| Garland at the Grove | |
| Type: | live |
| Artist: | Judy Garland |
| Cover: | garlandgrove.jpg |
| Released: | 1959 |
| Recorded: | August 5, 1958 |
| Venue: | Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel, Los Angeles |
| Length: | 57:14 |
| Label: | Capitol |
| Chronology: | Judy Garland |
| Prev Title: | Judy in Love |
| Prev Year: | 1958 |
| Next Title: | The Letter |
| Next Year: | 1959 |
Garland at the Grove is a 1959 live album by American vocalist Judy Garland accompanied by Freddy Martin and his Orchestra. The album was recorded at the Cocoanut Grove nightclub at the Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles.[1]
Garland at the Grove preceded Garland's famous run and landmark recording at Carnegie Hall by three years. The Cocoanut Grove show featured Garland with Freddy Martin's Orchestra, rather than others like Nelson Riddle or Billy May.
William Ruhlmann of Allmusic awarded the album four stars, writing: "from the spring of 1951 on, Judy Garland's reputation rested on her abilities as a live act, but it took another eight years before her first commercially recorded live album was issued by Capitol Records (ST 1118)... The audience is enthusiastic, especially toward the end, when, coming out for her encores, Garland asks for requests and gets plenty. Even without the visual complement (and said to be suffering from laryngitis, which is only occasionally evident), she is clearly a powerful performer with a strong connection to her listeners."[1]