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(More customer reviews)It's way past time that something like this was released about Ella. This video contains lots of performance footage from various TV appearances and live concerts. I was very pleased to find that the emphasis is on live footage rather than simply on narration with various still shots and otherwise available, already well-known commercial recordings playing in the background. Of course there is quite a bit of narration, but the emphasis is still on Ella performing. We even get to see "alternative" performances of some commercially available live recordings that will be well-known to Ella fans. For example, there is a clip of her performing at Ronnie Scott's in London doing her parody of country music and "Soul Train" music. (It is a different version from the one on her "Ella in London" recording, and very funny.) There is also a video clip from her performance with Count Basie's orchestra at Montreux in '79, singing part of "Basella" and trading fours with Eric Dixon and Mitchell "Bootie" Woods. (In this case, it is the same performance as the commercial audio recording, but the video gives additional insight into Ella's performing style for Ella fans.) I enjoyed the video very much and can highly recommend it to both casual and hardcore fans (who might already have most of her commercial recordings) of Ella Fitzgerald. You will find several new things here.
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