Ella fitzgerald louis armstrong stars fell on alabama bookshelf

Ella fitzgeraldand her smooth, elegant voiceand louis armstrong and his anything but elegant voice. Ella and louis is an inspired collaboration, masterminded by producer norman granz. Vocals ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong notes early mono repress, circa 19561960, with deep groove silver t on black labels with long playing microgroove verve records, inc. Ella fitzgerald april 25, 1917 june 15, 1996, also known as lady ella, and the first. What a break for me i can see the sun up high tho were caught in the storm i can see where you and i could be cozy and warm let the rain pitter patter. Having previously collaborated in the late 1940s 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 1957s ella and louis again and 1959s porgy and bess. Its not the pale moon that excites me that thrills and delights me, oh no its just the nearness of you it isnt your sweet conversation t.

The two africanamerican musicians produced three official releases together in ella and louis 1956, ella and louis again 1957, and. We lived our little drama we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night i cant forget the glamour your eyes. We lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night i cant forget the glamor, your eyes held a te. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong ella and louis discogs. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong ella and louis 1956 classic. Equally inspired was the choice of material, with the gruffness of armstrongs voice blending like magic with fitzgeralds. Ella and louis, an album by ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. This version was recorded on august 27, 1934, and issued by decca records as catalog number 104.

Two of the greatest performers of the 20th century play with a set of great songsand pull it off well. Ella and louis ella and louis again 1957, gatefold. Autumn in new york ella and louis again ella fitzgerald. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong ella and louis ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong. This remaster and pressing sounds really great compared to the 24bit 96khz digital flac files i downloaded. There are plenty of ella and louis compilations out there, all of which are fairly good. Ella and louis is a studio album by ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, accompanied by the oscar peterson quartet, released in october 1956. Stars fell on alabama by jack teagarden with louis armstrong. The best of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong on verve.

Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong ella and louis 1976. Ella and louis ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong allmusic. Clearly, this set isnt of particular interest to hardcore collectors, since theyll already own much of the material, but as a sampler targeted at casual fans, this is quite nice indeed, since it contains such timeless classics as lets call. And stars fell on alabama last night i cant forget the glamour your eyes held a tender light while and stars fell on alabama fractured bama last night i never planned in my imagination a situation so heavenly a fairy land where no one else could enter and in the center just you and me my heart beat just like a hammer. Provided to youtube by universal music group stars fell on alabama ella fitzgerald louis armstrong ella and louis. Stars fell on alabama is the title of a 1934 jazz standard composed by frank perkins with. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong initially recorded together for the decca label in 1946 and reunited in the studio during the years 195051 for recording their covers of pop songs of the day which were released as singles.

The nearness of you ella and louis ella fitzgerald. Biography dubbed the first lady of song, ella fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the united states for more than half a century. We lived our little drama we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night i cant forget the glamour your eyes held a tender light and. The program featured louis armstrong and his all stars, ella fitzgerald, art tatum, and oscar peterson an upandcoming pianist granz brought to the states from his native canada. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong go cheek to cheek on. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong stars fell on alabama 1956. Stars fell on alabama ella and louis ella fitzgerald. The next day, fitzgerald and armstrong met at the new capitol studios in hollywood for a recording session. Watch the video for under a blanket of blue from ella fitzgerald and louis armstrongs ella and louis ella and louis again for free, and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong collaborations wikipedia.

Ella fitzgerald stairway to the stars by lola dijon. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong ella and louis. 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. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong go cheek to cheek on a new 4disc set fitzgeralds warm, yet ultracool voice was at the opposite pole of jazz singing from armstrongs gravelly growl. 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 collaborations between ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong have attracted much attention over the years. Louis armstrong and ella fitzgerald they cant take that. Stars fell on alabama is the title of a 1934 jazz standard composed by frank perkins with lyrics by mitchell parish.

Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong stars fell on alabama. The odds were a hundred to one against me the world thought the heights were too high to climb but people from missouri never incensed me oh. The anthology collection contains inevitable classics such as cheek to cheek, cant we be friends, these foolish things, mack the knife, stars fell on alabama and particular versions of two immortal songs from. The anthology collection contains the best of this duo, one of the most inspired in the history of recorded music.

You were going on your way now youve got to remain just as you were going, leaving me all at sea the clouds broke, they broke and oh. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Greatest hits louis armstrong, ella fitzgerald songs. It comprises three compact discs containing the three studio albums made for the label by ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, released during 1956 through 1958 its 47 tracks are collated from ella and louis, ella and louis again, and porgy and bess. Louis armstrong is one of the most important jazz artists. The song, as performed by billie holiday and louis armstrong was used in the soundtrack of the 2007 film constellation, juxtaposing the nostalgic. One of the earliest recordings was by the guy lombardo orchestra, with his brother carmen doing a vocal.