Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

 

Artist:  Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Origin:  USA
Genre:  Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Bebop, Big Band

Original line-up:

Ella Fitzgerald:  Vocals
Louis Armstrong:  Trumpet, Vocals

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong are an American Jazz Singer and Trumpeter.  The collaborations between Ella Fitzgerald (Vocals) and Louis Armstrong (Trumpet, Vocals), both widely known icons not just int he areas of Big Band, Jazz and Swing Music, teamed up for touring performances.  The duo's music proved popular with the live audiences.

Title:   Ella & Louis (2021)

Genre:  Jazz, Standards, Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz, Swing, Dixieland, Bebop, Big Band

Label:  20th Century Masterworks

Rating:   *****

Format:  LP

Tracks:

Side A:

 1.  Can't We Be Friends (3:48)

 2.  Isn't This A Lovely Day? (6:17)

 3.  Moonlight In Vermont (3:43)

 4.  They Can't Take That Away From Me (4:40)

 5.  Under A Blanket Of Blue (4:18)

 6.  Tenderly (5:08)

Side B:

 1.  A Foggy Day (4:33)

 2.  Stars Fell On Alabama (3:34)

 3.  Cheek To Cheek (5:54)

 4.  The Nearness Of You (5:43)

 5.  April In Paris (6:32)

 

Bonus Track:

 6.  You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (2:57)

Personnel:

Hollywood, August 16, 1956:

Ella Fitzgerald:  Vocals

Louis Armstrong:  Trumpet, Vocals

Oscar Peterson:  Piano

Herb Ellis:  Guitar

Ray Brown:  Bass

Buddy Rich:  Drums

Bonus Track:  New York, January 18, 1946:

Ella Fitzgerald:  Vocals

Louis Armstrong:  Trumpet, Vocals

with Bob Haggart & His Orchestra

Ella & Louis is a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, originally released on October 1956 by Verve Records, remastered and reissued in 2021 by 20th Century Masterworks.  Limited Edition with 1 Bonus Track, 180 Gram Colored Virgin Vinyl.

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