Ella & Louis - Complete Small Group Studio Recordings
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
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2LP limited edition - gatefold sleeve - 180g vinyl audiophile pressing. Although both Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong had met and performed together previously, they wouldn't be heard on record together until January 18, 1946, when they waxed a single 78-rpm disc ("You Won't Be Satisfied) for Decca. They went on to record a few more singles together until in 1956 when producer Norman Granz paired the two together between 1956 and 1957 on three albums that were both critically acclaimed and commercial successes - appealing to audiences in and beyond the confines of jazz per se: Ella & Louis, its sequel Ella & Louis Again, and the selection of songs from George Gershwin's opera Porgy & Bess.
While Porgy & Bess was recorded with a big band, the first two albums (featured in this release) were made in small group formats with the great Oscar Peterson Trio plus drummers Buddy Rich or Louie Bellson, resulting in some of the most fascinating jazz and popular music ever produced.
Tracklisting
Oliver Nelson
Nina Simone
Dave Brubeck Quartet
Sonny Rollins
Miles Davis
Count Basie
Nina Simone
Miles Davis
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong