ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG - Ella & Louis - Complete Small Group Studio Recordings - 2LP - Gatefold 180g Vinyl [MAY 24]

2LP - 180g Black Vinyl housed in a Gatefold Sleeve.  

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 confnes 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.

Tracklist: 

Side A
1.    Can't We Be Friends
2.    Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3.    Moonlight In Vermont
4.    They Can't Take That Away From Me
5.    Under A Blanket Of Blue
6.    Tenderly

Side B
1.    A Foggy Day
2.    Stars Fell On Alabama
3.    Cheek To Cheek
4.    The Nearness Of You
5.    April In Paris

Side C
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.    I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm

Side D
1.    Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?
2.    Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
3.    I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket
4.    A Fine Romance
5.    Love Is Here To Stay
6.    Learnin' The Blues