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Though Granz produced the album, Armstrong was given final say over songs and keys. [5] The success of Ella and Louis was replicated by Ella and Louis Again and Porgy and Bess. All three were released as The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve. Verve also released the album as one of the first ones in SACD.
[1] [3] Disc one tracks one through eleven comprise Ella and Louis, while disc one tracks 12 through 16 and disc two tracks one through 14 comprise Ella and Louis Again. The Hollywood Bowl performances are on tracks 15 and 16 of disc two, and disc three contains the Porgy and Bess album. Not all tracks are vocal duets and are indicated below.
Ella and Louis Again is a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, released in 1957 on Verve Records. It is the sequel to their 1956 album, Ella and Louis . In contrast to their previous collaboration, this album features seven solo vocal tracks by either Armstrong or Fitzgerald amongst its dozen duet tracks.
All three albums draw on the material in George and Ira Gershwin's operatic stage drama of that name, a piece that had its original Broadway production in 1935. All of the above titles are also sometimes known as Porgy & Bess. On May 20, 1997, the compilation album The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve first came out. [2]
The double album was released in both mono and stereo, and on compact disc in 1990. It is also part of the set The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve issued in 1997. Given the nature of the work, only five tracks feature vocals by both Armstrong and Fitzgerald. The mosaic on the cover art was by Joseph Young. [6]
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books were a series of eight studio albums released in irregular intervals between 1956 and 1964, recorded by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, supported by a variety of orchestras, big bands, and small jazz combos. The eight albums are as follows, with arrangers in parentheses:
Album US [1] US R&B [25] "What's the Matter with Me" (as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) [26] 1940 — — non-album singles "Starlit Hour" (as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) 17 — "Sing Song Swing" (as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) 23 — "Imagination" (as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) 15 — "Baby ...
The Complete Hot Five & Hot Seven Recordings (Columbia/Legacy) Struttin' (Drive Archive, 1996) – 8 February 1947 concert with Edmond Hall's All-Stars; The Complete Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve (1997) – repackaging of Ella and Louis, Ella and Louis Again, and Porgy and Bess; rereleases of Together For The First Time and The ...