760137124948

Ella & Basie: The Perfect Match (1979)

Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie

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Format: DVD

Cat No: MVD12494D

Release Date:  22 July 2024

Label:  Wienerworld

Packaging Type:  DVD Case

No of Units:  1

Barcode:  760137124948

Genres:  Jazz  

  • Description

    Norman Granz is one of the most important non-musicians in the history of jazz, and no one has made a greater contribution to the staging, recording and filming of jazz concerts. This series of performances from the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival makes a part of this legacy available now, after digital video & sound remastering, like never before.

    This concert is the perfect example of how to "swing." The ideal combination of Ella Fitzgerald, at the height of her powers in 1979, with the Count Basie Orchestra and accompanied by the great man himself, leads to a sublime evening with versions of Ella's classics. Ella's performance on this concert won her the 1980 GRAMMY award for best jazz vocal.

    ELLA FITZGERALD - Vocals
    PAUL SMITH - Piano
    KETER BETTS - Bass
    MICKEY ROKER - Drums

    The Count Basie Orchestra :

    COUNT BASIE - Piano (on "Basella" only)
    Ray Brown, Paul Cohen, Sonny Cohn, Pete Minger - Trumpets
    Bill Hughes, Mel Wanzo, Dennis Wilson, Mitchell "Booty" Wood - Trombones
    Danny Turner, Bobby Plater - Alto saxophones
    Eric Dixon, Kenny Hing - Tenor saxophones
    Charlie Fowlkes - Baritone saxophone
    Freddie Green - guitar

    A concert produced by Norman Granz, presented by Jacques Muyal/ Laser Swing Productions

  • Tracklisting

      Disc 1

      Side 1

      • 1. Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie - Ella & Basie: The Perfect Match (1979)