FITZGERALD, ELLA / LOUIS AR...-Ella & Louis - The Complete No (UK IMPORT) CD NEW

3-CD SET5 STARS DOWNBEAT MAGAZINEAfter cutting a few sides for Decca in the late forties and early fifties, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong were summoned by producer Norman Granz in 1956-57 to make three albums which would become legendary jazz classics. This 3-CD set compiles their three complete albums, Ella & Louis (Verve MGV4003), Ella & Louis Again (Verve MGV4006-2 [2- LP set]), and Porgy & Bess (Verve MGV-4011-2), plus the two duets Ella and Louis performed during a 1956 Hollywood Bowl concert which marked their earliest collaborative recordings for Granz.PERSONNEL:ELLA FITZGERALD, vocals LOUIS ARMSTRONG, trumpet & vocals, on all tracks, plus:CD 1 [1-11]: ELLA & LOUIS - 5 Stars Downbeat MagazineOSCAR PETERSON, pianoHERB ELLIS, guitarRAY BROWN, bassBUDDY RICH, drums.Hollywood, August 16, 1956.CD 1 [12-16] & CD 2 [1-14]: ELLA & LOUIS AGAIN - 4 1/2 Stars Downbeat MagazineSame personnel as above except LOUIS BELLSON replaces Buddy Rich on drums.Hollywood, July 23-31 & August 13, 1957.CD 2 [15-16]:TRUMMY YOUNG, tromboneEDMOND HALL, clarinetBILLY KYLE, pianoDALE JONES, bassBARRETT DEEMS, drums.Live at the Hollywood Bowl, California, August 15, 1956.CD 3: PORGY & BESS - 5 Stars Downbeat MagazineOrchestra conducted and arranged by RUSSELL GARCIALos Angeles, California, August 18-October 14, 1957.INCLUDES 24-PAGE BOOKLETCD 1: TOTAL TIME 75:50 min01 CAN’T WE BE FRIENDS02 ISN’T THIS A LOVELY DAY?03 MOONLIGHT IN VERMONT04 THEY CAN’T TAKE THAT AWAY FROM ME05 UNDER A BLANKET OF BLUE06 TENDERLY07 A FOGGY DAY08 STARS FELL ON ALABAMA09 CHEEK TO CHEEK10 THE NEARNESS OF YOU11 APRIL IN PARIS12 DON’T BE THAT WAY13 MAKIN’ WHOOPEE14 THEY ALL LAUGHED15 COMES LOVE16 AUTUMN IN NEW YORKCD 2: TOTAL TIME 76:39 min01 LET’S DO IT02 STOMPIN’ AT THE SAVOY03 I WON’T DANCE04 GEE, BABY, AIN’T I GOOD TO YOU?05 LET’S CALL THE WHOLE THING OFF06 THESE FOOLISH THINGS07 I’VE GOT MY LOVE TO KEEP ME WARM08 WILLOW WEEP FOR ME09 I’M PUTTIN’ ALL MY EGGS IN ONE BASKET10 A FINE ROMANCE11 ILL WIND12 LOVE IS HERE TO STAY13 I GET A KICK OUT OF YOU14 LEARNIN’ THE BLUES15 YOU WON’T BE SATISFIED16 UNDECIDEDCD 3: TOTAL TIME: 66:37 min01 OVERTURE02 SUMMERTIME03 I WANTS TO STAY HERE04 MY MAN’S GONE NOW05 I GOT PLENTY O’ NUTTIN’06 BUZZARD SONG07 BESS, YOU IS MY WOMAN NOW08 IT AIN’T NECESSARILY SO09 WHAT YOU WANT WID BESS?10 A WOMAN IS A SOMETIME THING11 OH, DOCTOR JESUS12 MEDLEY: HERE COME DE HONEY MAN / CRAB MAN / OH, DEY’S SO FRESH AND FINE (STRAWBERRY WOMAN)13 THERE’S A BOAT DAT’S LEAVIN’ SOON FOR NEW YORK14 BESS, OH WHERE’S MY BESS?15 OH, LAWD, I’M ON MY WAY