Ella Fitzgerald

• LIMITED EDITION CLASSIC LPs

• HIGH-DEFINITION PREMIUM VINYL

• 180 gr. VINYL–AUDIOPHILE PRESSING

• FOR THE FIRST TIME ON A SINGLE LP

• INCLUDES 3 BONUS TRACKS

Before being recruited by Norman Granz for their three classic 1956-57 LPs, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong recorded several studio duets for Decca. This collection contains them all. Included are their hits Dream a Little Dream of Me and You Won't Be Satisfied, among other wonderful sides that marked the beginning of their collaborative magic.

PERSONNEL:

• Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
• Louis Armstrong - trumpet & vocals
• On all tracks, plus:

• ON TRACKS [A1-A2[ & [A5-A7]:
• Bob Haggart Orchestra:
• Billy Butterfield (tp), Bill Stegmeyer (cl, as), George Koenig (as), Jack Greenberg, Art Drellinger (ts), Milton Schatz (bar), Joe Bushkin (p), Danny Perri (g), Trigger Alpert (b), Cozy Cole (d), Bob Haggart (cond).
• New York, January 18, 1946.

• ON TRACKS [A3-A4]:
• Sy Oliver Orchestra: Paul Webster (tp), Hank D’Amico (cl), Frank Ludwig (ts), Hank Jones (p), Everett Barksdale (g), Ray Brown (b), Johnny Blowers (d), Sy Oliver (arr, cond).
• New York, August 25, 1950.

• 0N TRACKS [B1-B4]:
• Dave Barbour Orchestra: Larry Neill (tp), Frank Howard (tb), Jack Dumont, Chuck Gentry, Heinie Beau (saxes), Hank Jones (p), Ray Brown (b), Alvin Stoller (d), Dave Barbour (cond).
• Los Angeles, November 23, 1951.

• (*) BONUS TRACKS:
• [B5]: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby (vc) plus orchestra conducted by John Scott Trotter. “The Bing Crosby Show”, Hollywood, November 28, 1951.
• [B6-B7]: Ella Fitzgerald (vc), Louis Armstrong (tp, vcl), Trummy Young (tb), Edmond Hall (cl), Billy Kyle (p), Dale Jones (b), Barrett Deems (d). Live at the Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, August 15, 1956.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• 01 YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED (UNTIL YOU BREAK MY HEART)
• 02 THE FRIM FRAM SAUCE
• 03 DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME
• 04 CAN ANYONE EXPLAIN? (NO, NO, NO!) V
• 05 YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED (UNTIL YOU BREAK MY HEART) [alt tk]
• 06 THE FRIM FRAM SAUCE [breakdown]
• 07 THE FRIM FRAM SAUCE [alt tk]

• SIDE B
• 01 NECESSARY EVIL
• 02 OOPS
• 03 WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A WALK
• 04 WHO WALKS IN WHEN I WALK OUT
• 05 THE MEMPHIS BLUES (*)
• 06 YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED (UNTIL YOU BREAK MY HEART) [Live] (*)
• 07 UNDECIDED [Live] (*)