In the meantime, like many I have been struggling to get my hands on a copy of that new Ella Fitzgerald box “Twelve Nights In Hollywood”… Even Amazon says 1-3 weeks, but it never seems to be in stock anywhere. I finally gave up, and ordered it directly from the label (Verve / Hip-o-select) at:

http://www.hip-oselect.com/default.asp

It just arrived today, and I ordered it Monday ! (Sweet) So far, no regrets… Ella is solid, and the book is filled with some great historical content. My only complaint is the way they have packaged the CD’s. Once again, they sleeve into the package… For those of us who attempt to keep their CD’s as scratch free as possible, this type of packaging is not the best choice ! (Similar to the complete Louis Armstrong – Hot Five’s & Hot Seven’s box or the more recent Miles Davis – Kind of Blue 50th Anniversary Box…)