Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport


Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport is a 1958 live album by Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday, recorded at the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival.
Fitzgerald's first track promoted her recent album Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers & Hart Songbook, and after several teething problems with the microphone, and tempo problems on "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down ", she delivers a stunning scat solo on "Air Mail Special", quoting from several recent pop hits.
Holiday is introduced by Johnny Mercer, and Carmen McRae's performance of that year was featured on the 2000 Verve CD reissue.

Track listing

Original LP

Side One:
  1. "This Can't Be Love" – 1:44
  2. "I Got It Bad " – 4:27
  3. "Body and Soul" – 4:28
  4. "April in Paris" – 4:02
  5. "I've Got a Crush on You" – 2:26
  6. "Air Mail Special" – 4:34
  7. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" – 7:00
Side Two:
  1. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" – 2:39
  2. "Willow Weep for Me" – 3:10
  3. "My Man" – 3:32
  4. "Lover, Come Back to Me" – 2:07
  5. "Lady Sings the Blues" – 3:02
  6. "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" – 3:19

    CD reissue

  7. "This Can't Be Love" – 1:44
  8. "I Got It Bad " – 4:27
  9. "Body and Soul" – 4:28
  10. "Too Close for Comfort" – 2:30
  11. "Lullaby of Birdland" – 2:23
  12. "I've Got a Crush on You" – 2:26
  13. "I'm Gonna Sit Right Down and Write Myself a Letter" – 2:26
  14. "April in Paris" – 4:02
  15. "Air Mail Special" – 4:34
  16. "I Can't Give You Anything But Love" – 7:00
  17. "Nice Work If You Can Get It" – 2:39
  18. "Willow Weep for Me" – 3:10
  19. "My Man" – 3:32
  20. "Lover, Come Back to Me" – 2:07
  21. "Lady Sings the Blues" – 3:02
  22. "What a Little Moonlight Can Do" – 3:19
  23. "I'll Remember April" – 2:44
  24. "Body and Soul" – 3:34
  25. Carmen McRae introduces "Skyliner" – 0:18
  26. "Skyliner" – 2:13
  27. Carmen McRae Introduces the Band and "Midnight Sun" – 1:03
  28. "Midnight Sun" – 4:12
  29. "Our Love is Here to Stay" – 3:14
  30. "Perdido" – 2:47

    Personnel