Ella And Louis is a Jazz album by Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong, originally released in 1956. On Gatefold: 198 pressings tracked, owned by 60 collectors.
About
Ella Fitzgerald was early in her historic run on Norman Granz’s Verve label when she was paired up with the great Louis Armstrong in the summer of 1956 for <i>Ella and Louis</i>. Their <i>Porgy & Bess</i> album followed soon after, as did <i>Ella and Louis Again</i> (all of it collected on <i>The Complete Ella and Louis on Verve</i>). The alchemy between the two giants is a marvel in the annals of American song. They take a simple approach that essentially can’t go wrong: beautiful expressive standards, uncluttered arrangements, virtuoso small-group backing from pianist Oscar Peterson’s working unit with bassist Ray Brown and guitarist Herb Ellis—plus Buddy Rich on drums, as exquisitely delicate as you’ll ever hear him. Taking separate choruses or harmonizing in vivacious and perfectly timed call-and-response (with Armstrong on trumpet and voice), the partners casually arrive at version after definitive version of these adored songs, pouring themselves equally into shimmering ballads (“Moonlight in Vermont,” “Stars Fell on Alabama”) and levitating midtempo swingers (“Can’t We Be Friends,” “Under a Blanket of Blue”). Fitzgerald’s masterful Armstrong impression in the last phrase of “Tenderly” captures the fun of it all.
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Tracklist
- 1Can't We Be Friends?3:45
- 2Isn't This a Lovely Day? (feat. Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown & Buddy Rich)6:15
- 3Moonlight In Vermont (feat. Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson & Buddy Rich)3:39
- 4They Can't Take That Away from Me4:39
- 5Under a Blanket of Blue (feat. Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown & Buddy Rich)4:15
- 6Tenderly5:07
- 7A Foggy Day (feat. Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson & Buddy Rich)4:31
- 8Stars Fell On Alabama3:31
- 9Cheek to Cheek5:52
- 10The Nearness of You5:40
- 11April In Paris6:33
Sound DNA
- Jazz
- Big Band & Swing
- velvety
- tender
- smoky
Credits
The people behind it.
Performers
- Buddy RichDRUMS
- Ella FitzgeraldLEAD VOCALS VOCALS
- Herb EllisGUITAR
- Louis ArmstrongLEAD VOCALS, TRUMPET TRUMPET TRUMPET, VOCALS
- Oscar PetersonPIANO
- Ray BrownBASS BASS GUITAR CONTRABASS
- Barrett DeemsDRUMS
- Billy KylePIANO
- Bob Haggart And His OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Dale JonesBASS
- Dave Barbour OrchestraORCHESTRA
- Edmond HallCLARINET
- Louis BellsonDRUMS
- Trummy YoungTROMBONE
60 collectors on Gatefold own this · 198 pressings tracked on Gatefold
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