Ella At The Shrine

Verve Records, celebrating Ella's 100th birthday in 2017, released at the end of that year Ella At Zardi's - a vibrant, previously unreleased album recorded during a two-week stint at the Hollywood nightclub. Captured February 1956, all signs pointed to the album as the label's, and Ella's, first live recording. Incredibly, it was later discovered that Verve records founder Norman Granz had also recorded Ella at Los Angeles' Shrine Auditorium the week before. It's a thrilling but brief set because, as Granz announces, Ella "has to get back to "Zardi's."

A1        'S Wonderful    1:36
A2        Cry Me A River    3:45
A3        Lullaby Of Birdland    2:28
A4        Glad To Be Unhappy    2:11
B1        And The Angels Sing    2:58
B2        Joe Williams's Blues    2:16
B3        Air Mail Special    4:08
B4        Norman Granz Announcement    1:04