Ella Fitzgerald: The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum Opaque Tangerine LP JAZZ-76 Afrocentricity

Afrocentricity

produced by Norman Granz

and there is a touching freshness to the music as a whole

will make the first time a live Songbook has been released from the first lady of song

Samara belongs to the company of iconic label-mates from Ella Fitzgerald to Sarah Vaughan to Billie Holiday

Ella Fitzgerald: The Moment of Truth: Ella at the Coliseum Opaque Tangerine LP JAZZ-76 AfrocentricityElla Fitzgerald virtually invented the live album. The reason is simple: her performances were so consistently great that almost any live show was special enough to release as a record. In a sense, for Ella Fitzgerald, every night was The Moment of Truth. But this previously unknown concert stands out from the pack. In the summer of 1967 Ella Fitzgerald was in a particularly interesting place. She was in the middle of an especially rewarding three