At the Opera House ( Russian at the Opera House ) is an album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald , recorded at concerts as part of the Jazz at the Philharmonic series, organized by Norman Granz. The album includes 2 jam sessions of singers and session musicians, which were held on September 29 and October 7, 1957 at the Chicago Opera and Shrine Auditorium in Los Angeles, respectively. The record was released on Verve Records under studio number MGV-8264.
| At the opera house | ||||
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| Ella Fitzgerald Live Album | ||||
| Date of issue | 1958 | |||
| Recorded by | September 29 and October 7, 1957 | |||
| Genres | jazz | |||
| Duration | 59:20 | |||
| Producers | Norman Granz | |||
| A country |  USA | |||
| Language of songs | English | |||
| Labels | Verve records | |||
| Professional reviews | ||||
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Content
Reviews
In his review on the Allmusic portal, music critic Scott Janov wrote about the album: β... I would recommend this album mainly to its biggest fans. Nevertheless, the music is wonderful, there are different options between different versions, and her voice was at its best. β [one]
List of Songs
| Side 1 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | The words | Music | Duration | |||||
| one. | "It's All Right With Me" | Cole Porter | Cole Porter | 2:32 | |||||
| 2. | Don'cha Go 'Way Mad | Al Stillman | Jimmy Mandy | 2:42 | |||||
| 3. | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" | Lorenz Hart | Richard Rogers | 3:01 | |||||
| four. | βThese Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)β | Holt Marvell | Harry link | 3:46 | |||||
| five. | "I'll Wind" | Ted Kohler | Harold Arlen | 2:47 | |||||
| 6. | "Goody Goody" | Johnny mercer | Matty Malnech | 1:54 | |||||
| 7. | "Moonlight in Vermont" | John blackburn | Karl Sussdorf | 3:06 | |||||
| eight. | "Them There Eyes" | William Tracy | Maseo Pinkard | 2:08 | |||||
| 9. | "Stompin 'at the Savoy" | Andy Razaf | Benny Goodman , Edgar Sampson, Chick Webb | 5:14 | |||||
| 27:10 | |||||||||
| Side 2 | |||||||||
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| No. | Title | The words | Music | Duration | |||||
| one. | "It's All Right With Me" | 2:45 | |||||||
| 2. | Don'cha Go 'Way Mad | 2:31 | |||||||
| 3. | "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" | 3:22 | |||||||
| four. | βThese Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)β | 3:49 am | |||||||
| five. | "I'll Wind" | 2:53 | |||||||
| 6. | "Goody Goody" | 1:55 | |||||||
| 7. | "Moonlight in Vermont" | 3:51 | |||||||
| eight. | "Stompin 'at the Savoy" | 7:15 a.m. | |||||||
| 9. | "Oh, Lady be Good!" | Ira Gershwin | George Gershwin | 4:25 | |||||
| 32:10 | |||||||||
Record Members
- Ella Fitzgerald - vocals.
- Oscar Peterson - Piano .
- Herb Ellis is a guitar .
- Ray Brown - Double Bass .
- Joe Jones - drums .
- Connie Kay - The Drums.
- Roy Eldridge is a trumpet .
- JJ Johnson is a trombone.
- Sonny Stith is an alto saxophone .
- Lester Young is a tenor saxophone.
- Illinois Jacket - Tenor Saxophone.
- Coleman Hawkins - Tenor Saxophone.
- Stan Getz is a tenor saxophone.
- Flip Phillips - tenor saxophone.
Notes
- β 1 2 At the Opera House on the AllMusic website