Ella and Louis

by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Ella and Louis cover art

'Ella and Louis' brought together two of jazz's most distinguished figures for a celebrated 1956 Verve Records session focused on classic ballads. The album is defined by the charming vocal chemistry between Ella Fitzgerald's pure, refined tone and Louis Armstrong's gravelly, charismatic delivery, complemented by his masterful trumpet improvisations. Backed by the subtle and swinging Oscar Peterson Quartet, the recording, produced by Norman Granz, presents a collection of primarily slow and mid-tempo standards that has become a benchmark in vocal jazz.

Genres

  • Vocal Jazz

Tracklist

  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. A Foggy Day
  8. Stars Fell On Alabama
  9. Cheek To Cheek
  10. The Nearness Of You
  11. April In Paris