Advantages: Amazing contrast of voices, Disadvantages: Some sonic quality is lost due to the age of the recording
This CD is a brilliant stepping-stone into the Jazz world. The instantly recognisable voice of LouisArmstrong is familiarly heart warming, Louis stood next to the sensational Ella, make a fine pair. The strong vocals are supported by the excellent band, with great instrumental links keeping the listener on the edge of their seat.
The intensity and coarseness of Mr. Armstrong's voice compels the audience to wish for the next scat solo or the next parade of incredible human talent that is Louis. Of course the same can be said of the sassy Ms. Fitzgerald who can sustain these high levels of aptitude.
I recommend this CD to any budding music fan who wishes to broaden their Musical horizons! HAPPY LISTENING!
BY, JAKE HEMMING ...
I love reggae music, especially Bob Marley, but if I am honest I also like a bit of Jazz, not any old Jazz though, when I say Jazz I mean LouisArmstrong.
LouisArmstrong a Jazz musician that will not be forgotten and an act that will never be followed, some Jazz musicians will try and follow in his footsteps but non will succeed, Louis was unique.
Who else could have that rough, gravel like voice that could become so famous, that famous smile and the twinkle in his eyes?
LouisArmstrong (satchmo) the name he was well known as.
Louis was born into a poor family from New Orleans on August 4th 1901.
Sent away to a reform school for two years that?s when and where he first learned to play the coronet.
After leaving reform school Louis was hired locally as a general dogsbody, but the music was in his bones and he frequently ...
gill1960 11.01.2005
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Advantages: Beautiful Lady with a Beautiful Voice Disadvantages: None
I found this CD a couple of years ago in my mum's collection when I was looking for something to listen to as I was bored. I was pleasently suprised when I discovered it had lots of pieces that I already knew. I have been brought up surrounded by classical, jazz, blues etc as my parents are fanatics and to be honest I prefer classic singers to modern music (which is quite unusual for a 20 year old!).
She was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25th, 1917 and died on June 15th, 1996. In her lifetime, Ella won 13 Grammy awards and also sold over 40 million album, working with Jazz ledgends such as Duke Ellington, Count Basie and Nat King Cole. She was born in Newport News, Virginia on April 25th, 1917 and died on June 15th, 1996. EllaFitzgerald has a warm, romantic style of singing and sounds sooo relaxed when she's singing and you ...
Product Information for "Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong On Verve, The - Ella Fitzgerald/L. Armstrong" »
Product details
Title
Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong On Verve, The
Performer
Ella Fitzgerald/L. Armstrong
Genre
Jazz Vocal
Sub Genre
Classic Jazz Vocals
Release Date
05/1997
Original Release Year
1997
Label / Distributor
Verve / Universal Music
Guest Artist(s)
Fitzgerald, Ella & Louis Armstrong
Producer
Norman Granz
Pieces in Set
3
Studio / Live
Studio
Stereo
Mixed
Format
Performer
EAN
731453728424
Catalogue Number
5372842
Additional notes
Album Notes
Full performer name: Ella Fitzgerald/Louis Armstrong. Full title: The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong On Verve. Personnel includes: Louis Armstrong (vocals, trumpet); Ella Fitzgerald (vocals); Russell Garcia (conductor); Ed Hall (clarinet); Trummy Young (trombone); Oscar Peterson, Billy Kyle (piano); Herb Ellis (guitar); Ray Brown, Dale Jones (bass); Buddy Rich, Louie Bellson, Barrett Deems (drums); The Russell Garcia Orchestra. Recorded between August 1956 and October 1957. Includes liner notes by William Ruhlmann. THE COMPLETE ELLA FITZGERALD & LOUIS ARMSTRONG ON VERVE was nominated for a 1998 Grammy Award for Best Recording Package - Boxed. This compact, stylishly packaged, three-disc box set delivers exactly what the title promises: every one of the 47 master tracks (including a few unreleased tracks) recorded by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong for Verve between August 1956 and October 1957. The jazz standards and pop songs on disc one and two are what gained the most attention at the time, and justifiably so--Fitzgerald and Armstrong are possibly the two greatest scat singers in jazz history, and under Norman Granz's magnificent tutelage, both perform at the best of their abilities. But it's the material on disc three that's possibly the most satisfying. Fitzgerald and Armstrong perform the complete song score to George and Ira Gershwin's PORGY AND BESS, and it may well be the definitive vocal interpretation, as individual yet true to the intent of the composers as Miles Davis's and Gil Evans' more renowned instrumental version. Fitzgerald and Armstrong's take on the score is an overlooked masterpiece.
Titles on disc 1
1.
Can't We Be Friends
2.
Isn't This A Lovely Day
3.
Moonlight In Vermont
4.
They Can't Take That Away From Me
5.
Under A Blanket Of Blue
6.
Tenderly
7.
Foggy Day
8.
Stars Fell On Alabama
9.
Cheek To Cheek
10.
Nearness Of You
11.
April In Paris
12.
Don't Be That Way
13.
Makin' Whoopee
14.
They All Laughed
15.
Comes Love
16.
Autumn In New York
17.
Let's Do It
18.
Stompin' At The Savoy
19.
I Won't Dance
20.
Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You
21.
Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
22.
These Foolish Things
23.
I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
24.
Willow Weep For Me
25.
I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket
26.
Fine Romance
27.
Ill Wind (You're Blowin' Me No Good)
28.
Love Is Here To Stay
29.
I Get A Kick Out Of You
30.
Learning The Blues
31.
You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
32.
Undecided
33.
Overture
34.
Summertime
35.
I Want To Stay Here
36.
My Man's Gone Now
37.
I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
38.
Buzzard Song
39.
Bess You Is My Woman Now
40.
It Ain't Necessarily So
41.
What You Want Wid Bess
42.
Woman Is A Sometime Thing
43.
Oh Doctor Jesus
44.
Here Comes The Honey Man/Crab Man
45.
There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
46.
Oh Bess Where Is My Bess
47.
Oh Lawd I'm On My Way
Titles on disc 3
1.
Can't We Be Friends
2.
Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3.
Moonlight In Vermont
4.
They Can't Take That Away From Me
5.
Under A Blanket Of Blue
6.
Tenderly
7.
Foggy Day, A
8.
Stars Fell On Alabama
9.
Cheek To Cheek
10.
Nearness Of You, The
11.
April In Paris
12.
Don't Be That Way
13.
Makin' Whoopee
14.
They All Laughed
15.
Comes Love
16.
Autumn In New York
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