9 thoughts on “ Cant We Be Friends - Ella Fitzgerald / Louis Armstrong - 16 Great Songs (CD) ”

1. Ella and Louis is a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet, released in October Having previously collaborated in the late s for the Decca label, this was the first of three albums that Fitzgerald and Armstrong were to record together for Verve Records, later followed by 's Ella and Louis Again and 's Porgy and BessGenre: Vocal jazz.

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2. By the way, this Ella & Louis LP (the one where the cover shows Louis with 'wader' pants pulled up by sitting in a chair and 's white socks showing) is much better recorded than the double "Together by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong" LP with a blue toned cover which although not bad, sounds a little lean and digital, and is lacking depth /5().

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3. Both household names at the time of their first recording together, the dynamic duo of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong recorded their eponymous debut on August 16, , in.

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4. View credits, reviews, tracks and shop for the CD release of Ella And Louis on Discogs. Label: Verve Records - • Format: CD Album, Reissue, Remastered • Country: Germany • Genre: Jazz, Pop • Style: Easy Listening, Vocal, Swing Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong ‎– Ella And Louis Recorded August 16, at Capitol /5(14).

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5. The collaborations between Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong have attracted much attention over the years. The artists were both widely known icons not just in the areas of big band, jazz, and swing music but across 20th century popular music in general. The two African-American musicians produced three official releases together in Ella and Louis (), Ella and Louis Again (), and.

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6. Ella and Louis is an inspired collaboration, masterminded by producer Norman Granz. Both artists were riding high at this stage in their careers, and Granz assembled a stellar quartet of Oscar Peterson (piano), Buddy Rich (drums), Herb Ellis (guitar) and Ray Brown (bass). Equally inspired was the choice of material, with the gruffness of Armstrong's voice blending like magic with Fitzgerald's.

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7. Ella Fitzgerald feat. Louis Armstrong song lyrics collection. Browse lyrics and Ella Fitzgerald feat. Louis Armstrong albums.

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8. This CD is a collection of separate tracks by Armstrong and Fitgerald rather than a duet album by the two performers. The overall sound quality is poor to middling. There are any number of better CDs than this mashup; for example the duet CD Ella and Louis or the Two Disk Ella and Louis Again/5(58).

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9. Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, - June 15, ), also known as the "First Lady of Song" "Queen of Jazz" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist. With a vocal range spanning three octaves (D♭3 to D♭6), she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvis Read More.

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