The complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve sound recording

Author

Ella Fitzgerald

Call Number

• COMPACT DISC JAZZ (CEN)

Performers

Performed by Ella Fitzgerald, vocals ; Louis Armstrong, vocals and trumpet ; accompanied on various pieces by Oscar Peterson and Billy Kyle, piano ; Herb Ellis, guitar ; Ray Brown, Dale Jones, bass ; Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Barrett Deems, drums ; Trummy Young, trombone ; Edmond Hall, clarinet ; with additional musicians.

Publication Information

New York, NY : PolyGram Records, p1997.

Physical Description

3 sound discs : digital ; 4 3/4 in. + 2 booklets.

Notes

Compact discs.

Program notes by William Ruhlmann and Norman Granz with notes on Porgy & Bess by Lawrence D. Stewart in accompanying booklets.

Previously released on three recordings: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Ella and Louis again, and Porgy & Bess.

All songs on disc three composed by George Gershwin with lyrics by either Ira Gershwin or DuBose Heyward.

Contents

• Disc 1. Can't we be friends
• Isn't this a lovely day?
• Moonlight in Vermont
• They can't take that away from me
• Under a blanket of blue
• Tenderly
• A foggy day
• Stars fell on Alabama
• Cheek to cheek
• The nearness of you
• April in Paris
• Don't be that way
• Makin' whoopee
• They all laughed
• Comes love
• Autumn in New York.

• Disc 2. Let's do it
• Stompin' at the Savoy
• I won't dance
• Gee baby, ain't I good to you
• Let's call the whole thing off
• These foolish things
• I've got my love to keep me warm
• Willow weep for me
• I'm puttin' all my eggs in one basket
• A fine romance
• Ill wind (You're blowin' me no good)
• Love is here to stay
• I get a kick out of you
• Learnin' the blues
• You won't be satisfied (Until you break my heart)
• Undecided.

• Disc 3. Overture
• Summertime
• I wants to stay here
• My man's gone now
• I got plenty o' nuttin
• The buzzard song
• Bess, you is my woman now
• It ain't necessarily so
• What you want wid Bess?
• A woman is a sometime thing
• Oh, Doctor Jesus
• Medley: Here come de honey man ; Crab man ; Oh, dey's so fresh and fine
• There's a boat dat's leavin' soon for New York
• Oh, Bess, oh where's my Bess?
• Oh, Lawd, I'm on my way.