Ella Fitzgerald s-a numărat printre cele mai faimoase cântărețe de jazz ale secolului XX. A devenit celebră pentru dicția sa perfectă, frazarea, gama vocală largă și mai ales pentru măiestria sa în tehnica scat. Și-a început cariera profesională în orchestra lui Chick Webb, după moartea acestuia a condus ea însăși formația, iar din 1942 a activat ca solistă.
Compilația 5 Original Albums Vol.2 pe 5 CD-uri este o colecție de înregistrări live înregistrate la Chicago Opera House (1957), Teatro Sistina din Roma (1958) și The Crescendo. Printre momentele cele mai importante se numără The Birthday Concert de la Roma, unde Fitzgerald a interpretat piese clasice precum „St. Louis Blues”, „That Old Black Magic” sau „The Lady Is A Tramp”. Albumul oferă experiența autentică a concertelor sale, în cadrul cărora cântăreața și-a demonstrat măiestria improvizației și carisma în fața publicului. Piese precum „Moonlight In Vermont”, „I Loves You Porgy” sau „Stompin' At The Savoy” documentează energia și delicatețea interpretării sale în repertoriul standardelor de jazz.
Melodii
CD1
1 It's All Right With Me (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
2 Don Cha Go Way Mad (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
3 Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
4 These Foolish Things (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
5 Ill Wind (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
6 Goody, Goody (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
7 Moonlight In Vermont (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
8 Them There Eyes (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
9 Stompin' At The Savoy (Live At The Chicago Opera House,1957)
CD2
1 Introduction (Ella Fitzgerald/ Ella In Rome-The Birthday Concert) (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
2 St. Louis Blues (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
3 These Foolish Things (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
4 Just Squeeze Me (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
5 Angel Eyes (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
6 That Old Black Magic (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
7 Just One Of Those Things (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
8 I Loves You Porgy (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
9 It's All Right With Me (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
10 I Can't Give You Anything But Love (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
11 Introduction (Ella Fitzgerald/ Ella In Rome-The Birthday Concert) (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
12 When You're Smiling (The Whole World Smiles With You) (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
13 A Foggy Day (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
14 Midnight Sun (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
15 The Lady Is A Tramp (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1967)
16 Sophisticated Lady (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
17 Caravan (Live At Teatro Sistina, Rome, Italy / 1958)
18 Stompin' At The Savoy (Live At The Shrine Auditorium,1957)
CD3
1 This Could Be The Start Of Something Big (Live At The Crescendo/1961)
2 I've Got The World On A String (Live At The Crescendo)
3 You're Driving Me Crazy (Live At The Crescendo/1961)
4 Just In Time (Live At The Crescendo)
5 It Might As Well Be Spring (Live At The Crescendo)
6 Take The „A” Train (Live At The Crescendo)
7 Stairway To The Stars (Live At The Crescendo/1961)
8 (You'll Have To Swing It) Mr. Paganini (Live At The Crescendo/1961)
9 Satin Doll (Live At The Crescendo)
10 Blue Moon (Live At The Crescendo)
11 Baby, Won't You Please Come Home (Live At The Crescendo)
12 Airmail Special (Live At The Crescendo)
CD4
1 Day In, Day Out (Live At Cote d'Azur, France / 1964)
2 Just A-Sittin' and A-Rockin' (Live (7/28/64-Cote D'Azur))
3 The Lady Is A Tramp (Live (7/28/64-Cote D'Azur))
4 Summertime (Live At Juan-les-Pins, France / 7/28/64)
5 St. Louis Blues (Live (7/28/64-Juan-les-Pins))
6 Honeysuckle Rose (Live 7/28/64 with spoken ending)
7 They Can't Take That Away From Me (Live 7/29/64)
8 You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To (Live 7/29/64)
9 Somewhere In The Night (Live 7/29/64)
10 I've Got You Under My Skin (Live At Cote D'Azur / 1964)
11 The Cricket Song (Live 7/29/64)
12 How High The Moon (Live (7/29/64-Juan-les-Pins))
CD5
1 Walk Right In
2 That Old Black Magic (Live In Hamburg, Germany / 1965)
3 Body And Soul
4 Here's That Rainy Day (Live From Hamburg/1965)
5 And The Angels Sing
6 A Hard Day's Night
7 Ellington Medley: Do Nothing' Till You Hear From Me/Mood Indigo/It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
8 The Boy From Ipanema
9 Don't Rain On My Parade (Live From Hamburg/1965)
10 Angel Eyes (Live In Hamburg, Germany / 1965)
11 Smooth Sailing
12 Old McDonald Had A Farm
