Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl
| Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl | |
|---|---|
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| Live album by various artists | |
| Released | 1957 |
| Label | Verve |
Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl is a live album released by Verve Records in 1957.
Recording
The album was recorded at the Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles on 15 August 1956.[1]
Critical reception
| Review scores | |
|---|---|
| Source | Rating |
| AllMusic | |
| Billboard | positive[2] |
Billboard reviewed the album in its issue from 28 October 1957, writing: "A must package for jazz lovers, which history will prove to be a collectors' gem. [...] Repertoire has wide appeal and concert flavor adds tremendously."[2]
Track listing
2 × 12-inch LP (Verve – MG V-8231-2)
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Introduction" | Norman Granz | |
| 2. | "Jam Session" "Honeysuckle Rose" | Harry Edison, Flip Phillips, Illinois Jacquet, Roy Eldridge, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich | |
| 3. | "The Ballad Medley" a) "I Can't Get Started" b) "If I Had You"" b) "I've Got the World on a String" | Roy Eldridge Harry Edison Flip Phillips |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Jam Session" "Jumpin' at the Woodside" | Illinois Jacquet, Harry Edison, Roy Eldridge | |
| 2. | "Drum Solo" | Buddy Rich | |
| 3. | "9:20 Special" | The Oscar Peterson Trio | |
| 4. | "How About You" | The Oscar Peterson Trio |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Someone to Watch over Me" | Art Tatum | |
| 2. | "Begin the Beguine" | Art Tatum | |
| 3. | "Willow Weep for Me" | Art Tatum | |
| 4. | "Humoresque" | Art Tatum | |
| 5. | "Love for Sale" | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 6. | "Just One of Those Things" | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 7. | "Little Girl Blue" | Ella Fitzgerald |
| No. | Title | Artist(s) | Length |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | "Too Close for Comfort" | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 2. | "I Can't Give You Anything but Love" | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 3. | "Airmail Special" | Ella Fitzgerald | |
| 4. | "You Won't Be Satisfied" | Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong and his orchestra | |
| 5. | "Undecided" | Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong and his orchestra | |
| 6. | "When the Saints Go Marching In" | Various |
References
- 1 2 "Jazz at the Hollywood Bowl – Various artists". AllMusic. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
- 1 2 "Album reviews". Billboard. 28 October 1957. p. Audition 7. Retrieved 21 April 2026.
