ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG - Greatest Hits - 2LP - Vinyl [FEB 28]

2LP - Black Vinyl.  

The queen Ella Fitzgerald and the king Louis Armstrong first met in 1946 for the recording of “The Firm Fram Sauce”, a song made famous the previous year by Nat “King” Cole. They had the opportunity to collaborate again in the studio for a few tracks in 1950 and 1952, but it was mainly between 1956 and 1958 that the duo was extremely active. Thanks to the impetus of producer Norman Granz, the star-studded partnership recorded at this period nearly fifty songs, considered masterpieces of jazz history. All these great standards were released on Norman Granz’s Verve label, with a dream cast: Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich, and Louie Bellson. The grand finale took place in 1958 with their incomparable version of Gershwin’s “Porgy & Bess” conducted by Russell Garcia. For this Greatest Hits album showcasing the association of two geniuses, we have focused on the 1956-1958 period, choosing the most iconic standards and concluding this double vinyl on a high note with three excerpts from “Porgy & Bess”.

Tracklist: 

Disc 1
1.    A Fine Romance
2.    Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
3.    Moonlight In Vermont
4.    Don't Be That Way
5.    They Can't Take That Away From Me
6.    Stompin' At The Savoy
7.    Tenderly
8.    Cheek To Cheek
9.    Autumn In New-York

Disc 2
1.    I Won't Dance
2.    A Foggy Day
3.    Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
4.    Love Is Here To Stay
5.    They All Laughed
6.    I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
7.    Stars Fell On Alabama
8.    I Got Plenty O' Nuttin
9.    Summertime
10.    It Ain't Necessarily So