Jazz
Tracks 1-3, 5-10, and 12 recorded August 16, 1956 at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles. Tracks 3, 8, and 12 recorded July 23, 1957 at Radio Recorders studio, Los Angeles. Tracks 1 and 7 recorded August 13, 1957 at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles. Tracks 4 and 11 recorded August 18, 1957 at Capitol Studios, Los Angeles.
Ella Fitzgerald Vocal
Louis Armstrong Trumpet, Vocal
Oscar Peterson Piano
Herb Ellis Guitar
Ray Brown Bass
Louie Bellson Drums
Buddy Rich Drums
Russell Garcia Arranger, Conductor
Nat Hentoff prefaced his 1956 Down Beat review of Verve's first Ella Fitzgerald-Louis Armstrong collaboration with a prediction: "Ella and Louis is one of the very, very few albums to have been issued in this era of the LP flood that is sure to endure for decades." Today, those sublime performances, along with two subsequent Norman Granz-produced Fitzgerald-Armstrong albums, are regarded as milestones of American music. A dozen gems from these works are presented here. |
