Best Of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Overview
Ella Fitzgerald's voice was satin to Louis Armstrong's sandpaper, but when you put them together on a single song, their chemistry was unimpeachable. This disc selects highlights from the three albums they made together at Verve (including their Porgy and Bess), and adds a spiffy live track from the Hollywood Bowl. Though they don't harmonize much (Armstrong's voice wasn't built for harmony), Ella's dignified swing and flashes of teasing wit play off Satchmo's gritty, good-humored roar symbiotically. The material is mostly lightweight Tin Pan Alley stuff (lots of Gershwin, plus the likes of "I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm"), and they fly it like a kite. --Douglas Wolk
Customer Reviews
This CD was wonderful! I already bought the first two of this series could want, and more are available. Ella Fitzgerald, in my opinion, is the greatest singer of all time! I also had the pleasure of Louie Armstrong in person after a concert at the end of 1950. He was very polite and shook my hand. I told him I enjoyed his concert and he replied: "Thank you, little lady, thank ya !"... I have never forgotten. The album combines old favorites,along with others that I was familiar. All in all, a great experience to hear these two great champions together! Thanks!
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