[1] A Fine Romance - E&L
[2] A Foggy Day - E&L
[3] Cheek To Cheek - E&L
[4] St. James Infirmary - Louis
[5] Can't We Be Friends - E&L
[6] Don't Be That Way - E&L [7] I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket - E&L
[8] I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm - E&L
[9] How High The Moon - Ella
[10] Let's Call The Whole Thing Off - E&L
[11] Love Is Here To Stay - E&L
[12] Moonlight In Vermont - E&L
[13] Stars Fell On Alabama - E&L
[14] Tenderly - E&L
[15] The Nearness Of You - E&L
[16] They Can't Take That Away From Me - E&L
[17] I Can't Give You Anything But Love - Ella
[18] What A Wondeful World - Louis
This compilation contains a fine selection of duets with Ella
Fitzgerald and Louis Armastrong. Ella Fitzgerald, with her wide vocal
range, always retains a youthful, light vibracy, bringing a fresh and
appealing quality to all of her material, especially the "scat"
singing. It is hard to see, while there are numerous excellent
enterpreter still around in the early 90's and many whose work has been
strongly influenced by Fitzgerald, any singer who can take her place in
the foreseeable future. Her recordings with Louis Armstrong reveal the
marked difference between her conception and that of a singer for whom
the material was always of secondary importance to the improvisation,
he could weawe upon it. Armstrong, a true jazz musician, also was a
remarkable singer. By almost any standards but those of the jazz world,
his voice was beyond redemption, but through jazz it became recognized
for what it was; a perfect instrument of jazz singing. Armstromg
throaty voice, his lazy-sounding delivery, his perfect timing and
effortlassly immaculate rhythmic presentation, brought to song of
remarkable sense of rightness. It is impossible to overstate
Armstrong's importance in jazz. He was one of the most influental
artists in the music's history. Together, this duo guarantees the most
wonderful vocal interpretation of the popular jazzy songs you can
imagine. Listening to it will give you a great sence of satisfaction.