Ella Fitzgerald - Ella In Berlin - Mack the Knife

43-year-old Ella rolls through her typical routine in feisty fashion on this 1960 recording, which documents the opening show of her European tour. There's the Satchmo impersonation (a joyous "Mack the Knife"), the lengthy scat showcase ("How High the Moon"), and a bevy of Gershwin and Porter tunes. Supported by pianist Paul Smith's quartet, with Jim Hall, Wilfred Middlebrooks, & Gus Johnson. Ella's voice sounds earthier than usual and her phrasing is as appealing as ever. She's tender on "Misty" and sultry on "Too Darn Hot." One of her iconic albums, it is famous for her forgetting the words to Mack the Knife, and continuing "off-the-cuff" lyrically, and with her scatting, notably on How High the Moon. The whole album is a master class is jazz singing. 

     includes: 
Gone with the Wind
Misty
The Lady is a Tramp
The Man I Love
Summertime
Too Darn Hot
Lorelei
Mack the Knife
How High the Moon