Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong – Ella and Louis (Mono Version) (AP 45rpm Vinyl 2LP)

Mono 200g 45RPM 2LP Set Mastered from the Original Master Tapes by George Marino at Sterling Sound & Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

Two of the most influential and popular figures in modern music, Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong formed a jazz dream team on 1956’s Ella and Louis. Producer Norman Granz decided quite deliberately to make the recording in the studio instead of at a live session. And success has verified his judgment, for such vocal jazz knows only gentle tones – but the result is all the more intensive for that.

A once-in-a-lifetime masterpiece, Satchmo and the Grande Dame of Jazz’s distinctive vocals meld seamlessly together along with Armstrong’s exceptional trumpet playing and the first-rate accompaniment of pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown and drummer Buddy Rich. This recording has become the touchstone and template for jazz vocal duets; Pensive, rich and rewarding!

“The most delightful jazz vocal recording of all time, now enshrined in 45rpm, 200gm vinyl from Chad Kassem’s Quality Record Pressings, and it’s a jaw-dropper… Ella and Louis are 3D-palpable; they’re in the room, or you’re in their room. Ella breathes air; when Pop sings down low, your hair stands on end.”
– Fred Kaplan, Stereophile 

Musicians:

Louis Armstrong, vocals/trumpet
Ella Fitzgerald, vocals
Ray Brown, bass
Herb Ellis, guitar
Oscar Peterson, piano
Buddy Rich, drums

Features:
• Mono 200g 45rpm 2LP set from Analogue Productions
• Mastered from the original master tapes by George Marino at Sterling Sound
• Pressed at Quality Record Pressings

LP1

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

LP2

1. A Foggy Day
2. Stars Fell On Alabama
3. Cheek To Cheek
4. The Nearness Of You
5. April In Paris