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Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong: Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings Box Set Pack Shot
Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong: Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings Box Set Box
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Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong: Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings Box Set

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The music Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong made in tandem constitutes the Bible of jazz singing and solidifies their stature as two of the greatest vocalists in history. Everything you need to know is here: how to swing, how to scat, how to phrase, how to sing with humor, with pathos, with soul.

This definitive 7-LP set contains all of the music Ella and Louis made together: their Decca singles, three classic Verve albums (Ella and Louis,Ella and Louis Again, Porgy and Bess), live recordings, and rare alternate takes.

This set includes:

• 75 TRACKS

• OVER 5 HOURS OF MUSIC

• 16-PAGE BOOK

• PHOTOGRAPHS AND REPRODUCTIONS OF ORIGINAL COVER ART

• ESSAY BY GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH COLLECTIONS FOR THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM, RICKY RICCARDI

Tracklist:

LP 1 Side A

Decca Singles

  1. You Won’t Be Satisfied
    (Until You Break My Heart)
  2. The Frim Fram Sauce
  3. Dream a Little Dream of Me
  4. Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)
  5. Necessary Evil
  6. Oops!
  7. Would You Like to Take a Walk?
  8. Who Walks In When I Walk Out? (Sump’n Good’ll Come From That)

LP 1 Side B

Ella and Louis

  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

LP 2 Side A

Ella and Louis (Cont.’d)

  1. A Foggy Day
  2. Stars Fell on Alabama
  3. Cheek to Cheek
  4. The Nearness of You
  5. April in Paris

LP 2 Side B

Ella and Louis Again

  1. Don’t Be That Way
  2. Makin’ Whoopee
  3. They All Laughed
  4. Comes Love
  5. Autumn in New York

LP 3 Side A

Ella and Louis Again (Cont.’d)

  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?

LP 3 Side B

Ella and Louis Again (Cont.’d)

  1. Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off
  2. These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You)
  3. I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm
  4. Willow Weep for Me
  5. I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket

LP 4 Side A

Ella and Louis Again (Cont.’d)

  1. A Fine Romance
  2. Ill Wind
  3. Love Is Here to Stay
  4. I Get a Kick Out of You
  5. Learnin’ the Blues

LP 4 Side B

Porgy and Bess

  1. Overture
  2. Summertime
  3. I Wants to Stay Here

LP 5 Side A

Porgy and Bess (Cont.’d)

  1. My Man’s Gone Now
  2. I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’
  3. Buzzard Song
  4. Bess, You Is My Woman Now

LP 5 Side B

Porgy and Bess (Cont.’d)

  1. It Ain’t Necessarily So
  2. What You Want Wid Bess?
  3. A Woman Is a Sometime Thing
  4. Oh, Doctor Jesus

LP 6 Side A

Porgy and Bess (Cont.’d)

  1. Medley: Here Come Da Honey Man/Crab Man/ Oh, Dey’s So Fresh and Fine (Strawberry Woman)
  2. There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York
  3. Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess?
  4. Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way

LP 6 Side B

Ella and Louis Live

  1. The Memphis Blues — Live From Bing Crosby for Chesterfield Show With Bing Crosby
  2. You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) — Live at the Hollywood Bowl
  3. Undecided — Live at the Hollywood Bowl

Decca Extras

  1. You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) — False Start and Breakdown
  2. The Frim Fram Sauce — Takes 1 and 2 False Starts
  3. The Frim Fram Sauce — Alternate Take

Ella and Louis Again Extras

  1. Makin’ Whoopee — Take 1
  2. Makin’ Whoopee — Take 2

LP 7 Side A

Ella and Louis Again Extras

  1. I Get a Kick Out of You — Take 2 Run-Through and Take 3 Breakdown
  2. I Get a Kick Out of You — Takes 3 and 4
  3. I Get a Kick Out of You — Take 13
  4. Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) — Take 3
  5. Willow Weep for Me — Take 4

Porgy and Bess Extra

  1. I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ — Mono Master

LP 7 Side B

Porgy and Bess Extras

  1. A Woman Is a Sometime Thing — Mono Master
  2. Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Takes 5 and 6
  3. Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Take 7
  4. Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Take 8
  5. Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Take 9
  6. Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Insert for Take 9
  7. Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Take 10
  8. Red-Headed Woman — Instrumental