Ella Fitzgerald

Ella & Louis Again (90267)

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Ella & Louis Again

Ella Fitzgerald

American Jazz Classics

8436559467070

AJC 157654

90267

JAZZ

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CD 9,95 €

• LIMITED EDITION 3-PANEL DIGIPACK + INSIDE BOOKLET

• includes 8 BONUS TRACKS

• 4 1/2 STARS DOWN BEAT MAGAZINE

Louis Armstrong’s career began nearly 15 years before Ella Fitzgerald’s. In fact, Louis was one of Ella’s first musical idols. By the early Forties, Ella was already a wellknown star. Although both Ella and Louis had probably met and performed together previously, they wouldn’t be heard on record as a duet until January 1946, when they waxed the first of a few Decca sessions. These dates had no real concept and were limited to pop tunes from that period.

The situation would dramatically change on the three LPs they made between 1956 and 1957 for producer Norman Granz’s Verve label. Those memorable albums were Ella & Louis (Verve MGV-4003, presented here), its sequel Ella & Louis Again, and the selection of tunes from George Gershwin’s folk opera Porgy & Bess. Their complete Decca master takes have been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

  • ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals
  • LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals
  • OSCAR PETERSON, piano
  • HERB ELLIS, guitar
  • RAY BROWN, bass
  • BUDDY RICH, drums

Hollywood, August 16, 1956.

  • (*) BONUS TRACKS (12-19): The Decca Duets
  • ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals; LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals.
  • Plus orchestras conducted by Bob Haggart, Sy Oliver & Dave Barbour.
  • Recorded in New York and Los Angeles, 1946-51.

TRACKS:

  • 01 Don’t Be That Way
  • 02 Makin’ Whoopee
  • 03 They All Laughed
  • 04 Comes Love
  • 05 Autumn in New York
  • 06 Stompin’ at the Savoy
  • 07 I Won’t Dance
  • 08 Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You?
  • 09 Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
  • 10 These Foolish Things
  • 11 I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
  • 12 I’m Puttin’ All My Eggs in One Basket
  • 13 A Fine Romance
  • 14 Ill Wind
  • 15 Love Is Here to Stay
  • 16 I Get a Kick Out of You
  • 17 Learnin’ the Blues
  • TOTAL TIME: 78:42 Min.