In October 1956, “Verve” label released “Ella and Louis”, a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet. It was recorded in August 1956, at “Capitol Studios” in Los Angeles, and was produced by Norman Granz.
Personnel:
- Ella Fitzgerald– vocals
- Louis Armstrong– vocals, trumpet
- Oscar Peterson– piano
- Herb Ellis– guitar
- Ray Brown– bass
- Buddy Rich– drums
- Val Valentin – engineer
- Phil Stern – photography
Track listing:
- Can’t We Be Friends? – Paul James, Kay Swift
- Isn’t This a Lovely Day? – Irving Berlin
- Moonlight in Vermont – John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf
- They Can’t Take That Away from Me – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
- Under a Blanket of Blue – Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes
- Tenderly – Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence
- A Foggy Day – Ira Gershwin, George Gershwin
- Stars Fell on Alabama – Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins
- Cheek to Cheek – Irving Berlin
- The Nearness of You – Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington
- April in Paris – Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg
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