Ella Fitzgerald - Live at the Concertgebouw 1961 (2LP, Mono)
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ella Fitzgerald]
Lou Levy, piano
Herb Ellis, guitar
Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass
Gus Johnson, drums
2LPs, gatefold jacket
Limited time album download included
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12'’
Mono
Live
Record Press : unspecified
Label : The Lost Recordings
Original label : The Lost Recordings
Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam on 18 November 1961
Mastered by André Perriat
Originally released in 2012 (as a CD) and 2017 (as an LP)
Reissued in 2021 (Second edition non numbered)
Tracks:
Side A :
- Introduction by Norman Granz
- Won't you please let me in
- Too close for comfort
- On a slow boat to china
Side B :
- How long has this been going on ?
- Heart and soul
- You're driving me crazy
- That old black magic
- Lower come back to me
Side C :
- My funny valentine
- I've got a crush on you
- Lorelei
- Mr. Paganini
Side D :
- Mack the knife
- Saint louis blues
Reviews :
On February 10, 1961 at the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, just one year after her famous concert in Berlin, Ella found herself once again in front of a packed house. Following a sober presentation of the musicians by Norman Granz, Ella enters the stage. With the freshness of the eternal, slightly impertinent little girl, she propels herself one note into the rhythm of "Too Close for Comfort". The voice settles down, she holds her audience by the hand, softly, surely. Ella settles on stage as if she were in her living room. She welcomes each spectator like a privileged guest. Each piece is a glass of champagne that she offers with grace. Sometimes melancholic, sometimes joking, most of the time laughing, dynamic and catchy. "Hilariously inventive Ella!" As Bing Crosby used to say: "Man, woman or child, Ella is the greatest of them all".
Ratings :
Discogs : 4.88 / 5 ,