Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife
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| Live album by Ella Fitzgerald | ||
| Released | 1960 | |
| Recorded | February 13, 1960 | |
| Genre | Jazz | |
| Length | 49:48 | |
| Label | Verve Records | |
| Producer(s) | Norman Granz | |
| Professional reviews | ||
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| Ella Fitzgerald chronology | ||
| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Songbook (1959) |
Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife (1961) |
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas (1960) |
Ella in Berlin is a live 1960 (see 1960 in music) album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.
One of Fitzgerald's most acclaimed live performances, at this concert in Berlin, Ella improvised the lyrics for this song, "Mack the Knife" successfully, after forgetting them. In recognition for this, she received the 1961 Grammy Award for the Best Female Vocal Performance (Single) that Year, and a second Grammy for Best Vocal Performance, Female (Album).
During her Scat solo on "How High the Moon", Ella quotes the Charlie Parker composition "Ornithology", which is in fact based on the chord changes for "How High the Moon", as a springboard for her own scat improvisation. This recording of "How High the Moon" is considered one Ella's best scat solos, if not one of the best in jazz, along with Betty Carter's "Sounds (Movin' On).
[edit] Track listing
- 1. Setting up the Stage 0:20
- 2. "That Old Black Magic" (Harold Arlen, Johnny Mercer) 3:51
- 3. "Love Is here to Stay" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 3:19
- 4. "Gone With the Wind" (Herbert Magidson, Allie Wrubel) 2:25
- 5. "Misty" (Johnny Burke, Erroll Garner) 2:38
- 6. Applause and Fanfare Interlude 0:19
- 7. "The Lady Is a Tramp" (Richard Rodgers, Lorenz Hart) 2:40
- 8. Fanfare and Announcement 0:28
- 9. "Man I Love" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 3:42
- 10. "Love For Sale" (Cole Porter) 2:57
- 11. "Just One of Those Things" (Cole Porter) 3:53
- 12. "Summertime" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin, Dubose Heyward) 3:02
- 13. "Too Darn Hot" (Cole Porter) 3:17
- 14. Applause and Fanfare Interlude 0:24
- 15. "Lorelei" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) 3:27
- 16. "Mack the Knife" (Marc Blitzstein, Bertolt Brecht, Kurt Weill) 4:39
- 17. Fanfare and Announcement 0:23
- 18. "How High the Moon" (Nancy Hamilton, Morgan Lewis) 6:58
- 19. Applause and Closing Fanfare 1:06
[edit] Personnel
Recorded February 13, 1960:
- Ella Fitzgerald - Vocals
- Wilfred Middlebrooks - Bass
- Paul Smith - Piano
- Gus Johnson - Drums
- Jim Hall - Guitar
[edit] External link
- 'Remembering Ella' by Phillip D. Atteberry features discussion about this album.
