Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Ella And Louis Again (1957)

Recorded in 1957, "Ella & Louis Again" re-teams Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong after the success of their first album and a popular series of concerts at the Hollywood Bowl the previous year.

Stylistically, Fitzgerald and Armstrong had very different histories; he started out in Dixieland before branching out into classic jazz and swing, whereas Fitzgerald started out as a swing-oriented big-band vocalist before becoming an expert bebopper.

But the two of them have no problem finding common ground on "Ella & Louis Again", which is primarily a collection of vocal duets (with the backing of a solid rhythm section led by pianist Oscar Peterson). One could nitpick about the fact that Satchmo doesn't take more trumpet solos, but the artists have such a strong rapport as vocalists that the trumpet shortage is only a minor point. Some selections find either Fitzgerald or Armstrong singing without the other, although they're together more often than not on this fine set.        

Tracklist:

A1		Don't Be That Way	4:56
A2		They All Laughed	3:47
A3		Autumn In New York	5:57
A4		Stompin' At The Savoy	5:14
A5		I Won't Dance	4:46
A6		I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm	3:08
B1		Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?	4:13
B2		Let's Call The Whole Thing Off	4:12
B3		I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket	3:28
B4		A Fine Romance	3:50
B5		Love Is Here To Stay	3:58
B6		Learnin' The Blues	7:12

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Ella And Louis Again (1957)
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