ELLA & LOUIS - COMPLETE (DELUXE EDITION

• COLLECTOR'S DIGIPACK SERIES

• DIGITALLY REMASTERED

• LIMITED EDITION IN SPECIAL 3-PANEL DIGIPACK

• THE COMPLETE ORIGINAL LP + 8 BONUS TRACKS

Louis Armstrong’s career began nearly 15 years before Ella Fitzgerald’s. In fact, Louis Nwas one of Ella’s first musical idols. By the early Forties, Ella was already a wellknown star. Although both Ella andLouis had probably met and performed together previously, they wouldn’t be heard on record as a duet until January 1946, when they waxed the first of a few Decca sessions. These dates had no real concept and were limited to pop tunes from that period.

The situation would dramatically change on the three LPs they made between 1956 and 1957 for producer Norman Granz’s Verve label. Those memorable albums were Ella & Louis (Verve MGV-4003, presented here), its sequel Ella & Louis Again, and the selection of tunes from George Gershwin’s folk opera Porgy & Bess. Their complete Decca master takes have been added as a bonus.

PERSONNEL:

• ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals
• LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals
• OSCAR PETERSON, piano
• HERB ELLIS, guitar
• RAY BROWN, bass
• BUDDY RICH, drums

Hollywood, August 16, 1956

• (*) BONUS TRACKS (12-19): THE DECCA DUETS
• ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals; LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals.
• Plus orchestras conducted by Bob Haggart, Sy Oliver & Dave Barbour.
• Recorded in New York and Los Angeles, 1946-51.

TRACKS:

• 01. Can’t We Be Friends?
• 02. Isn’t This a Lovely Day?
• 03. Moonlight in Vermont
• 04. They Can’t Take That Awa y from Me
• 05. Under a Blanket of Blue
• 06. Tenderly
• 07. A Foggy Day
• 08. Stars Fell on Alabama
• 09. Cheek to Cheek
• 10. The Nearness of You
• 11. April in Paris
• 12. You Won’t Be Satisfied (*)
• 13. The Frim Fram Sauce (*)
• 14. Dream a Little Dream of Me (*)
• 15. Can Anyone Explain? (*)
• 16. Necessary Evil (*)
• 17. Oops (*)
• 18. Would You Like to Take a Walk? (*)
• 19. Who Walks in When I Walk Out? (*)

• TOTAL TIME: 78:42 Min.