Ella Fitzgerald/Armstrong - Compact Jazz

Artist:

Fitzgerald, Ella

UPC:

042283531321

See Also:

Cole, Nat "King" Ella Fitzgerald/Duke Ellington - Ella & Duke At The Cote D`Azur Ann Hampton Callaway - To Ella With Love Dinah Washington/Ella Fitzgerald/Holliday/Nina Simone/Sarah Vaughan - Les 5 Plus Grandes Divas Du Jazz [Box] *

Description:

Recording information: LA, CA (08/16/1956-09/??/1957).
The Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong edition of Verve`s long-running COMPACT JAZZ series of reissues condenses three remarkable albums--1955`s ELLA AND LOUIS, 1956`s ELLA AND LOUIS AGAIN, and 1958`s PORGY AND BESS--into a fantastic 12-track collection. Of course, you could pick and random assortment of 12 tracks from these three discs and have a collection of fantastic merit, but these specific performances are particularly outstanding.
Opening with a swinging "They Can`t Take That Away From Me," COMPACT JAZZ emphasizes the more playful side of the Fitzgerald/Armstrong collaborations, downplaying the more serious PORGY AND BESS material--a lovely take of "Summertime" an exception--in favor of giddy versions of standards like "I Won`t Dance" and "Let`s Call the Whole Thing Off." There`s an exuberant joy in this music that won`t fail to charm even the most hard-hearted listener.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. They Can`t Take That Away From Me
2. Gee Baby Ain`t I Good to You
3. I Won`t Dance
4. It Ain`t Necessarily So
5. Fine Romance, A
6. Stompin` at the Savoy
7. Foggy Day, A
8. Don`t Be That Way
9. Summertime
10. Cheek to Cheek
11. Can`t We Be Friends
12. Let`s Call the Whole Thing Off

Album Information

Release Date:

10/25/1990

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Label:

Verve

Catalog Number:

AA8353132

Original Release Year:

1990

# of Discs:

1

SPARS Coding:

AAD

Studio/Live:

Studio

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

57 : 45

Guest Artist:

Oscar Peterson; Ray Brown; Herb Ellis; Buddy Rich; Louie Bellson

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