The complete original LP Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife. It contains Ella Fitzgerald's celebrated performance at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany, in its entirety. She is backed here by a quartet featuring Jim Hall and Paul Smith.
One of Ella's most popular albums ever, it won two Grammy awards in 1960.
As a bonus, we have added a complete rarely heard live performance taped in July 1959, plus two 1956 tracks recorded live at the Hollywood Bowl that were mistakenly included on some issues of Ella in Berlin as belonging to the 1960 concert.
Includes 12-page booklet. muzycy: Ella Fitzgerald, vocals, on all tracks, plus :
Paul Smith, piano
Jim Hall, guitar
Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass
Gus Johnson, drums
Deutschlandhalle, Berlin, Germany, February 13, 1960.
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