THE ELLA FITZGERALD SHOW featuring DUKE ELLINGTON:
1-7: Ella Fitzgerald (voc) with Duke Ellington & His Orchestra:
Cat Anderson, Cootie Williams, Herbie Jones, Mercer Ellington (tp), Lawrence Brown, Buster Cooper, Chuck Connors (tb), Russell Procope, Johnny Hodges, Jimmy Hamilton, Paul Gonsalves, Harry Carney (reeds), Duke Ellington (p), Jeff Castleman (b), Rufus Jones (d).
Strings added. Omit Ella Fitzgerald on 5-7.
8-9: Ella Fitzgerald & the Jimmy Jones Trio: Jimmy Jones (p), Keeter Betts (b), Louie Bellson (d) plus the Duke Ellington Orchestra.
10: Ella Fitzgerald with the Duke Ellington Trio: Ellington (p), Keeter Betts (b), Louie Bellson (d).
11-13: Ella Fitzgerald with Jimmy Jones (p) and the Duke Ellington Orchestra. TV Broadcast, Burbank, California, April 8-11, 1968.
ELLA & BENNY GOODMAN:
14: Ella Fitzgerald (voc) with Benny Goodman (cl) & orchestra conducted by Ralph Burns: Harry James, Billy Butterfield,Buck Clayton (tp), Lou McGarity, Urbie Green, Eddie Bert (tb), Hymie Schertzer, Walt Levinsky (as), Zoot Sims, Al Klink (ts), Sol Schlinger (bar), Hank Jones (p), Kenny Burrell (g), George Duvivier (b), Roy Burns (d).
15: Ella Fitzgerald & Jo Stafford (voc), Benny Goodman (cl), Harry James (tp), Red Norvo (vib), Teddy Wilson (p), Arvell Shaw (b), Roy Burns (d). "Swing into Spring" TV Broadcast (Dave Garroway MC), New York, April 9, 1958.

BONUS TRACKS: 16-18: Ella Fitzgerald (voc) and Her Orchestra. TV show, New York, 1965.
TOTAL TIME: 55 MIN. B&W / MONO
One of the few real queens of jazz singing, Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) was an inspiring individual who, against all odds, rose from extreme poverty to fame thanks to her immense talents. In a world where female vocalists were usually beautiful stylized girls, Ella's inimitable voice and swing earned her a place above the rest and in almost no time she became the Chick Webb orchestra's primary draw. From then on, she sang and recorded with many of the most important jazz figures and was revered as a living legend throughout the remainder of her life.
This DVD showcases her in the company of two of the greatest jazz men of all time: Duke Ellington, with whom Ella collaborated many times during the late fifties and early sixties, and Benny Goodman, with whom she would only record on a 1936 studio session and a couple of TV shows. The two selections offered here come from one of those broadcasts. They include a wonderful rendition of "Ridin' High" with the two musicians backed by an All-Star Big Band and a small group medley in which Ella alternates vocals with Jo Stafford. The 1968 program with Duke was, in fact, Ella's own show, and she can be seen introducing some of the tunes. Taken from old kinescopes, the image quality on these shows is not up to today's standards. However, their historical and musical importance clearly compensates for such deficiencies.
Tracklisting:
1. Just One of Those Things (Cole Porter) (2:00)
2. Street of Dreams (Lewis-Young) (2:13)
3. I Can't Stop Loving You (Don Gibson) (4:44)
4. Summertime (George & Ira Gershwin) (2:23)
5. Satin Doll (D. Ellington-Strayhorn-Mercer) (2:04)
6. Things Ain't What They Used to Be (Mercer Ellington) (4:10)
7. Take the "A" Train (Billy Strayhorn) (1:37)
8. Loch Lomond (Traditional) (2:07)
9. A Foggy Day (George & Ira Gershwin) (2:20)
10. Don't Get Around Much Anymore (D. Ellington-B. Russell) (2:38)
11. Sweet Georgia Brown (Pinkard-Casey-Bernie) (2:47)
12. Lover Man (Ramirez-Davis-Sherman) (2:23)
13. Mack the Knife (Brecht-Weill) (2:50)
14. Ridin' High (Cole Porter) (2:47)
15. Medley: I've Got the Right to Sing the Blues / I Know That You Know / How Come You Do Me Like You Do / Poor Butterfly / Hard Hearted Hannah / I Got It Bad But that Ain't Good / St. Louis Blues (Arlen-Koehler / Caldwell-Youmans / Austin-Bergere / Golden-Hubbell / Ager-Yellen-Bigelow-Bates / D. Ellington-P. Webster / W.C. Handy) (9:10)
BONUS TRACKS:
16. A Tisket, a Tasket (Feldman-Alexander-Fitzgerald) (0:51)
17. Imagination (Burke-Van Heusen) (2:27)
18. Oh, Lady Be Good (George & Ira Gershwin) (1:57)
Released 2008.