Ella At The Shrine: Prelude to Zardi’s

Ella At The Shrine is a newly discovered 20-minute live Jazz At The Philharmonic recording, captured 10 days before Ella Fitzgerald recorded the acclaimed live album Ella at Zardi’s, which was released for the first time last year after more than sixty years of sitting in Verve’s vaults. Ella At The Shrine showcases The First Of Lady Of Song just weeks before she’d go on to recorded her breakthrough album Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book. As an historical footnote, the outro announcement references her Zardi’s gig.