Ella At Zardi's

Ella At Zardi's

• Rescued from the vaults: `Ella At Zardi's' is the Verve Records' first live recording, and is being heard for the first time anywhere

Rescued from the vaults: ‘Ella At Zardi's’ is the Verve Records' first live recording, and is being heard for the first time anywhere. The two sets from the evening, in front of a lively crowd, was captured February 2, 1956, a few days before Ella began recording Verve’s first album, ‘Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book.’