Ella Fitzgerald : Live At Montreux 1969 Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers With Thelonius Monk Donald Byrd in peak form

Donald Byrd in peak form on trumpet

There’s a confidence and an emotional swagger that drives these songs onto new heights

This Must Be Hell - Horace Andy

Use Me - Future

Willow Garden - Lankum

Ella Fitzgerald : Live At Montreux 1969 Art Blakeys Jazz Messengers With Thelonius Monk Donald Byrd in peak formElla Fitzgerald's debut appearance at the Montreux Jazz Festival in 1969, features The First Lady of Song backed by the Tommy Flanagan Trio. Performing a set combining contemporary tracks, such as 'Sunshine Of Your Love' and 'Hey Jude' alongside classics 'I Won't Dance', 'That Old Black Magic' along with a host of others. This show was originally released on DVD in 2005 and this audio is being made available on CD and LP for the first time. Track