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2LP limited edition - gatefold sleeve - 180g vinyl audiophile pressing. 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 confines 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
Can't We Be Friends
Moonlight In Vermont
They Can't Take That Away From Me
Under A Blanket Of Blue
A Foggy Day
Stars Fell On Alabama
Cheek To Cheek
The Nearness Of You
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
Gee Baby, Ain't I Good To You
Don't Be That Way
Stompin' At The Savoy
Let's Do It
I Won't Dance
Love Is Here To Stay
I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket