I just downloaded a song that I did not know existed.

Ella Fitzgerald: "Mack The Knife"



I am in awe.

Top 5 Albums (Lately):

#5. Grateful Dead: One From The Vault (disc 1)
#4. Grateful Dead: Aoxomoxoa
#3. Mark Lanegan: I'll Take Care Of You
#2. Thelonious Monk: Monk's Dream
#1. Neil Young: Silver And Gold

Seeing your list of top 5 albums reminded me of the time during the 1992 presidential campaign when Tabitha Soren from MTV interviewed then candidate Bill Clinton.

When asked who his musical influences were, Clinton replied "Thelonius Monk" to which the MTV reporter responded, "Well, who was the lonliest monk?"

I have a recording of Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald doing Summertime.
Incredible!

S.N.O.B #1015
"When you see a rattlesnake poised to strike, you do not wait until he has struck before you crush him."
FDR, September 11, 1941

an absolutely great song

"Michael thinks the tango is ridiculous..
well I think Michael is ridiculous"

If you are speaking of the berlin concert where she tried to sing it but didn`t know the words, your right a classic. Obviously it has been around forever, but it shows great courage and musicianship.