Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

LIMITED GATEFOLD EDITION

180 gram VIRGIN VINYL

5 STARS DOWN BEAT

This was the first album pairing Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong produced by Norman Granz for his Verve label. After recording a series of duets in the late 1940s for the Decca label, they were summoned by Granz in 1956 to make a series of sessions which would result in the present LP and two further double sets: Ella and Louis Again, and Porgy and Bess.

To get the marvellous music heard here, Granz surrounded the stars with an outstanding quartet, consisting of Oscar Peterson , Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, and Buddy Rich.

PERSONNEL:

• Ella Fitzgerald - (vocals)
• Louis Armstrong - (trumpet & vocals)
• Oscar Peterson - (piano)
• Herb Ellis - (guitar)
• Ray Brown - (bass)
• Buddy Rich - (drums)

Hollywood, August 16, 1956.

TRACKS:

• SIDE A
• A1 CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS
• A2 ISN’T THIS A LOVELY DAY?
• A3 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT
• A4 THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME
• A5 UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE
• A6 TENDERLY

• SIDE B
• B1 A FOGGY DAY
• B2 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA
• B3 CHEEK TO CHEEK
• B4 THE NEARNESS OF YOU
• B5 APRIL IN PARIS