''Ella Fitzgerald Live at Mister Kelly's'' is a live album of a 1958

Ella Fitzgerald Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, in ...

performance at

Mister Kelly's Mister Kelly’s was a nightclub on Rush Street in Chicago which existed from 1953 to 1975. From around 1956 until its demise, it was a springboard to fame for many entertainers, especially jazz singers and comedians. As reported in the ''Chicago ...

, and released in 2007. Released to coincide with the 90th anniversary of Fitzgerald's birth, this is one of several live albums that Fitzgerald recorded in the late 1950s. Sarah Vaughan had recorded an album at Mister Kelly's several months earlier. It was a rare outing for several of the songs on this album. Fitzgerald had only recorded "Your Red Wagon" as a single and featured here are her debut recordings of "

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In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning" is a 1955 popular song composed by David Mann, with lyrics by Bob Hilliard. It was introduced as the title track of Frank Sinatra's 1955 album '' In the Wee Small Hours''. Background Mann and Hilliard wr ...

" and "Across the Alley from the Alamo" among several others.

Track listing

For 2007 2CD release on Verve Records; Verve B0008923-02 Disc One: "The Main Show" # "Your Red Wagon" ( Gene de Paul, Richard M. Jones, Don Raye) - 2:59 # " Nice Work If You Can Get It" (

George Gershwin George Gershwin (; born Jacob Gershwine; September 26, 1898 – July 11, 1937) was an American composer and pianist whose compositions spanned popular, jazz and classical genres. Among his best-known works are the orchestral compositions ' ...

, Ira Gershwin) - 2:35 # "

I'm Glad There Is You "I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary People)" is a song written by Jimmy Dorsey and Paul Madeira (sometimes credited as Paul Mertz) first published in 1941. It has become a jazz and pop standard. Original recording The song was rele ...

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Jimmy Dorsey James Francis Dorsey (February 29, 1904 – June 12, 1957) was an American jazz clarinetist, saxophonist, composer and big band leader. He recorded and composed the jazz and pop standards " I'm Glad There Is You (In This World of Ordinary Peop ...

, Paul Mertz) - 2:53 # "

How Long Has This Been Going On? "How Long Has This Been Going On?" is a song composed by George Gershwin, with lyrics by Ira Gershwin, for the musical '' Funny Face'' in 1927. History According to Ira Gershwin in his book ''Lyrics on Several Occasions'', after the premiere of ...

" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) - 2:44 # " Across the Alley from the Alamo" ( J. Greene) - 2:14 # " Perdido" ( Juan Tizol,

Ervin Drake Ervin Drake (born Ervin Maurice Druckman; April 3, 1919 – January 15, 2015) was an American songwriter whose works include such American Songbook standards as " I Believe" and "It Was a Very Good Year". He wrote in a variety of styles and his w ...

, Hans Lengsfelder) - 5:45 # " The Lady Is a Tramp" ( Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) - 3:01 # "

Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered "Bewitched (Bothered and Bewildered)" is a show tune and popular song from the 1940 Rodgers and Hart musical '' Pal Joey''. It is part of the Great American Songbook. The song was introduced by Vivienne Segal on December 25, 1940, in the Bro ...

" (Rodgers, Hart) - 5:48 # " Summertime" (G. Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) - 5:00 # "

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Bob Hilliard Bob Hilliard (born Hilliard Goldsmith; January 28, 1918 – February 1, 1971) was an American lyricist. He wrote the words for the songs: "Alice in Wonderland", "In the Wee Small Hours of the Morning", " Any Day Now", " Dear Hearts and Gentle ...

, Dave Mann) - 3:55 # "

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" ( W.C. Handy) - 6:13 # "

" ( Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 2:57 # " Love Me or Leave Me" (

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) - 3:48 # "Joe Williams' Blues" (

) - 5:57 # Porgy and Bess Medley: "I Love You Porgy"/"Porgy, I's You Woman Now" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward)/(G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin, Heyward) - 5:48 # "

How High the Moon "How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. It was first featured in the 1940 Broadway revue '' Two for the Show'', where it was sung by Alfred Drake and Frances Comstock. In ''Two for the S ...

" ( Morgan Lewis,

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) - 6:56 Disc Two: "The Late Show" # Introductions - 1:54 # " Exactly Like You" (

Dorothy Fields Dorothy Fields (July 15, 1904 – March 28, 1974) was an American librettist and lyricist. She wrote over 400 songs for Broadway musicals and films. Her best-known pieces include "The Way You Look Tonight" (1936), "A Fine Romance" (1936), " On t ...

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Come Rain or Come Shine "Come Rain or Come Shine" is a popular music song, with music by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Johnny Mercer. It was written for the Broadway musical '' St. Louis Woman'', which opened on March 30, 1946, and closed after 113 performances. Chart perf ...

" ( Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) - 4:29 # " Stardust" (

Hoagy Carmichael Hoagland Howard Carmichael (November 22, 1899 – December 27, 1981) was an American musician, composer, songwriter, actor and lawyer. Carmichael was one of the most successful Tin Pan Alley songwriters of the 1930s, and was among the first ...

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) - 6:15 # " 'S Wonderful" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) - 1:35 # "

You Don't Know What Love Is "You Don't Know What Love Is" is a popular song of the Great American Songbook, written by Don Raye (lyrics) and Gene de Paul (music) for the Abbott and Costello film '' Keep 'Em Flying'' (1941), in which it was sung by Carol Bruce. The song was ...

" (DePaul, Raye) - 3:37 # "

" (Cy Coleman, Carolyn Leigh) - 2:51 # "Perdido" (Juan Tizol, Ervin Drake, Hans Lengsfelder) - 6:30 # "

" (David Mann, Bob Hilliard) - 4:04 # " My Funny Valentine" (Rodgers, Hart) - 3:04 # "

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" ( Cole Porter) - 2:09

Personnel

Recorded August 10, 1958 at

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vocals Singing is the act of creating musical sounds with the voice. A person who sings is called a singer, artist or vocalist (in jazz and/or popular music). Singers perform music (arias, recitatives, songs, etc.) that can be sung with or withou ...

* Lou Levy -

piano The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keybo ...

* Max Bennett -

double bass The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar i ...

* Gus Johnson - drums

References

{{Ella Fitzgerald Ella Fitzgerald live albums Live albums published posthumously 2007 live albums Verve Records live albums Albums recorded at Mister Kelly's Albums produced by Norman Granz