The BBC has a big ol’ musical back catalogue. And Auntie Beeb is now planning to throw open the archive doors and release that catalogue to the world with its BBC Vaults collection. The series will see various artists comprehensively covered with a CD/DVD double pack. First up, Ella Fitzgerald!
Ella Fitzgerald Best Of The BBC Vaults includes more than a decade of her performances, with complete sets from Show Of The Week (1965), Ella Sings (1965), a show at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club recorded in 1974, plus a concert at The Montreux Jazz Festival in 1977.
The DVD, re-mastered with the latest multiplex audio tech, clocks in at over two hours, with an accompanying CD offering the best tracks from all of the sets. Behold the joy you’ll be exposed to...
CD & DVD tracks:
The Lady Is A Tramp
Mack The Knife
Manhattan
Every Time We Say Goodbye
That Old Black Magic
Don't Rain On My Parade
Misty
Sweet Georgia Brown
Good Morning Heartache
Goody Goody
Just a Sittin' And A Rockin'
Cheek To Cheek
Here's That Rainy Day
The Girl From Ipanema
St Louis Blues
Something's Gotta Give
Too Marvellous
Angel Eyes
DVD-only tracks:
Take The A Train
Them There Eyes
Body And Soul
Keeping Out Of Mischief Now
The Man I Love
Too Close For Comfort
Ain't Got Nothing But The Blues
My Man
Day By Day
Ordinary Fool
One Note Samba
Come Rain Or Come Shine
The Very Thought Of You
You Are The Sunshine Of My Life
Swingin The Blues
Ella Fitzgerald Best Of The BBC Vaults hits shelves on September 6 with a price yet to be confirmed.



