Ella Fitzgerald - The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Artist:

Fitzgerald, Ella

UPC:

731453790926

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:

Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Russell Garcia (conductor, arranger); Trummy Young (trombone); Edmond Hall (clarinet); Billy Kyle, Oscar Peterson (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown, Dale Jones (bass); Louie Bellson, Buddy Rich, Barrett Deems (drums).
Principally recorded at Capitol Studios, The Hollywood Bowl, Hollywood, California from August 15, 1956 - August 28, 1957. Includes liner notes by William Ruhlmann.
Adapter: Deborah Hay.
Personnel: Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Herb Ellis (guitar); Edmond Hall (clarinet); Tommy Young (trombone); Oscar Peterson, Billy Kyle (piano); Louie Bellson, Barrett Deems, Buddy Rich (drums).
Recording information: Capitol Studios, Holly, CA (08/26/1956-08/28/1957); Hollywood Bowl, Los Angeles, CA (08/26/1956-08/28/1957); Los Angeles, CA (08/26/1956-08/28/1957).
Editor: Peter Pullman.
Photographer: Phil Stern.
Unknown Contributor Role: Russell Garcia .
Arranger: Russell Garcia .
From August 1956 to August 1957, legendary jazz producer Norman Granz oversaw several recording sessions and a handful of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl starring two of the finest singers in jazz history, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. Fitzgerald was at the peak of her powers at the time, having clearly defined herself as the best female singer in jazz. Armstrong was comfortably settling into his Grand Old Man of Jazz role by this point, trading hot swing and fiery trumpet solos for genial, good-humored vocalizing.
Still, Armstrong was never one to back off from a challenge, and he holds his own divinely against the younger singer. Fitzgerald was Armstrong`s only rival as a scat singer, and so nearly every track here dissolves into impressive competing scat solos. Fans of scat singing will rejoice.

Track Listing:

DISC 1

1. Let`s Call the Whole Thing Off
2. Love Is Here to Stay
3. Nearness of You, The
4. Stars Fell on Alabama
5. Gee Baby, Ain`t I Good to You
6. They Can`t Take That Away from Me
7. Autumn in New York
8. Summertime
9. Tenderly
10. Stompin` at the Savoy
11. Under a Blanket of Blue
12. I Wants to Stay Here
13. I`ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
14. There`s a Boat Dat`s Leavin` Soon for New York
15. You Won`t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)

Album Information

Release Date:

08/26/1997

Type:

Performer

Genre:

Pop Vocal

Subgenre:

Classic Pop Vocals

Label:

Verve

Producer:

Norman Granz

Catalog Number:

5379092

Original Release Year:

1997

# of Discs:

1

Studio/Live:

Mixed

Mono/Stereo:

Stereo

Runtime:

67 : 23

Guest Artist:

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

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