Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong: Ella And Louis - Hybrid Mono SACD

Mastered by George Marino at Sterling Sound from the original master tapes to vinyl and PCM. The DSD was sourced from the PCM. George listened to all of the different A/D converters he had before he chose which to use, and he felt the George Massenburg GML 20 bit A/D produced the best and most synergistic sound for the project. The very fact that America's biggest jazz label called one of their albums quite simply Ella and Louis indicates that we are talking about something very special here. And surely enough has been said - "Satchmo" and the grande dame of jazz certainly need no further introduction. In the '50s just the mere mention of their forenames was enough to light up the eyes of jazz fans. A glance at the track list reveals that tranquility rules the day: wild stomps and improvised scats will neither be sought nor missed. Of prime importance to the jazz ballad is a feeling of "letting oneself drift" in the inspiration which gushes forth from the minds of genial American songwriters. This is no contest - for the artists all pursue a common goal with extreme sensitiveness. The background combo, made up of first-class musicians and led by Oscar Peterson, performs with great concentration and almost obtrusive unobtrusiveness. Verve's highly successful producer Norman Granz decided quite deliberately to make the recording in the studio instead of at a live session. And success has verified his judgment, for such vocal jazz knows only gentle tones - but the result is all the more intensive for that. Tracklist: 1 Can't We Be Friends 3:442 Isn't This A Lovely Day 6:143 Moonlight In Vermont 3:424 They Can't Take That Away From Me 4:385 Under A Blanket Of Blue 4:186 Tenderly 5:107 A Foggy Day 4:308 Stars Fell On Alabama 3:309 Cheek To Cheek 5:4710 The Nearness Of You 6:3311 April In Paris 6:30 Bass – Ray BrownDrums – Buddy RichGuitar – Herb EllisPiano – Oscar PetersonTrumpet – Louis ArmstrongVocals – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong Recording information: Title: Ella And Louis Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong Genre: Jazz Media: 1x Hybrid SACD Mono , , . Playable on SACD player or standard CD player Label: Analogue Productions Cat#: CVRJ-4003-SA Released: 2011 in US Original release: 1956 by Verve Records MG V-4003 EAN: 753088400391 Discogs rel.#: 9496621

Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong: Ella And Louis - Hybrid Mono SACD

The very fact that America's biggest jazz label called one of their albums quite simply Ella and Louis indicates that we are talking about something very special here. And surely enough has been said - "Satchmo" and the grande dame of jazz certainly need no further introduction. In the '50s just the mere mention of their forenames was enough to light up the eyes of jazz fans. A glance at the track list reveals that tranquility rules the day: wild stomps and improvised scats will neither be sought nor missed. Of prime importance to the jazz ballad is a feeling of "letting oneself drift" in the inspiration which gushes forth from the minds of genial American songwriters. This is no contest - for the artists all pursue a common goal with extreme sensitiveness. The background combo, made up of first-class musicians and led by Oscar Peterson, performs with great concentration and almost obtrusive unobtrusiveness. Verve's highly successful producer Norman Granz decided quite deliberately to make the recording in the studio instead of at a live session. And success has verified his judgment, for such vocal jazz knows only gentle tones - but the result is all the more intensive for that.

Tracklist:

1 Can't We Be Friends 3:44
2 Isn't This A Lovely Day 6:14
3 Moonlight In Vermont 3:42
4 They Can't Take That Away From Me 4:38
5 Under A Blanket Of Blue 4:18
6 Tenderly 5:10
7 A Foggy Day 4:30
8 Stars Fell On Alabama 3:30
9 Cheek To Cheek 5:47
10 The Nearness Of You 6:33
11 April In Paris 6:30

Bass – Ray Brown
Drums – Buddy Rich
Guitar – Herb Ellis
Piano – Oscar Peterson
Trumpet – Louis Armstrong
Vocals – Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

Recording information:

Title: Ella And Louis
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong
Genre: Jazz
Media: 1x Hybrid SACD Mono , , . Playable on SACD player or standard CD player
Label: Analogue Productions
Cat#: CVRJ-4003-SA
Released: 2011 in US
Original release: 1956 by Verve Records MG V-4003
EAN: 753088400391
Discogs rel.#: 9496621