It's 3:30 in the morning. Ella Fitzgerald's voice carries throughout our Airbnb house in central Oklahoma City. As I explore the midcentury home, I listen to the 1957 live recording at the Shrine Auditorium.
The record, "At The Opera House," plays in the living room. The B side is spinning.
When I finally settle in and relax in a chair near the turntable, she has started singing "Moonlight in Vermont."
I feel like I've gone back in time. It's a magical moment. It's just us and Ella.
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