The Best Of Ella Fitzgerald And Louis Armstrong On Verve
£5.48
- Let s Call The Whole Thing Off - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson
- Love Is Here To Stay - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson
- The Nearness Of You - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
- Stars Fell On Alabama - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich
- Gee Baby Ain t I Good To You - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson
- They Can t Take That Away From Me - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
- Autumn In New York - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
- Summertime - Louis Armstrong, Russell Garcia, Ella Fitzgerald
- Tenderly - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, Oscar Peterson, Buddy Rich
- Stompin At The Savoy - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson
- Under A Blanket Of Blue - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Buddy Rich, Herb Ellis
- I Wants To Stay Here - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
- I ve Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Herb Ellis, Ray Brown, Louie Bellson
- There s A Boat Dat s Leavin Soon For New York - Louis Armstrong, Russell Garcia
- You Won t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) - Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
Ella Fitzgerald s voice was satin to Louis Armstrong s sandpaper, but when you put them together on a single song, their chemistry was unimpeachable. This disc selects highlights from the three albums they made together at Verve (including their Porgy and Bess), and adds a spiffy live track from the Hollywood Bowl. Though they don t harmonise much (Armstrong s voice wasn t built for harmony), Ella s dignified swing and flashes of teasing wit play off Satchmo s gritty, good-humoured roar symbiotically. The material is mostly lightweight Tin Pan Alley stuff (lots of Gershwin, plus the likes of I ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm), and they fly it like a kite. --Douglas Wolk