Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday & Carmen McRae - At Newport (Expanded Edition) (1958/2018)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday & Carmen McRae
Title: At Newport (Expanded Edition)
Year Of Release: 1958/2018
Label: Verve Label Group
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:11:02
Total Size: 171 mb | 357 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
Tracklist:Title: At Newport (Expanded Edition)
Year Of Release: 1958/2018
Label: Verve Label Group
Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Quality: 320 kbps | FLAC (tracks)
Total Time: 01:11:02
Total Size: 171 mb | 357 mb
WebSite: Album Preview
01. Ella Fitzgerald - This Can't Be Love (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
02. Ella Fitzgerald - I Got It Bad (And That Ain't Good) (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
03. Ella Fitzgerald - Body And Soul (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
04. Ella Fitzgerald - Too Close For Comfort (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
05. Ella Fitzgerald - Lullaby Of Birdland (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
06. Ella Fitzgerald - I've Got A Crush On You (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
07. Ella Fitzgerald - I'm Gonna Sit Right Down And Write Myself A Letter (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
08. Ella Fitzgerald - April In Paris (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
09. Ella Fitzgerald - Airmail Special (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
10. Ella Fitzgerald - I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
11. Billie Holiday - Nice Work If You Can Get It (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
12. Billie Holiday - Willow Weep For Me (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
13. Billie Holiday - My Man (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
14. Billie Holiday - Lover, Come Back To Me (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
15. Billie Holiday - Lady Sings The Blues (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
16. Billie Holiday - What A Little Moonlight Can Do (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
17. Carmen McRae - I'll Remember April (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
18. Carmen McRae - Body And Soul (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
19. Carmen McRae - Carmen McRae Introduces "Skyliner" / Skyliner (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
20. Carmen McRae - Carmen McRae Introduces Band And "Midnight Sun" (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
21. Carmen McRae - Midnight Sun (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
22. Carmen McRae - Love Is Here To Stay (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
23. Carmen McRae - Perdido (Live At The Newport Jazz Festival, 1957)
Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday at Newport presents the naturally intriguing results when Verve paired two sets recorded two days apart (over the 4th of July weekend, 1957) by the two best female singers of the 20th century. Unfortunately, circumstances weren't in their favor, as the combined factors of an unsympathetic band (for Fitzgerald) and shaky health (for Holiday) make these sets just a step below the expected level of greatness. It's unclear how much time Fitzgerald had spent with her trio, though she makes her unhappiness known while trying to jump-start them to a quicker tempo on "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" and "April in Paris." Finally, she gets the band in line, delivering crowd-pleasing renditions of "Lullaby of Birdland" and the terrific scat piece "Air Mail Special," which must have set the park on fire. Holiday, though she would live for two more years, sounds as though she's on death's doorstep, croaking her standards "Willow Weep for Me," "My Man," "Lady Sings the Blues," and "What a Little Moonlight Can Do." Of course, any Billie Holiday appearance is worth hearing, and she brings her world-weary voice to task on the showpiece "Lady Sings the Blues." Though it's far from a perfect set for both singers, At Newport says more about their respective careers than any great show could. [For a special 2000 reissue of Ella Fitzgerald & Billie Holiday at Newport, Verve added six songs from Carmen McRae's set at Newport. As with Fitzgerald and Holiday, McRae also had problems with her set the absence of her usual backing trio forced her to begin her performance with an unfamiliar band. Still, it's an excellent, powerful showcase for McRae's voice on highlights like "I'll Remember April" and "Love Is Here to Stay."
