Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong – The Complete Studio Recorded Duets

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – The Complete Studio Recorded Duets

The Complete Studio Recorded Duets brings together the unforgettable studio collaborations of two of the greatest names in jazz, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Originally released by AVID Jazz as a 2CD collection, the set brings together 35 recordings spanning their celebrated work together, from early recordings to the classic sessions that produced the Ella & Louis, Ella & Louis Again and Porgy & Bess albums.

The chemistry between Fitzgerald's beautifully controlled, expressive voice and Armstrong's unmistakable vocal style and trumpet playing is at the heart of these recordings. The collection includes the classic Ella & Louis sessions featuring Oscar Peterson on piano alongside Herb Ellis, Ray Brown and Buddy Rich, with the following year's Ella & Louis Again sessions continuing the same winning combination, this time with Louis Bellson on drums.

There are countless jazz standards here, making this an essential collection for fans of classic vocal jazz and the Great American Songbook. Highlights include Dream A Little Dream Of Me, Can't We Be Friends?, Moonlight In Vermont, They Can't Take That Away From Me, Tenderly, A Foggy Day, Cheek To Cheek, They All Laughed, Autumn In New York, Stompin' At The Savoy, Let's Call The Whole Thing Off and I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm. The set closes with four selections from George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy & Bess, including Summertime, I Got Plenty Of Nuttin', Bess, You Is My Woman Now and It Ain't Necessarily So.

A superb introduction to one of the most celebrated partnerships in jazz, The Complete Studio Recorded Duets is ideal for listeners looking for Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, swing, vocal jazz, jazz standards and classic 1950s recordings in one collection.

Tracklist

Disc 1

1. You Won't Be Satisfied
2. The Frim Fram Sauce
3. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
4. Can Anyone Explain
5. Necessary Evil
6. Oops!
7. Would You Like To Take A Walk
8. Who Walks In When I Walk Out
9. Can't We Be Friends?
10. Moonlight In Vermont
11. They Can't Take That Away From Me
12. Under A Blanket Of Blue
13. Tenderly
14. A Foggy Day
15. Stars Fell On Alabama
16. Cheek To Cheek
17. The Nearness Of You
18. April In Paris

Disc 2

1. Don't Be That Way
2. They All Laughed
3. Autumn In New York
4. Stompin' At The Savoy
5. I Won't Dance
6. Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
7. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
8. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
9. I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket
10. A Fine Romance
11. Love Is Here To Stay
12. Learnin' The Blues
13. Summertime
14. I Got Plenty Of Nuttin'
15. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
16. It Ain't Necessarily So