★2023年首度以Vinyl黑膠風貌上市之全新重製首發面世盤，1969 年Ella Fitzgerald 在知名的瑞士蒙特利爵士音樂節的傳奇經典現場錄音。當時的Ella處於此位世紀天后歌者的最巔峰狀態....世紀風華黑膠呈現
★艾拉傳神而全面的施展她的聲音魔力，從她豐富的曲目挑選中可看出她為了這一場重要的演出呈示了她最為拿手且本身最為喜愛的曲目，純粹而細心的為她在這個音樂節中所吸引的眾多樂迷觀眾獻上最令人心動的艾拉歌聲魅力…

★Ella Fitzgerald`s Live At Montreux 1969 features The First Lady of Song backed by the Tommy Flanagan Trio performing a set combining contemporary tracks, such as”Sunshine Of Your Love”and “Hey Jude”alongside classics”I Won’t Dance, “That Old Black Magic”along with a host of others. Available on LP for the first time.
★Founded in 1967, the Montreux Jazz Festival has established itself as one of the most prestigious annual music events in the world. The extraordinary list of artists who have played there is drawn from across the musical spectrum and from around the world. Now, with the consent of the festival and the artists, these concerts now available on LP for the first time.
★Ella Fitzgerald is regarded by many as the greatest jazz singer of all time and was one of the dominant figures in the genre throughout the second half of the 20th century. 1969 saw her debut appearance at the Montreux Jaz Festival, a stage she was to grace many more times. Backed by the Tommy Flanagan Trio she delivers a set that combines contemporary tracks such "Sunshine of Your Love" and Hey Jude" with classics like "I Won`t Dance" and "That Old Black Magic."
★Whatever the material, this concert proves that Ella could swing.

Ella Fitzgerald 在總是具有迷人搖擺風情的鋼琴家Tommy Flanagan湯米·弗拉納根、貝斯手Frank DeLaRosa弗蘭克·德拉羅薩和鼓手Ed Thigpen埃德·蒂格彭的伴奏之下，艾拉傳神而全面的施展她的聲音魔力，從她豐富的曲目挑選中可看出她為了這一場重要的演出呈示了她最為拿手且本身最為喜愛的曲目，純粹而細心的為她在這個音樂節中所吸引的眾多樂迷觀眾獻上最令人心動的艾拉歌藝，選曲包括“Give Me the Simple Life給我簡單的生活”、“That Old Black Magic古老黑色魔法”、“I Won`t Dance我不會跳舞”...等需要極度音色技巧的經典Standards。而艾拉在歌曲的選擇上一如既往的側重於傳統經典之外的新曲開發，她總是在尋找全新的素材，本場演唱會中亦不例外，呈示多首艾拉所特別挑戰的新曲，例如 Antonio Carlos Jobim 的“Useless Landscape”， Burt Bacharach 的深情民謠“This Girl`s in Love with You”，以及2首令人難忘的搖滾歌曲，Cream 奶油樂團的“Sunshine of Your Love”以及Beatles披頭四全球知名膾炙人口的經典名曲"Hey Jude".

最讓全場迷醉的艾拉搖擺風情在她演唱了Joe Williams喬·威廉斯的標竿性歌曲“Alright, Okay, You Win.好吧，好吧，你贏了”中神韻展現。她的快節奏“Scat Medley”則是讓人驚嘆的Bossa Nova和Swing的巧妙融冶合體，從“One Note Samba”開始，加入各種標準爵士樂作品的即興重複段，以狂野的無伴奏尾聲完美結束.......

爵士天后艾拉．費茲潔拉Ella Fitzgerald擁有歌者所必須具備的一切天賦。如精確的音準、不可多得的節奏感，以及溫暖的聲音和即興的特質。在經典曲目和抒情曲的詮釋，艾拉獨樹一幟地使曲調由柔緩轉為熱情，並毫不吃力地再回到原曲面貌。無怪乎有人稱她為爵士樂的“第一夫人"。她人生最大的轉捩點是碰見了著名的製作人暨Verve廠牌創辦人諾曼‧葛蘭茲Norman Granz；諾曼‧葛蘭茲有計畫的為艾拉‧費茲潔拉規劃演藝生涯，安排她跳脫出當時一般較厘俗的爵士曲目範圍，挑戰一些音樂劇曲目的錄音，嘗試著將艾拉‧費茲潔拉的歌唱境界提昇至藝術的層面。一連串在Verve廠牌下的“歌曲大全輯「The complete songbook」錄音使得艾拉‧費茲潔拉的作品質量均佳；她輕亮、優美、幸福的嗓音可以更深入傳達到社會大眾的耳中...