Release Date: 18 February 2013
Label: Proper Box
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 805520221160
Genres: Jazz  Vocal Jazz  
Release Date: 18 February 2013
Label: Proper Box
Packaging Type: Box Set
No of Units: 4
Barcode: 805520221160
Genres: Jazz  Vocal Jazz  
Description
It is generally acknowledged that Ella's really great years were the mid 50s, the period covered by this box set when she was recording with the likes of Louis Armstrong, Count Basie and Ellis Larkins, performing the works of Cole Porter, Rodgers & Hart and Duke Ellington.
83 tracks over 4CDs with a 52 page illustrated booklet including session detail, her story focusing on this period and rare photos from the time.
Tracklisting
Peggy Lee
Various Artists
Tubby Hayes
Sonny Clark
Ella Fitzgerald
Louis Prima & Keely Smith/Sam Butera
Pete Seeger
Various Artists
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald/Levy/Ellis
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong