album · February 25, 1989

Ella & Louis

Ella Fitzgerald

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This 1956 collaboration, reissued in 1989, captures Fitzgerald and Armstrong in their prime, offering a masterclass in vocal jazz improvisation and interplay.

• The album was recorded in Los Angeles with producer Norman Granz.
• It reached number 13 on the Billboard Jazz Albums chart in 1956.
• The 1989 reissue added three bonus tracks not present on the original LP.

Ella Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer, widely considered one of the greatest vocalists in jazz history. In 1989, Verve reissued her 1956 collaboration with Louis Armstrong, a definitive entry in the cool jazz canon.