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Released
  
1975

Length
  
41:35

Release date
  
1975

Label
  
Pablo Records

Recorded
  
17 July 1975

Artist
  
Ella Fitzgerald

Producer
  
Norman Granz

Genres
  
Jazz, Vocal jazz

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Montreux '75 (1975)
  
Fitzgerald and Pass...Again! (1976)

Similar
  
Ella Fitzgerald albums, Jazz albums

Montreux '75 is a 1975 live recorded album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by a trio led by the pianist Tommy Flanagan.

Contents

This is one of four albums that Ella recorded at the Montreux Jazz Festival, and it was Ella's first appearance at Montreux to be released on record. It provides a perfect snapshot of her concert repertoire and voice at this stage in her career, with familiar Fitzgerald material from Cole Porter, Duke Ellington, and songs from her upcoming album Ella Abraça Jobim.

Track listing

  1. "Caravan" (Duke Ellington, Irving Mills, Juan Tizol) – 2:20
  2. "Satin Doll" (Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Billy Strayhorn) – 2:37
  3. "Teach Me Tonight" (Sammy Cahn, Gene DePaul) – 4:27
  4. "Wave" (Antonio Carlos Jobim) – 5:02
  5. "It's All Right With Me" (Cole Porter) – 2:49
  6. "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" (Porter) – 5:29
  7. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) – 6:20
  8. "The Girl from Ipanema" (Vinícius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel, Jobim) – 6:49
  9. "'Tain't Nobody's Bizness If I Do" (Porter Grainger, Everett Robbins) – 5:42

Personnel

Recorded July 17, 1975, in Montreux, Switzerland:

  • Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
  • Tommy Flanagan Trio:
  • Tommy Flanagan - Piano
  • Keter Betts - Bass
  • Bobby Durham - Drums

    • Songs

    1Caravan2:37
    2Satin Doll2:49
    3Teach Me Tonight4:36

    References

    Montreux '75 Wikipedia
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