TAS Super LP List! Special Merit: Informal

Stereophile: Performance 4/5 Stars / Sonics 4.5/5 Stars

This album is remarkable: one of which is that the stereo recording is absolutely spectacular If they were able to mix the album, it must have been a 3 track master tape. It sure sounds that transparent and “you are there” quality Sound 10/10 Music 10/10 Michael Fremer

Produced by: Ken Druker (Concert and original recording produced by Norman Granz)
Mixed by: Gregg Field
Mastered by: Kevin Reeves (lacquers cut by Ryan K. Smith at Sterling Sound, Nashville

A never before issued Ella Fitzgerald concert performance recorded in stereo at Berlin's Sportpalast

Ella recorded in Berlin 1960, one of her best known, most popular, double Grammy Award winning albums Mack The Knife: Ella in Berlin in which she bobbled the words. She remembers them here, but forgets where she is—understandable when you're in the middle of a long European tour. 

She's backed here by pianist Paul Smith, bassist Wilfred Middlebrooks and Be-bop drummer great Stan Levey. The 17 tracks are divided into two LPs :

1. Cheek To Cheek
2. He’s My Kind Of Boy
3. Cry Me A River
4. I Won’t Dance
5. Someone To Watch Over Me
6. Jersey Bounce
7. Angel Eyes
8. Clap Hands, Here Come Charlie
9. Taking A Chance On Love
10. C’est Magnifique
11. Good Morning Heartache
12. Hallelujah, I Love Him So
13. Hallelujah, I Love Him So (Reprise)
14. Summertime
15. Mr. Paganini
16. Mack The Knife
17. Wee Baby Blues

Ryan K. Smith cut lacquers from tape at Sterling Sound,