Ella Fitzgerald: The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum Opaque Tangerine LP JAZZ-76 The La Scala Concert Was

The La Scala Concert Was the First Recital Ever Given by an Improvising Musician in the World's Most Famous Opera House

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produced by Norman Granz

will make the first time a live Songbook has been released from the first lady of song

and the absence of a drummer lets Getz's silky sound come to the fore with all its details intact

Ella Fitzgerald: The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum Opaque Tangerine LP JAZZ-76 The La Scala Concert WasElla Fitzgerald virtually invented the live album. The reason is simple: her performances were so consistently great that almost any live show was special enough to release as a record. In a sense, for Ella Fitzgerald, every night was The Moment of Truth. But this previously unknown concert stands out from the pack. In the summer of 1967 Ella Fitzgerald was in a particularly interesting place. She was in the middle of an especially rewarding three