Ella Fitzgerald – Live in East Berlin 1967 (UHQCD dublu)

In 1967, Ella Fitzgerald toured Europe with Duke Ellington and his orchestra. A concert in West Berlin was followed by a day off, which was used for an adventurous ‘side trip’ to East Berlin, arranged by Ronald Trisch, the head of the East German music agency, and Horst Lippmann, the West Berlin representative for major American artists. Ella played to an audience of 3,000 at the Friedrichstadt-Palast, without a large orchestra, but with a small but excellent accompaniment by the three exceptional musicians of the Jimmy Jones Trio; Sam Woodyard on drums, Bob Cranshaw on double bass and Jimmy Jones on piano. The enthusiastic audience quickly calmed the nervous „First Lady of Jazz” at this special concert and enjoyed a memorable, wonderful evening.

The recording was made on 25 January 1967 and the double UHQCD was produced by Memory Tech in Japan.

UHQCD stands for Ultimate High Quality Compact Disc and is a joint development of the Japanese CD replication company Memory-Tech and the Audio Quality CD Company from Hong Kong. Unlike conventional CDs, UHQCDs are not pressed from polycarbonate, but cast from a photopolymer and cured with UV light. Another layer of high-purity polycarbonate is applied to the softer photopolymer for scratch protection. The combination results in significantly reduced reflection of laser light inside the CD and an unmatched precise edge transition between pits and lands of the CD. UHQCDs are 100% compatible with standard CD players. Musically, the result is a sound image strongly reminiscent of analog master tapes.

Lista pieselor

UHQCD 1

1. Announcement by Norman Granz

2. On the Sunny Side of the Street (Mono)

3. Don’t Be That Way

4. You’ve Changed

5. Let’s Do It (Let’s fall in love)

6. These Boots Are Made for Walking

7. Here’s That Rainy Day

8. Summertime

9. It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing)

10. Só Danço Samba (Jazz Samba)

11. Mack the Knife

UHQCD 2

1. Midnight Sun

2. Goin’ Out of My Head (Mono)

3. Oh, Lady Be Good

4. Misty

5. ‘S Wonderful (Mono)

6. Saint-Louis Blues

7. How High the Moon

8. A-Tisket, A-Tasket (Mono)

9. Hello, Dolly! (Mono)

Artist	Ella Fitzgerald
Format	UHQCD dublu
Casă de discuri	The Lost Recordings
Gen muzical	Jazz