180-gram double LP

Second pressing non-numbered

Remastered from the original analog tapes

Lacquers cut by André Perriat

Printed and pressed in Germany

Limited time album download included

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."

Recorded at the Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Nov. 18, 1961

Musicians:
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals
Lou Levy, piano
Herb Ellis, guitar
Wilfred Middlebrooks, bass
Gus Johnson, drums

Record 1Side A1. Introduction2. Won't you please let me in3. Too close for comfort4. On a slow boat to chinaSide B1. How long has this been going on?2. Heart and soul3. You're driving me crazy4. That old black magic5. Lover come back to me
Record 2Side C1. My funny valentine2. I've got a crush on you3. Lorelei4. Mr. PaganiniSide D1. Mack the knife2. Saint Louis blues