Release Date: 03 November 2023
Label: Supper Club
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8435723700562
Release Date: 03 November 2023
Label: Supper Club
Packaging Type: Slip Sleeve (CD or Vinyl)
No of Units: 1
Barcode: 8435723700562
Description
180g virgin vinyl - limited edition of 1000 copies only. Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald's paths had surely crossed many times during the Thirties, Forties, and early Fifties. However, no recorded trace of the two legendary musicians collaborating exists until 1957, when Norman Granz produced a series of big band and small group sessions. This album presents Ella singing Ellington tunes backed by a small group featuring tenor saxophonist Ben Webster and legendary violinist Stuff Smith, plus Ella's regular accompanist Paul Smith and the great Oscar Peterson sharing the piano, and Barney Kessel and Herb Ellis taking turns on guitar.
"Webster and Smith solo in their highly singular manner with Ben's take-off on 'Rocks' the climax of the song. Stuff is angular, probing and strong in his solo on 'I Let a Song'. The slow-walking 'Squeeze Me' is individualized by a unison blend among Ella, Stuff and Ben. These are history-making sessions. An absolute must in any library." - ***** John A. Tynan, DownBeat
Tracklisting
Nina Simone
Anne Phillips
Ethel Ennis
Beverley Kenney
Billie Holiday
Sarah Vaughan & Clifford Browm
Lorez Alexandria
Chris Connor
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Fitzgerald/Levy/Ellis
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong