Product Details
Artist : Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
Format : Best of, Box set, Limited Edition
Binding : Audio CD
EAN : 0731453728424
Label : Verve
Number of Discs : 3
Product Group : Music
Release Date : 1997-05-27
UPC : 731453728424
ASIN : B0000047EI
Track Listings for
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
Disc-2
1. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
2. Stompin' at the Savoy
3. I Won't Dance
4. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
5. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
6. These Foolish Things
7. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
8. Willow Weep for Me
9. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket
10. Fine Romance
11. Ill Wind
12. Love Is Here to Stay
13. I Get a Kick Out of You
14. Learnin' the Blues
15. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
16. Undecided
Disc-3
1. Porgy and Bess: Overture
2. Summertime
3. I Wants to Stay Here
4. My Man's Gone Now
5. I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'
6. Buzzard Song
7. Bess, You Is My Woman Now
8. It Ain't Necessarily So
9. What You Want Wid Bess?
10. Woman Is a Sometime Thing
11. Oh, Doctor Jesus
12. Medley: Here Come de Honey Man/Crab Man/Oh, Dey's So Fresh and Fine
13. There's a Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon for New York
14. Oh Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
15. Oh, Lawd, I'm on My Way!
Editorial Reviews
Un Essentiel amazon.fr
On ne présente plus ces deux-là : ils symbolisent chacun - et a fortiori ensemble ! - une sorte de quintessence du jazz dans ce qu'il a à la fois de plus authentique, de plus festif et de plus accessible à un large public. On croit tout savoir d'eux et pourtant, à chaque nouvelle écoute, la magie opère comme au premier jour. Que ces monstres sacrés aient tous deux figuré sur le label du producteur Norman Granz à la fin des années 50 et qu'il leur ait fait enregistrer ensemble les trois séances réunies ici est une bénédiction pour la musique du XXe siècle. Deux disques de standards avec une rythmique de grande classe et pour couronner le tout une magnifique version de "Porgy and Bess" avec un grand orchestre dirigé par Russell Garcia. Il n'y a ici rien à redire, rien à jeter, juste matière à jubiler durablement devant cet art suprême et bon enfant du swing et du chant qui envoûte les oreilles et fait croire en la beauté du monde. --Thierry Quénum
Customer Reviews
If you could own only one music collection ... (2004-01-23)  This set has every worthwhile song ever recorded by what may be the best musical duo ever. And even though the price tag may seem high for a collection of ancient standards that for the most part had already been remastered for single-CD collections, I see it as a good value for money given the quality of the packaging and the fact that almost everything Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong ever recorded is here. That last part is what really earns this set five stars. There is no shortage of adjectives to describe this unlikely pair -- I've heard satin and sandpaper, for example, or honey and gravel -- and it is the unique contrast between their vocal styles alluded to with those descriptions and the chemistry they share that help them create what can only be viewed as magic. By putting everything in one set, Polygram all but eliminates the need to accumulate any additional CDs from this duo. To wit: this is the only set I know of that includes Ms. Fitzgerald's and Mr. Armstrong's most playful song (Makin' Whoopee), their best known standard (Cheek to Cheek), and my personal favorite (Summertime). If you have heard any of these songs and you enjoyed the music even partly as much as I do, then this is a must-have collection.
a note about missing songs... (2002-12-03) Ella & Louis never recorded Baby' it's Cold Outside together. Luois taped that with Velma Middleton. Many, many people get that mixed up, so that is NOT mising because it never was...
Good, but not complete (2001-11-26)  I cannot believe that there are other songs out there that are not on this CD. It states that it is COMPLETE, yet songs like Dream a little dream of me, and Baby it's cold outside are overlooked. In total, this is a good CD, and is a excellent starting set for people who have nothing by them.
Eminently listenable (2001-10-16) The combination of Ella's honey-sweet voice, Louis' gravelly-deep one, their incredible rapport, and these lovely old songs can't fail to warm the cockles of anyone's heart.
Not so complete? (2001-07-13) There are other Ella & Louis CD's on Amazon with songs that aren't here. Just to save some other collectors the time. This looks like a great set if you don't have others already.
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