This week: Geoff plays tracks of Ella performing live in the 1940s, an aspect of her career that is often overlooked. Tracks include In a Mellow Tone (1949), There's a Small Hotel (1949), Lemon Drop (1949), Somebody Loves Me (1949), Ool-Ya-Koo (1949), Robbins' Nest (1949), Lover Man (Live Remastered 1947), and Flying Home (1949). This edition of GPE was produced by Ed Robertson Learn more about your ad choices. Visit <a href="https://megaphone.fm/adchoices">megaphone.fm/adchoices</a>

Ella Live in the 1940s

Celebrate the music of The First Lady of Song along with Emmy winner, Grammy nominee and acclaimed Ella Fitzgerald biographer Geoffrey Mark. Each episode of Geoffrey Mark Plays Ella focuses on a particular theme or aspect of Ella's seven-decade recording legacy, along with behind the scenes details, incisive commentary, showbiz anecdotes, and more.