens of jazz legends (and a comic or two), and produced more than its share of excellent LPs recorded on location. Better even than Mel Tormé's 1954 classic, the Ella Fitzgerald LP that resulted from her May 1961 appearances generated one of the best (and certainly most underrated) live records in her discography. All of her hallmarks - technical wizardry, breakneck scatting, irrepressible humor and warmth - are on full display, with a small but expressive quartet backing her performance (including pianist Lou Levy, guitarist Herb Ellis, drummer Gus Johnson, and bassist Wilfred Middlebrooks)…