At the time of this 1956 concert, Ella Fitzgerald was in her prime, and the Los Angeles club Zardi's was one of the premier jazz venues on the West Coast; amazingly, this live recording has only recently been unearthed in an archive. Backed by a swinging piano trio and clearly enjoying a warm rapport with the crowd—even honoring numerous song requests—the First Lady of Song shows what she can do on these 22 selections, producing definitive versions of "A Fine Romance," "Why Don't You Do Right," "'S Wonderful," "Lullaby of Birdland," "My Heart Belongs to Daddy," "A-Tisket, A-Tasket," "How High the Moon," "In a Mellow Tone," "Gone with the Wind," "Cry Me a River," and "I Can't Give You Anything But Love."