New Ella Fitzgerald album to be released

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The newly discovered recording of "The First Lady of Song" is taken from a 1960s performance in Germany 
A newly discovered recording of Ella Fitzgerald is set to be released, Ella - The Lost Berlin Tapes, after it was found in a collection of records belonging to her late manager Norman Granz, the founder of the Verve label. 
The
live concert captures Ella with her jazz trio: pianist Paul Smith,
bassist Wilfred Middlebrooks, and drummer Stan Levey on stage at the
Sportpalast in Germany in March 1962.
The songs include standards like ‘Cheek To Cheek’, ‘Summertime’ and ‘Mack The Knife’, which you watch the official video below:

When will Ella - The Lost Berlin Tapes be released?
Ella - The Lost Berlin Tapes will be released on October 2nd 2020 via Verve.
Ella Fitzgerald and Jazz FM
As
we're celebrating our 30th year, we have a particularly special
affinity with Ella Fitzgerald, as she helped launched the station back
in 1990 - one of her final performances. Why not listen back to our
celebratory episode, outlining the history of that day, here?
from https://planetradio.co.uk

Edited by snobb - 24 Aug 2020 at 10:09am

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	The newly discovered recording of "The First Lady of Song" is taken from a 1960s performance in Germany A newly discovered recording of Ella Fitzgerald is set to be released, Ella - The Lost Berlin Tapes, after it was found in a collection of records belonging to her late manager Norman Granz, the founder of the Verve label. The live concert captures Ella with her jazz trio: pianist Paul Smith, bassist Wilfred Middlebrooks, and drummer Stan Levey on stage at the Sportpalast in Germany in March 1962. The songs include standards like ‘Cheek To Cheek’, ‘Summertime’ and ‘Mack The Knife’, which you watch the official video below: When will Ella - The Lost Berlin Tapes be released? Ella - The Lost Berlin Tapes will be released on October 2nd 2020 via Verve. Ella Fitzgerald and Jazz FM As we're celebrating our 30th year, we have a particularly special affinity with Ella Fitzgerald, as she helped launched the station back in 1990 - one of her final performances. Why not listen back to our celebratory episode, outlining the history of that day, here? from https://planetradio.co.uk Edited by snobb - 24 Aug 2020 at 10:09am