{"product_id":"pre-order-ella-fitzgerald-live-at-falkoner-theatre-copenhagen-6th-february-1966-ace-collectors-edition-copy","title":"PRE ORDER: Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen 6th February 1966 LP","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eElla Fitzgerald\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eLive at Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen 6th February 1966 \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"page\" title=\"Page 1\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"section\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"layoutArea\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"column\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGB4002\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWondrously uninhibited, and liberated from the added pressure of either a studio or a planned live recording, there is true magic, sparkling energy, and no lowering of intensity in this never-before-released unearthed gem.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe night before Ella Fitzgerald walked into Konserthuset in Stockholm and recorded what became The Stockholm Concert, 1966, the Pablo Records live album now considered among the essential documents of her late career, she played two concerts at Falkoner Theatre in Copenhagen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLike many other Black American jazz musicians of her era, Denmark felt like home to Ella. It was a country where Black American jazz musicians found a degree of respect that the United States too often denied them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eElla's ease in her adopted home was palpable when she walked onto the Falkoner Theatre stage that Sunday. And, now the results are released on record for the first time, and with the full blessing of Ella’s estate, we are treated to an irrepressible, unexpectedly vital addition to her canon\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv data-olk-copy-source=\"MailCompose\"\u003e\n\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eTrack two has been attributed on the CD and LP per the tape box and the Danish radio printer Borge Roger Henrichsen’s introduction at the time, who erroneously announced the track as Hey Little Girl (Otis Blackwell, Booby Stevenson). In fact is is Wives and Lovers (Burt Bacharach, Hal David). We decided to keep the reference as a historical record of the original recording though subsequent issues will be corrected. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide A\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1. Satin Doll \u003ci\u003e(Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Johnny Mercer) 02:57\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2. Wives \u0026amp; Lovers \u003ci\u003e(Burt Bacharach, Hal David) 02:22\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3. Something To Live For \u003ci\u003e(Billy Strayhorn) 04:25\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4. Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall In Love \u003ci\u003e(Cole Porter) 04:52\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e5. Sweet Georgia Brown \u003ci\u003e(Ben Bernie, Maceo Pinkard, Kenneth Casey) 03:13\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eSide B\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e1. How High The Moon \u003ci\u003e(Morgan Lewis, Nancy Hamilton) 08:07\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e2. Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be?) \u003ci\u003e(Jimmy Davis, Roger Ramirez, James Sherman) 05:11\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e3. Só Danço Samba (Jazz 'n' Samba) \u003ci\u003e(Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius Moraes, Norman Gimbel) 03:19\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e4. I'm Just A Lucky So-And-So \u003ci\u003e(Duke Ellington, Mack David) 03:16\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e5. Mack The Knife \u003ci\u003e(Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht, Marc Blitzstein) 03:09\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003ci\u003e\u003ciframe width=\"100%\" height=\"166\" src=\"https:\/\/w.soundcloud.com\/player\/?url=https%3A\/\/api.soundcloud.com\/tracks\/soundcloud%3Atracks%3A2309992553%3Fsecret_token%3Ds-m8cBiinlUdl\u0026amp;color=%23ff5500\u0026amp;auto_play=false\u0026amp;hide_related=false\u0026amp;show_comments=true\u0026amp;show_user=true\u0026amp;show_reposts=false\u0026amp;show_teaser=true\"\u003e\u003c\/iframe\u003e\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"font-size: 10px; color: #cccccc; line-break: anywhere; word-break: normal; overflow: hidden; white-space: nowrap; text-overflow: ellipsis; font-family: Interstate,Lucida Grande,Lucida Sans Unicode,Lucida Sans,Garuda,Verdana,Tahoma,sans-serif; font-weight: 100;\"\u003e\n\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/gearbox-records\" title=\"Gearbox Records\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGearbox Records\u003c\/a\u003e · \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/soundcloud.com\/gearbox-records\/ella-fitzgerald-live-at\/s-m8cBiinlUdl\" title=\"Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen 6th February 1966\" style=\"color: #cccccc; text-decoration: none;\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eElla Fitzgerald - Live at Falkoner Theatre Copenhagen 6th February 1966\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eCredits\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eElla Fitzgerald - vocals\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eBacked by:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eDuke Ellington Orchestra featuring Jimmy Jones Trio (Tracks 1-5 Side A, Tracks 1-2 Side B)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eJimmy Jones - piano, director, arranger\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eWilliam \"Cat\" Anderson, Mercer Ellington, Herb Jones, Cootie Williams - trumpet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eLawrence Brown, Buster Cooper - trombone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eChuck Connors - bass trombone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eJohnny Hodges - alto saxophone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eRussell Procope - alto saxophone, clarinet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003ePaul Gonsalves - tenor saxophone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eHarry Carney - baritone saxophone, clarinet, bass clarinet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eJimmy Hamilton - clarinet, tenor saxophone\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eJoe Comfort - double bass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003eGus Johnson - drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p4\"\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003eJimmy Jones Trio (Tracks 3-5 Side B)\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJimmy Jones - piano\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJoe Comfort - double bass\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eGus Johnson - drums\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJoined by:\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eCootie Williams - trumpet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eJimmy Hamilton - clarinet\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eRecorded at Falkoner Theatre, Copenhagen, 6th February 1966\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eOriginally organised by Per Møller Hansen and Børge Roger Henrichsen for Danmarks Radio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eMastered by Caspar Sutton-Jones at Gearbox Productions\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003eFront cover photograph (c) Jan Persson\/CTSIMAGES\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e© 2026 Gearbox Records\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"s2\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e℗\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cb\u003e 2026 Ella Fitzgerald Charitable Foundation\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e--\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p1\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eTranscript from the introduction on the radio broadcast:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eDanish:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eHer har vi i aften og næste mandag aften på samme tid jazzkoncertoptagelser tilrettelagt af Per Møller Hansen og Børge Roger Henrichsen.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eSidstnævnte er ved mikrofonen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eSidste søndag besøgte et par jazzberømtheder København: kapelmesterkomponist Duke Ellington og sangerinde Ella Fitzgerald. Man kunne høre dem ved to koncerter i Falkoner-Centret, men ikke så meget sammen, som man havde ventet efter forhåndstalen.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eGanske vist spillede blæserne fra Ellington Orkestret til mange numre af Ellas afdeling. Men rytmen bestod af Jimmy Jones' trio, alias Jimmy Jones, den følsomme akkompagnementpianist, Joe Comfort på bas og Gus Johnson på trommer. Det var Jimmy Jones, der stod for direktionen og også havde arrangeret en del af sangnumrene.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eUnder disse omstændigheder mistede orkestret forbløffende det særpræg, det stadig har under Duke Ellingtons hænder. Men det leverede dog et ret præcist og øjensynligt inspirerende lederspil til Ella Fitzgerald. Hun synes netop mere levende og mindre mekaniseret end ved de senere års koncerter i København med trio.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eDa koncertens nyhed netop var Ella Fitzgerald med større besætning, vil vi denne mandag aften koncentrere os om hendes afdeling og vente med Ellingtons egen indsats med klaver og orkester til næste mandag aften samme tid, hvor Per Møller Hansen vil præsentere programmet.\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eNu skal vi altså høre Ella Fitzgerald synge. Det store orkester og snart trioen, og de første numre er Duke Ellington’s \"Satin Doll\", \"Hey Little Girl\" af Blackwell, Billy Strayhorn’s \"Something to Live For\", Cole Porter’s berømte \"Let's Do It\", Pinkard’s \"Sweet Georgia Brown\", \"How High the Moon\" af Lewis, og Ramirez' “Lover Man\". Men altså først Ella i \"Satin Doll\".\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eSidst hørte de Ella Fitzgerald i slagnummeret \"How High the Moon\", fuld af skatsang og citater fra andre melodier. Og så den romantiske \"Lover Man\". Fra hendes afdeling ved den tidlige søndagskoncert i Falkoner Centret kan vi endnu bringe \"So Dance Samba\", Antonio Carlos Jobim’s bossanova-prægede melodi, \"Just a Lucky So and So\", og endelig \"Mack the Knife” - Det er Kurt Weill’s verdenskendte melodi, der egentlig hedder \"Moritat\" og handler om Mackie Messer fra \"Dreigroschen Oper\". Men nu bossanovaen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eEnglish:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e“Here this evening, and next Monday evening at the same time, we have jazz concert recordings arranged by Per Møller Hansen and Børge Roger Henrichsen.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eThe latter is at the microphone.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e\u003ci\u003eBørge Roger Henrichsen:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e“Last Sunday, a couple of jazz celebrities visited Copenhagen: bandleader and composer Duke Ellington and singer Ella Fitzgerald. They could be heard at two concerts at Falkoner Theatre, though not as much together as had been expected from the advance publicity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eIt is true that the horn players from the Ellington Orchestra performed on many numbers in Ella’s set. However, the rhythm section consisted of Jimmy Jones’ trio - that is, Jimmy Jones himself, the sensitive accompanying pianist, Joe Comfort on bass, and Gus Johnson on drums. Jimmy Jones was in charge of the direction and had also arranged several of the vocal numbers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eUnder these circumstances, the orchestra surprisingly lost some of the distinctive character it still has under Duke Ellington’s direction. Nevertheless, it provided quite precise and seemingly inspired accompaniment for Ella Fitzgerald. She, in turn, appeared more lively and less mechanical than at her concerts in Copenhagen in recent years with just a trio.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eSince the novelty of the concert was precisely Ella Fitzgerald performing with a larger ensemble, we will focus this Monday evening on her set, and postpone Ellington’s own contribution with piano and orchestra until next Monday evening at the same time, when Per Møller Hansen will present the program.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003eSo now we will hear Ella Fitzgerald sing - first with the large orchestra and later with the trio. The opening numbers are Duke Ellington’s ‘Satin Doll’, ‘Hey Little Girl’ by Blackwell, Billy Strayhorn’s ‘Something to Live For’, Cole Porter’s famous ‘Let’s Do It’, Pinkard’s, ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’, ‘How High the Moon’ by Lewis, and Ramirez’s ‘Lover Man’. But first, Ella in ‘Satin Doll’.”\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e…\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"p3\"\u003e“Earlier, you heard Ella Fitzgerald in the hit number ‘How High the Moon’, full of scat singing and quotations from other melodies, followed by the romantic ‘Lover Man’. From her set at the early Sunday concert at Falkoner Theatre we can also bring you ‘So Danço Samba’, the bossa nova–influenced melody by Antonio Carlos Jobim, ‘Just a Lucky So-and-So', and finally 'Mack the Knife’ -\u003cspan class=\"s1\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"Apple-converted-space\"\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e Kurt Weill’s world-famous melody, originally titled ‘Moritat’, about Mackie Messer from ‘The Threepenny Opera’. 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