In contrast to her classic Songbook albums for Verve, this 1961 date captures the essence of Ella Fitzgerald as most people got to see her live—with a swinging quartet. The program is made up mostly of repertoire from the Swing and early Bebop periods with Ella mixing soulful ballads and hard-driving swingers.

Verve’s Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. A Night In Tunisia
2. You're My Thrill
3. My Reverie
4. Stella By Starlight
5. 'Round Midnight
6. Jersey Bounce
7. Signing Off

Side B
1. Cry Me A River
2. This Year's Kisses
3. Good Morning Heartache
4. (I Was) Born To Be Blue
5. Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
6. Spring Can Really Hang You Up The Most
7. Music Goes Round And Around

Ella Fitzgerald — vocals
Lou Levy — piano
Herb Ellis — guitar
Joe Mondragon — bass
Stan Levey — drums