Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes 2LP fg_Label_Rise Above Relics Originally released in late June

Originally released in late June

The album was Executive Produced by Nate Wonder

Monk's second album for Riverside continued the label's initial plan–to broaden his audience by the use of recognizable standard tunes instead of his somewhat frightening originals

features 20 of the band’s finest moments to date

During their prime years

Ella: The Lost Berlin Tapes 2LP fg_Label_Rise Above Relics Originally released in late JuneThe First Lady of Song Returns to Berlin, Home of Her Legendary Concerts. Recorded in 1962 but NEVER released, hear the most popular jazz singer of all time deliver an iconic performance at Sportpalast Berlin for the first time. This recording finds Ella and her band at the top of their game recorded in HIGH FIDELITY STEREO. With only two songs repeated from her hit record "Mack The Knife" two years earlier, this undiscovered recording stands on its