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1958 live album by Ella Fitzgerald
At the Opera House is a 1958 live album by Ella Fitzgerald . The album presents a recording of the 1957 Jazz at the Philharmonic Concerts . This series of live jazz concerts was devised by Fitzgerald's manager Norman Granz ; they ran from 1944 to 1983. Featured on this occasion, in 1957, are Fitzgerald and the leading jazz players of the day in an onstage jam session. The first half of the 1990 CD edition includes a performance that was recorded on September 29, 1957, at the Chicago Opera House , whilst the second half highlights the concert recorded on October 7, 1957, at the Shrine Auditorium , in Los Angeles . The original LP obviously included only the mono tracks (#10-18).
This album is typical of Ella's concert repertoire in the mid 1950s, singing swing standards, and songs referencing her recent 'Songbook' series, in this case, the Cole Porter and Rodgers and Hart songbooks.
Reception [ ]
Writing for Allmusic, music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "... this album is mostly recommended to her greatest fans. However, the music is wonderful, there are variations between the different versions, and her voice was at its prime".[1]
For the 1986 Verve CD re-issue Ella Fitzgerald at the Opera House, Verve 831-269-2
Track listing [ ]
"It's All Right with Me " (Cole Porter ) – 2:32
"Don'cha Go 'Way Mad " (Jimmy Mundy , Illinois Jacquet , Al Stillman ) – 2:42
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered " (Richard Rodgers , Lorenz Hart ) – 3:01
"These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) " (Jack Strachey , Harry Link , Holt Marvell ) – 3:46
"Ill Wind " (Harold Arlen , Ted Koehler ) – 2:47
"Goody Goody " (Johnny Mercer , Matty Malneck ) – 1:54
"Moonlight in Vermont " (Karl Suessdorf , John Blackburn ) – 3:06
"Them There Eyes " (Maceo Pinkard , Doris Tauber, William Tracey) – 2:08
"Stompin' at the Savoy " (Benny Goodman , Edgar Sampson , Chick Webb , Andy Razaf ) – 5:14
Tracks 1-9 recorded in stereo on the 29th of September 1957 at the Chicago Opera House .
"It's All Right with Me" – 2:45
"Don'cha Go Way Mad" – 2:31
"Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" – 3:22
"These Foolish Things" – 3:49
"Ill Wind" – 2:53
"Goody Goody" – 1:55
"Moonlight in Vermont" – 3:15
"Stompin' at the Savoy" – 7:15
"Oh, Lady Be Good! " (George Gershwin , Ira Gershwin ) – 4:25
Tracks 10-18 recorded in mono on the 7th of October 1957 at the Shrine Auditorium , Los Angeles .
Personnel [ ]
Tracks 1-16 [ ]
Tracks 17-18 [ ]
References [ ]
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Diz and Getz (1953)
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Stan Getz Plays (1955)
Hamp and Getz with Lionel Hampton (1955)
West Coast Jazz (1955)
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For Musicians Only (1956)
The Steamer (1956)
The Soft Swing (1957)
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Award Winner: Stan Getz (1957)
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio with Oscar Peterson (1957)
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Like Someone in Love (1957)
Stan Meets Chet with Chet Baker (1958)
Cal Tjader-Stan Getz Sextet (1958)
Imported from Europe (1958)
Stan Getz at Large (1960)
Cool Velvet (1960)
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Focus (1962)
Jazz Samba (1962)
Big Band Bossa Nova (1962)
Jazz Samba Encore! (1963)
Getz/Gilberto (1963)
Reflections (1963)
Stan Getz with Guest Artist Laurindo Almeida (1963)
Nobody Else But Me (1964)
Stan Getz & Bill Evans (1964)
Bob Brookmeyer and Friends (1964)
Getz/Gilberto Vol. 2 (1964)
Stan Getz Plays Music from the Soundtrack of Mickey One (1965)
Voices (1966)
Sweet Rain (1967)
Didn't We (1969)
The Song Is You (1969)
Marrakesh Express (1969)
Dynasty (1971)
Change of Scenes with the Kenny Clarke/Francy Boland Big Band (1971)
Communications '72 (1972)
Captain Marvel (1972)
But Beautiful (1974)
The Best of Two Worlds Featuring João Gilberto (1975)
The Master (1975)
The Peacocks (1975)
Another World (1977)
Children of the World (1978)
Forest Eyes (1979)
Billy Highstreet Samba (1981)
Blue Skies (1982)
Pure Getz (1982)
Poetry with Albert Dailey (1983)
Line for Lyons with Chet Baker (1983)
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The Brothers (1956)
Conception (1956)
Stan Getz and the Cool Sounds (1957)
Prezervation with Al Haig (1968)
What the World Needs Now: Stan Getz Plays Burt Bacharach and Hal David (1968)
The Complete Roost Recordings (1997)
People Time: The Complete Recordings (2010)
Soundtracks
Death of a Corrupt Man (1977)
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J. J. Johnson's Jazz Quintets (1946–49)
Jay Jay Johnson with Clifford Brown /The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 1 /The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 2 (1953–55)
The Eminent Jay Jay Johnson Volume 3 (1955)
J Is for Jazz (1956)
First Place (1957)
Blue Trombone (1957)
Dial J. J. 5 (1957)
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
J. J. in Person! (1957)
Really Livin' (1959)
Trombone and Voices (1960)
J.J. Inc. (1960)
A Touch of Satin (1960–61)
André Previn and J. J. Johnson (1961)
J.J.'s Broadway (1963)
Proof Positive (1964)
J.J.! (1964)
Goodies (1965)
Broadway Express (1965)
The Total J.J. Johnson (1966)
The Yokohama Concert (with Nat Adderley , 1977)
Chain Reaction: Yokohama Concert, Vol. 2 (with Nat Adderley, 1977)
Pinnacles (1979)
Concepts in Blue (1980)
WithKai Winding Albums as sideman or arranger/ composer
Julian "Cannonball" Adderley (1955)
Sayin' Somethin' (Nat Adderley , 1966)
The Soul of the City (Manny Albam , 1966)
Basie Jam (Count Basie , 1973)
The Bosses (Count Basie/"Big Joe" Turner , 1973)
Night Song (Kenny Burrell , 1969)
I'm Tryin' to Get Home (Donald Byrd , 1964)
New York Slick (Ron Carter , 1979)
Birth of the Cool (Miles Davis , 1949–50)
Young Man with a Horn /Miles Davis Volume 1 /Miles Davis Volume 2 (1952)
Summertime (Paul Desmond , 1968)
Afro-Cuban (Kenny Dorham , 1955)
At the Opera House (Ella Fitzgerald , 1957)
The Complete RCA Victor Recordings (Dizzy Gillespie , 1949)
Dee Gee Days: The Savoy Sessions (Dizzy Gillespie , 1951)
Afro (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Dizzy and Strings (Dizzy Gillespie, 1954)
Perceptions (Dizzy Gillespie, a/c only, 1960)
The Modern Touch (Benny Golson , 1957)
The Hawk Flies High (Coleman Hawkins , 1957)
Lady in Satin (Billie Holiday , 1958)
And Then Again (Elvin Jones , 1965)
The Modern Jazz Society Presents a Concert of Contemporary Music (John Lewis , 1955)
The Big Band (Jimmy McGriff , 1966)
Happenings (Hank Jones & Oliver Nelson , 1966)
Encyclopedia of Jazz (Oliver Nelson , 1965–66)
Nine Flags (Chico O'Farrill , 1966)
Charlie Parker on Dial (1947)
Sonny Rollins, Vol. 2 (1957)
Alfie (Sonny Rollins , 1966)
Carnival of the Spirits (Moacir Santos , 1975)
New Fantasy (Lalo Schifrin , 1964)
Once a Thief and Other Themes (Lalo Schifrin, 1965)
The Cape Verdean Blues (Horace Silver , 1965)
Sonny Stitt Plays Arrangements from the Pen of Quincy Jones (1955)
The Matadors Meet the Bull (Sonny Stitt , 1965)
What's New!!! (Sonny Stitt, 1966)
Joyride (Stanley Turrentine , 1965)
Film scores
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Years given are for the recording(s), not first release. Note: All-Star albums feature sideman who are not necessarily listed while titles which include "Oscar Peterson" or the OP Trio are usually shortened.
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Plays series
Duke Ellington (1952)
George Gershwin (1952)
Harold Arlen (1954)
Count Basie (1955)
1955–58 Plays the Songbook (1959)The London House Sessions (1961)Trio & Guests
Very Tall (with Milt Jackson , 1961)
Affinity (1962)
Bursting Out with the All-Star Big Band! (1962)
Night Train (1962)
West Side Story (1962)
And Nelson Riddle (1963)
Canadiana Suite (1964)
Plays (1964)
+ One (with Clark Terry, 1964)
We Get Requests (1964)
Eloquence (1965)
I/We Had a Ball (multiple groups, 1965)
With Respect to Nat (1965)
Blues Etude (1966)
Soul Español (1966)
The Greatest Jazz Concert in the World (multiple groups, 1967)
Exclusively for My Friends
Action (1963–64)
Girl Talk (1965–68)
The Way I Really Play (1967)
The Lost Tapes (1967–68)
Mellow Mood (1968)
My Favorite Instrument (1968)
Travelin' On (1968)
1969–79
Hello Herbie (1969)
Motions and Emotions (with Claus Ogerman , 1969)
Another Day (1970)
Tracks (1970)
Tristeza on Piano (1970)
Walking the Line (1970)
Great Connection (1971)
In Tune (and The Singers Unlimited , 1971)
Reunion Blues (and Milt Jackson, 1971)
In Tokyo (1972)
Solo (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 1 (1972)
The History of an Artist, Vol. 2 (1972)
The trio (Pablo , 1973)
In Russia (1974)
The Giants (1974)
The Good Life (1974)
Oscar Peterson et Joe Pass à Salle Pleyel (1975)
Porgy and Bess (and Joe Pass , 1975)
The Oscar Peterson Big 6 at Montreux (1975)
The Tenor Giants (and Zoot Sims and Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis , 1975)
And the Bassists – Montreux '77 (and Ray Brown & Niels-Henning Ørsted Pedersen , 1977)
Jam – Montreux '77 (1977)
The London Concert (1978)
The Paris Concert (1978)
Digital at Montreux (1979)
Night Child (1979)
Skol (with Stéphane Grappelli , 1979)
With The Trumpet Kings
Roy Eldridge (1974)
Dizzy Gillespie (1974)
Jousts (1974)
Harry Edison (1974)
Clark Terry (1975)
Jon Faddis (1975)
At Montreux '75 (Eldridge, Gillespie & Terry, 1975)
The Trumpet Summit Meets the Oscar Peterson Big 4 (with Gillespie, Hubbard & Terry, 1980)
The Alternate Blues (with Gillespie, Hubbard & Terry, 1980)
1980–2004
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Lester Young with the Oscar Peterson Trio (1952)
Basie Jazz (Count Basie , 1952)
Pres and Sweets (Lester Young and Harry Edison , 1955)
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You (Harry Edison, 1957)
Going for Myself (Lester Young & Harry Edison, 1957)
Jazz Giants '58 (Stan Getz , Gerry Mulligan & Harry Edison, 1958)
Satch and Josh (and Count Basie, 1974)
Satch and Josh...Again (and Count Basie, 1977)
Night Rider (and Count Basie, 1978)
The Timekeepers (and Count Basie, 1978)
Yessir, That's My Baby (and Count Basie, 1978)
Oscar Peterson + Harry Edison + Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson (1986)
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Alone Together (1952)
Cosmopolite (1952–54)
Plays Pretty (1954)
New Jazz Sounds (with Bill Harris & Dizzy Gillespie , 1954)
Benny Carter Meets Oscar Peterson (1986)
WithRoy Eldridge WithElla Fitzgerald Coleman Hawkins and/or Ben Webster
Coleman Hawkins and Confrères (with Roy Eldridge & Webster, 1957)
Coleman Hawkins Encounters Ben Webster (1957)
The Genius of Coleman Hawkins (1957)
Soulville (with Webster, 1957)
Ben Webster Meets Oscar Peterson (with Webster, 1959)
WithBuddy Rich With others
The Astaire Story (Fred Astaire , 1952)
Buddy DeFranco and Oscar Peterson Play George Gershwin (1954)
Ellis in Wonderland (Herb Ellis , 1955–56)
Toni (Toni Harper , 1955–56)
Louis Armstrong Meets Oscar Peterson (1957)
Anita Sings the Most (Anita O'Day , 1957)
Only the Blues (Sonny Stitt , 1957)
Stan Getz and J. J. Johnson at the Opera House (1957)
Stan Getz and the Oscar Peterson Trio (1957)
This Is Ray Brown (Roy Brown , 1958)
Sonny Stitt Sits in (1959)
Bill Henderson with (1963)
Zoot Sims and the Gershwin Brothers (1975)
The Milt Jackson Big 4 (1975)
Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis 4 – Montreux '77 (1977)
How Long Has This Been Going On? (Sarah Vaughan , 1978)
Linger Awhile (Sarah Vaughan, 1978)
Ain't Misbehavin' (Clark Terry, 1978)
Ain't But a Few of Us Left (Milt Jackson, 1981)
Hark (Buddy DeFranco, 1985)
Some of My Best Friends Are...The Piano Players (Ray Brown, 1994)
Film soundtracks
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