Ella in Japan: 'S Wonderful explained

Ella in Japan: 'S Wonderful
Type:	live
Artist:	Ella Fitzgerald
Cover:	Ella Fitzgerald - Live in Japan.jpg
Released:	2011
Recorded:	January 19 and January 22, 1964
Genre:	Jazz
Label:	Verve
Producer:	Norman Granz
Year:	1964
Prev Title:	Ella at Juan-Les-Pins
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Ella in Japan: 'S Wonderful is a 1964 live album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded in Tokyo, Japan. Norman Granz sold the Verve label to MGM Records in 1961, but continued to manage her career and produce Ella Fitzgerald's recordings. Granz supervised frequently live concert tours, planning several live projects for release on record. In late January 1964 work began on an album, called Ella In Nippon, the album did not reach past the post-production stage, remaining uncompleted and unreleased for 47 years. Tracks 1 to 12 on this 2011 release are the tracks Norman Granz mixed for the unreleased album Ella In Nippon.^[1]

Track listing

Disc One: Recorded January 19, 1964 at Hibiya Public Hall, Tokyo, Japan.

1. "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) - 3:47
2. "Deep Purple" (Peter DeRose, Mitchell Parish) - 3:59
3. "Too Close for Comfort" (Jerry Bock, Larry Holofcener, George Weiss) - 2:20
4. "I Love Being Here with You" (Peggy Lee, William Schluger) - 3:21
5. "Fly Me to the Moon (In Other Words)" (Bart Howard) - 3:00
6. "'S Wonderful" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) - 2:34
7. "I've Got You Under My Skin" (Cole Porter) - 2:59
8. "Hallelujah I Love Him So" (Ray Charles) - 2:38
9. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) - 3:09
10. "Whatever Lola Wants" (Richard Adler, Jerry Ross) - 2:48
11. "Bill Bailey" (Hughie Cannon) - 3:43
12. "The Blues (Ella's Blues)" (Ella Fitzgerald) - 4:38
13. "'Round Midnight" (Bernie Hanighen, Thelonious Monk, Cootie Williams) - 3:20
14. "I Can't Get Started" (Vernon Duke, Ira Gershwin) - 4:39
15. "Undecided" (Sid Robin, Charles Shavers) - 6:43
16. "Jam Session" - 10:53

Disc Two: Recorded January 22, 1964 at the Hotel Okura, Tokyo, Japan.

Disc 2

1. "Cheek to Cheek" (Irving Berlin) - 3:32
2. "Shiny Stockings" (Ella Fitzgerald, Frank Foster) - 3:29
3. "Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man" (Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern) - 4:31
4. "Bill Bailey" (Hughie Cannon) - 3:44
5. "Take the "A" Train" (Billy Strayhorn) - 5:02
6. "Closing/A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Al Feldman, Ella Fitzgerald) - 0:38
7. "Ain't Misbehavin'" (Harry Brooks, Andy Razaf, Thomas 'Fats' Waller) - 3:42
8. "My Last Affair" (Haven Johnson) - 3:56
9. "Perdido" (Ervin Drake, Jan Lengsfelder, Juan Tizol) - 6:58
10. "Closing/A-Tisket, A-Tasket" (Al Feldman, Ella Fitzgerald) - 0:49

Personnel

Disc One:Tracks 1 to 12;

• Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
• Roy Eldridge Quartet:
• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Bill Yancy - bass
• Gus Johnson - drums

Tracks 13 to 16;

• Roy Eldridge Quartet and guest musicians from Japan

Disc Two:Tracks 1 to 6;

• Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
• Roy Eldridge Quartet:
• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Tommy Flanagan - piano
• Bill Yancy - bass
• Gus Johnson - drums

Tracks 7 to 10;

• Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
• Roy Eldridge - trumpet
• Arrow Jazz Orchestra

Notes and References

1. Sleeve Notes: Ella in Japan: 'S Wonderful by Marc Myers: Verve - B001 5305-02 (2011)