★1960年2月,爵士天后艾拉‧費茲潔拉在德國的柏林舉行了演唱會,震動了全歐與整個世界,【艾拉在柏林】的1960年錄音也成為了她一生中最著名和最暢銷的唱片之一,《Mack In Knife》一曲成為爵士樂史上最著名的聲樂奇蹟名曲。而這張專輯也為艾拉贏得了她的2座葛萊美獎,同時隨後並被引入葛萊美名人堂的至高榮耀。
★在1960年的柏林之該場歷史性的音樂會之後的第2年,艾拉‧費茲潔拉進行了也許是她的輝煌藝術生涯中最動人的歐洲巡演,同時也回到了她造就她生涯的巔峰期的城市-柏林,此一1962年的經典錄音從未完整的公諸於世,直至今日!!!!!....
★The Lost Berlin Tapes were recorded – incredibly in both mono and stereo – at Berlin’s Sportpalast on March 25, 1962 and finds Ella at the top of her game with a trio led by pianist Paul Smith, Wilfred Middlebrooks on bass, and Stan Levey on drums.
★There was just something about Berlin that brought out the best in Ella. In February of 1960, she gave a concert at the Deutschlandhalle, which became one of her best-known and best-selling records, Mack The Knife: Ella in Berlin. The album won her 2 Grammys, it went on to be inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame. Two years after that historic concert, Ella returned to the city at the height of her career, in the midst of her most extensive European tour to date. Flanked by her stalwart rhythm section including pianist Paul Smith, bassist Wilfred Middlebrooks and drummer Stan Levey, Ella delivers an energized, top-of-her-game set a month before her 45th birthday. Ella Fitzgerald The Lost Berlin Tapes is a jewel in the treasure chest of impresario and Verve Records founder Norman Granz’s private collection. As Ella’s manager, he had a habit of recording Ella live – sometimes for radio broadcast, sometimes for later release, sometimes just to have. This particular recording was amazingly done in both mono and stereo – and on this March evening at Berlin’s Sportpalast, Ella delivered, singing some lesser-known gems as well as the hits.
【LP曲目】
A1.Cheek To Cheek
A2.My Kind Of Boy
A3.Cry Me A River
A4.I Won't Dance
A5.Someone To Watch Over Me
B1.Jersey Bounce
B2.Angel Eyes
B3.Clap Hands, Here Comes Charlie!
B4.Taking A Chance On Love
B5.C'est Magnifique
C1.Good Morning Heartache
C2.Hallelujah, I Love Him So
C3.Hallelujah, I Love Him So (Reprise)
C4.Summertime
D1.Mr. Paganini
D2.Mack The Knife