Ella in Berlin: Mack the Knife (stereo)

~ Release by Ella Fitzgerald (see all versions of this release, 13 available)

Annotation

Recorded February 13, 1960, live at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin.
This is the original 1960 Verve release, featuring 9 tracks.

Annotation last modified on 2017-05-25 03:31 UTC.

Tracklist

▼ 12" Vinyl 1
#TitleRatingLength
1Gone With the Wind
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Gone With the Wind (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Herb Magidson
composer:
Herb Magidson and Allie Wrubel (US composer and songwriter)
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher)
2:33
2Misty
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live recording of:
Misty (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Erroll Garner
publisher:
Marke Music Publishing Co., Inc., My Dad’s Songs, Inc., Octave Music Publishing Corp., Pocketful of Dreams Music, Reganesque Music Company, The Songwriters Guild, Vernon Music Inc., Warner/Chappell Music Ltd. (1996–2019) and WB Music Corp. (1929–2019)
is based on:
Misty (original instrumental work)
2:44
3The Lady Is a Tramp
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
lead vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live cover recording of:
The Lady Is a Tramp (from “Babes in Arms”) (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Lorenz Hart (in 1937)
composer:
Richard Rodgers (composer) (in 1937)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
part of:
Babes in Arms (full musical)
part of:
Pal Joey
3:04
4The Man I Love
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live recording of:
The Man I Love (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1924)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1924)
publisher:
New World Company, New World Music Corp., Productions et Éditions Cinématographiques Françaises, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
part of:
An American in Paris (2015 Broadway musical)
part of:
Lady, Be Good (full musical)
part of:
New York, New York (soundtrack of the 1977 film)
3:56
5Summertime
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Summertime (American songbook standard from 1935 opera Porgy and Bess) (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Dorothy Kuhns (playwright), Ira Gershwin and DuBose Heyward
composer:
George Gershwin (composer)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Chappell Music Ltd., Dubose and Dorothy Heyward Memorial Fund Publishing, George Gershwin Music, New Dawn Music, Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996), Warner/Chappell, Warner/Chappell Music Holland BV, Warner/Chappell North America Limited (formerly incorporated as Marmalade Music Ltd., from 1968/09/19–1999/11/09), Ira Gershwin Music (in 1935), WB Music Corp. (1929–2019) (from 1935 until 2019-05-28) and WC Music Corp. (from 2019-05-28 to present)
version of:
Porgy and Bess: Act I, Scene I. “Summertime” (Clara)
52:58
6Too Darn Hot
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Too Darn Hot (from Kiss Me, Kate) (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist and composer:
Cole Porter (composer) (in 1948)
publisher:
Chappell & Co. and T.B. Harms Co.
part of:
Kiss Me, Kate (musical)
3:31
7Lorelei
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
guitar:
Jim Hall (US jazz guitarist, composer & arranger) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
PolyGram Records, Inc. (not for release label use! US division of PolyGram) (in 1993)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Lorelei (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Ira Gershwin (in 1933)
composer:
George Gershwin (composer) (in 1933)
publisher:
New World Music Co. (in 1932)
part of:
Pardon My English
3:31
8Mack the Knife
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live cover recording of:
Mack the Knife (1954 Blitzstein translation) (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Bertolt Brecht
composer:
Kurt Weill (composer)
translator:
Marc Blitzstein (in 1954)
publisher:
Universal Edition (publisher; do NOT use as release label)
translated version of:
Die Dreigroschenoper: Vorspiel. Die Moritat von Mackie Messer
5:14
9How High the Moon
producer:
Norman Granz
double bass:
Wilfred Middlebrooks (jazz bassist) (on 1960-02-13)
drums (drum set):
Gus Johnson (drums) (on 1960-02-13)
piano:
Paul Smith (Paul Thatcher Smith, jazz pianist, composer, arranger and bandleader) (on 1960-02-13)
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (American jazz singer) (on 1960-02-13)
recorded at:
Deutschlandhalle in Berlin, Germany (on 1960-02-13)
live cover recording of:
How High the Moon (on 1960-02-13)
lyricist:
Nancy Hamilton (in 1940)
composer:
Morgan Lewis (in 1940)
publisher:
Chappell (company that specialized in library and production music), Chappell & Co., Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA) and Warner Chappell Music Ltd. (no slash; used 1988–1996)
sub-publisher:
ヤマハミュージックエンタテインメントホールディングス (holding company – do not use as release label) and ワーナー・チャペル音楽出版 Synch事業部
8:08