art direction, design Tom Gulotta tracks 10 to 16 bass Jim Hughart tracks 1 to 9 bass Ray Brown compilation producer [producers for reelin' in the years productions] David Peck compilation producer [producers for reelin' in the years productions] Phillip Galloway tracks 10 to 16 drums Gus Johnson tracks 1 to 9 drums Jo Jones graphics [dvd menus & authoring by] Metropolis tracks 1 to 9 guitar Herb Ellis tracks 10 to 16 guitar Les Spann legal [clearances, at diamond time ltd] Cathy Carapella legal [clearances, at diamond time ltd] Rick Eisenstein legal [legal, pillsbury winthrop shaw pittman llp] Cydney A. Tune Esq. liner notes Will Friedwald photography by [photographs - cover] Paul Hoeffler photography by [photographs - p.11] Herman Leonard photography by [photographs - p.11] Redferns photography by [photographs - p.16] Jamie Hodgson photography by [photographs - p.2] Ted Williams photography by [photographs - p.3, courtesy of] Michael Ochs Archives photography by [photographs - p.4, 13- photo by] William "PoPsie" Randolph photography by [photographs - p.6] Susanne Schapowalow tracks 1 to 9 piano Don Abney tracks 10 to 16 piano Tommy Flanagan producer [associate producer], music consultant [consultant] Don Sickler video editor [editor at four square (san diego)] Steve Scoville vocals [vocal] Ella Fitzgerald Copyright (c) Reelin' In The Years Productions Licensed To TDK Marketing Europe GmbH Glass Mastered At Sony DADC, Toronto Pressed By Sony DADC, Toronto B/W - All Regions - English - Mono - 56 min. Dolby Digital
Includes 16 page booklet featuring: moving forward by Ella's son, Ray Brown, Jr. rare photographs and memorabilia
Jazz Icons: Ella Fitzgerald features The First Lady Of Song in two distinct performances. The first is the earliest known complete concert of Ella to be captured on film. Shot in Belgium, this 1957 concert has her performing with jazz greats Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Jo Jones and the legendary Oscar Peterson on classics such as Lullaby Of Birdland, and It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing). The second show is an intimate in-studio performance from 1963, taped in Sweden, featuring Ella backed by a quartet including pianist Tommy Flanagan. Highlights include stellar versions of Mack The Knife and Just One Of Those Things.
Jazz Icons™ is a ongoing DVD series featuring full-length concerts and in-studio performances by the greatest legends of jazz, filmed all over the world from the 1950's through the 1970's. Beautifully transferred from the original masters, none of these concerts has ever been officially released on home video, and in many cases, the material was never broadcast. Each DVD is produced with the full support and co-operation of the artists or their estates.
Jazz Pour Tous licensed exclusively by Reelin' In The Years® Productions on behalf of RTBF. Filmed in Belgium on June 6, 1957
Mork Sang licensed exclusively by Reelin' In The Years® Productions on behalf of SVT. Filmed in Sweden on April 3, 1963
Note: Every effort has been made to present the best possible quality of the audio and video on this DVD, however, due to the age and varying conditions of the original masters, even after digital remastering, some anomalies may be present.