Ella in Hollywood


Ella in Hollywood is a live 1961 album by Ella Fitzgerald, with a jazz quartet led by Lou Levy, recorded in Hollywood, Los Angeles.
This album features Ella at the height of her vocal powers, one month before the recording one of her more critically acclaimed studio albums, Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!.
Ella in Hollywood features several songs that serve as starting points for Ella's seemingly effortless scat solos, and a selection of beautiful ballads balance out the album.

Track listing

For the 1961 Verve LP release; Re-issued in 2009 on CD, Verve
Side One:
  1. "This Could Be the Start of Something Big" – 2:33
  2. "I've Got the World on a String" – 3:44
  3. "You're Driving Me Crazy" – 3:23
  4. "Just in Time" – 1:56
  5. "It Might as Well Be Spring" – 3:07
  6. "Take the "A" Train" – 9:04
Side Two:
  1. "Stairway to the Stars" – 3:56
  2. "(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" – 4:05
  3. "Satin Doll" – 2:53
  4. "Blue Moon" – 3:17
  5. "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home?" – 3:41
  6. "Air Mail Special" – 5:26

Personnel

Recorded live, May 11- May 21, 1961, Hollywood, Los Angeles:
Note: The vinyl LP issued on verve, V-4052 indicates, incorrectly that the guitarist was Jim Hall.