The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum CD Virgin Label Services Byrd had begun recording for

Byrd had begun recording for Blue Note in 1958

“When the sun…”

Isn't She Lovely

this set offers two sets of private recordings (at the home of Bird’s friend Phil Baxter and at Vic Damon’s studio) made with local musicians and a very relaxed-sounding Parker who has the room to really stretch out and show us the shape of jazz that was to come in his wake

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The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum CD Virgin Label Services Byrd had begun recording forElla 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