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Ella Fitzgerald
The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum
(Verve)
★★★★
HERE’s an unexpected, very special present for Ella Fitzgerald fans.
Discovered in the private collection of Verve Records founder Norman Granz, this never previously released set is taken from a 1967 concert the jazz singing legend performed at the Oakland Coliseum with members of The Duke Ellington Orchestra.
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