Ella Fitzgerald - Ella at Duke's Place

This album reissues Ella Fitzgerald's second studio session with Duke Ellington, following her first (Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook) by eight years. The underrated set begins quietly with four emotional ballads (who else could hold their own with Johnny Hodges on "Passion Flower?") before Fitzgerald gets to scat a bit on the closing vamp of "Azure," comes up with fresh ideas on "Duke's Place" and closes the show by scatting up a storm on "Cotton Tail." The band makes its presence known in the ensembles, some solos by tenor saxophonist Paul Gonsalves, altoist Hodges and trumpeter Cootie Williams (whose opening spot on "Duke's Place" is quite jubilant), and the high-note trumpet of Cat Anderson. Ella Fitzgerald is heard in peak form throughout this date. Recommended.

Genre - Jazz
Styles - Traditional Pop, Standards, Vocal Jazz
Time - 47:09
Format - mp3@320 Kbps
Size - 94 mb

Tracks
01. Something to Live For
02. A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
03. Passion Flower
04. I Like the Sunrise
05. Azure
06. Imagine My Frustration
07. Duke's Place
08. Brown-Skin Gal (In the Calico Gown)
09. What Am I Here For?
10. Cotton Tail

Credits
Ella Fitzgerald (vocals)
Duke Ellington, Jimmy Jones (piano)
Russell Procope (alto sax, clarinet)
Johnny Hodges (alto sax)
Paul Gonsalves (tenor sax)
Harry Carney (baritone sax, clarinet)
Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Herbie Jones (trumpet)
Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper (trombone)
Chuck Connors (bass trombone)
Jimmy Hamilton (clarinet, tenor sax)
John Lamb (bass)
Sam Woodyard, Louis Bellson (drums)

Label
Verve, 1965

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