Ella Fitzgerald

3-CD SET

5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINE

After cutting a few sides for Decca in the late forties and early fifties, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong were summoned by producer Norman Granz in 1956-57 to make three albums which would become legendary jazz classics. This 3-CD set compiles their three complete albums, Ella & Louis (Verve MGV4003), Ella & Louis Again (Verve MGV4006-2 [2- LP set]), and Porgy & Bess (Verve MGV-4011-2), plus the two duets Ella and Louis performed during a 1956 Hollywood Bowl concert which marked their earliest collaborative recordings for Granz.

PERSONNEL:

ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals, on all tracks, plus:

CD 1 [1-11]: ELLA & LOUIS - 5 Stars Downbeat Magazine
OSCAR PETERSON, piano
HERB ELLIS, guitar
RAY BROWN, bass
BUDDY RICH, drums.
Hollywood, August 16, 1956.

CD 1 [12-16] & CD 2 [1-14]: ELLA & LOUIS AGAIN - 4 1/2 Stars Downbeat Magazine
Same personnel as above except LOUIS BELLSON replaces Buddy Rich on drums.
Hollywood, July 23-31 & August 13, 1957.

CD 2 [15-16]:
TRUMMY YOUNG, trombone
EDMOND HALL, clarinet
BILLY KYLE, piano
DALE JONES, bass
BARRETT DEEMS, drums.
Live at the Hollywood Bowl, California, August 15, 1956.

CD 3: PORGY & BESS - 5 Stars Downbeat Magazine
Orchestra conducted and arranged by RUSSELL GARCIA
Los Angeles, California, August 18-October 14, 1957.


INCLUDES 24-PAGE BOOKLET

CD 1: TOTAL TIME 75:50 min

01 CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS
02 ISN’T THIS A LOVELY DAY?
03 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
04 THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
05 UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE
06 TENDERLY
07 A FOGGY DAY
08 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA
09 CHEEK TO CHEEK
10 THE NEARNESS OF YOU
11 APRIL IN PARIS
12 DON’T BE THAT WAY
13 MAKIN’ WHOOPEE
14 THEY ALL LAUGHED
15 COMES LOVE
16 AUTUMN IN NEW YORK

CD 2: TOTAL TIME 76:39 min

01 LET’S DO IT
02 STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY
03 I WON’T DANCE
04 GEE, BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU?
05 LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF
06 THESE FOOLISH THINGS
07 I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM
08 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME
09 I’M PUTTIN’ ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET
10 A FINE ROMANCE
11 ILL WIND
12 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY
13 I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU
14 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES
15 YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED
16 UNDECIDED

CD 3: TOTAL TIME: 66:37 min

01 OVERTURE
02 SUMMERTIME
03 I WANTS TO STAY HERE
04 MY MAN’S GONE NOW
05 I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’
06 BUZZARD SONG
07 BESS, YOU IS MY WOMAN NOW
08 IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO
09 WHAT YOU WANT WID BESS?
10 A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING
11 OH, DOCTOR JESUS
12 MEDLEY: HERE COME DE HONEY MAN / CRAB MAN / OH, DEY’S SO FRESH AND FINE (STRAWBERRY WOMAN)
13 THERE’S A BOAT DAT’S LEAVIN’ SOON FOR NEW YORK
14 BESS, OH WHERE’S MY BESS?
15 OH, LAWD, I’M ON MY WAY