Mack the Knife: The Complete Ella in Berlin
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Orchestra: Paul Smith QuartetPerformer: Ella Fitzgerald
Edition: Music CD
Format: Live
CD Release Date: 1993-08-17
Music Label: Polygram Records
Soundtracks:
- That Old Black Magic - Ella Fitzgerald, Arlen, Harold
- Love Is Here to Stay - Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, George
- Gone With the Wind - Ella Fitzgerald, Magidson, Herbert
- Misty - Ella Fitzgerald, Burke, Johnny [Voca
- The Lady Is a Tramp - Ella Fitzgerald, Rodgers, Richard
- The Man I Love - Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, George
- Love for Sale - Ella Fitzgerald, Porter, Cole
- Just One of Those Things - Ella Fitzgerald, Porter, Cole
- Summertime - Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, George
- Too Darn Hot - Ella Fitzgerald, Porter, Cole
- Lorelei - Ella Fitzgerald, Gershwin, George
- Mack the Knife - Ella Fitzgerald, Weill, Kurt
- How High the Moon - Ella Fitzgerald, Hamilton, Nancy
- Applause and Closing Fanfare - Ella Fitzgerald,
Free Music Notes for Mack the Knife: The Complete Ella in Berlin
Free Music Review: Ella knocks 'em bandy in Berlin
Hit: 5 Stars
Ella Fitzgerald never had a voice, she had an instrument which she used to her greatest potential. Together with the likes of Billie Holiday and Nina Simone, Ella was one of the greatest jazz singers to have graced the world. This recording is when she was at the zenith of her career and it is this album that contains the definitive recording of the great Gershwin song from Porgy and Bess - Summertime.
Ella also sings Mack the Knife an unusual song for a woman and she explains that she had only recently learned the song. It is quickly apparent that she has not had enough time to learn the song and forgets the words therefore improvising lyrics on the spot.
It is also very apparent that Ella loved to sing. She had great humour and enjoyed entertaining folk.
If you have to own one Ella album then it should be this. This is her Something Kind of Blue. A classic album from a bygone era.
Mack the Knife: The Complete Ella in Berlin Poster
A 43-year-old Ella rolls through her typical routine in feisty fashion on this 1960 recording, which documents the opening show of her European tour. There's the Satchmo impersonation (a joyous "Mack the Knife"), the lengthy scat showcase ("How High the Moon," on which she quotes Charlie Parker's "Ornithology"), and a bevy of Gershwin and Porter tunes. Supported by pianist Paul Smith's quartet (with the elegant Jim Hall on guitar), Ella's voice sounds earthier than usual and her phrasing is as appealing as ever. She's sublimely tender on "Misty" and wonderfully sultry on "Too Darn Hot." The CD reissue includes two unreleased tracks from the Berlin concert plus two 1956 gems (including a stylish "Love for Sale") that were mistakenly pressed on this release. Upon its initial release, the album picked up two Grammies and peaked at number 11 on the Billboard Pop chart; its acclaim was well deserved. --Marc GreilsamerJazz Music CDs
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