ELLA FITZGERALD - COMPLETE 1960-1961 ELLA IN BERLIN NEW CD

2-CD SETINCLUDES 11 BONUS TRACKSThis release presents the complete original LP "Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife" (Verve MGV4041), as well as her comeback concert from the following year. It contains both of Ella Fitzgerald’s celebrated performances at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany, in their entireties. She is backed by all-star quartets featuring Jim Hall or Herb Ellis on guitar, and Paul Smith or Lou Levy on piano. The 1960 concert became one of Ella’s most popular albums ever, winning two Grammy awards in 1960. On both concerts she performs amazing readings of the Weill-Brecht classic “Mack the Knife”.A complete rarely heard performance in Cannes that was taped in July 1959, and two 1956 tracks recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl, have been added here as a bonus. The latter two songs were mistakenly included on some issues of Ella in Berlin under the false belief that they formed part of the 1960 concert. This set also includes two rare versions of tunes from the second concert sung in German, which were recorded in Copenhagen in 1961 and originally issued as singles.PERSONNEL:ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals on all tracks, plus:CD 1 [1-11]:PAUL SMITH, pianoJIM HALL, guitarWILFRED MIDDLEBROOKS, bassGUS JOHNSON, drumsDeutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany, February 13, 1960.CD 2 [1-21]:LOU LEVY, pianoHERB ELLIS, guitarWILFRED MIDDLEBROOKS, bassGUS JOHNSON, drums.Note: OSCAR PETERSON (p), RAY BROWN (b) & ED THIGPEN (d)replace Levy, Middlebrooks and Johnson on track 20 only.Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany, February 11, 1961.BONUS TRACKS:CD 1 [12-18]: Ella Fitzgerald (vcl), Lou Levy (p), Max Bennett (b), Gus Johnson (d).Cannes Jazz Festival, Cannes, France, July 1, 1959.CD 1 [19-20]: Ella Fitzgerald (vcl), Paul Smith (p), Barney Kessel (g), Joe Mondragon (b),Alvin Stoller (d). Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, August 15, 1956.CD 2 [22-23]: Ella Fitzgerald (vcl), Knud Jorgensen (p), Jimmy Woode (b), William Schiopffe (d).Copenhagen, August 25, 1961.CD 1: Total Time: 70:5701 THAT OLD BLACK MAGIC02 OUR LOVE IS HERE TO STAY03 GONE WITH THE WIND04 MISTY05 THE LADY IS A TRAMP06 THE MAN I LOVE07 SUMMERTIME08 TOO DARN HOT09 LORELEI10 MACK THE KNIFE11 HOW HIGH THE MOON?12 LOVER COME BACK TO ME (*)13 ANGEL EYES (*)14 I’M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT (*)15 MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY (*)16 JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS (*)17 I CAN’T GIVE YOU ANYTHING BUT LOVE (*)18 SOPHISTICATED LADY (*)19 LOVE FOR SALE (*)20 JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS (*)CD 2: Total Time: 67:4901 Announcement02 GIVE ME THE SIMPLE LIFE03 TAKE THE “A” TRAIN04 A SLOW BOAT TO CHINA05 MEDLEY: WHY WAS I BORN? / CAN’T HELP LOVIN’ DAT MAN / PEOPLE WILL SAY WE’RE IN LOVE06 Announcement07 YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY08 ROCK IT FOR ME09 WITCHCRAFT10 ANYTHING GOES11 CHEEK TO CHEEK12 MISTY13 CARAVAN14 MR. PAGANINI15 MACK THE KNIFE16 Fanfare for Ella17 ‘ROUND MIDNIGHT18 JOE WILLIAMS’ BLUES19 Fanfare for Ella #220 THIS CAN’T BE LOVE21 Closing announcements22 YOU’RE DRIVING ME CRAZY [ICH FÜHLE MICH CRAZY] (*)23 MR. PAGANINI (*)(*) BONUS TRACKS