Live at the Savoy 1939 - 40Ella FitzgeraldAlbumGenre: JazzDescription: Jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald came to fame in the 1930s with the Chick Webb Orchestra. After Webb's death in 1939 the band was renamed Ella Fitzgerald and her Famous Orchestra in order to cash in on her enormous popularity. This CD of live instrumental performances from the Savoy and Grand Terrace Café in 1939 and 1940 features Eddie Barefield Teddy McRae Bobby Stark Taft Jordan Sandy Williams and Tammy Fulford. Personnel includes: Eddie Barefield Teddy McRae Bobby Stark Taft Jordan Sandy Williams Dick Vance Wayman Carver Nat Story Tammy Fulford and others
