EVERYTHING'S EVENTUAL VINYL

I BELIEVE THESE JAZZ LPS I WILL BE LISTING ARE PART OF EITHER A RADIO STATION COLLECTION

OR JAZZ AFICIONADO AS MANY ARE 'CATALOGED' AND MAY HAVE STICKERS ON JACKET AND LABEL

SONG TITLES MAY BE CHECKED, ANNOTATED OR EVEN HAVE CORRECTIONS ADDED  (PLEASE SEE PICS)

LPS ARE HIGHLY PLAYABLE BUT WILL POSSIBLY HAVE SOME LIGHT CRACKLE IN QUIET PARTS

NO SKIPS, REPEATS OR DEEP SCRATCHES.

ALL LPs ARE INDIVIDUALLY PLAY GRADED. PLEASE SEE GRADING FOR EACH LISTING

ORIGINAL VERVE MONO PRESS

NO Stickers or Marks

VERVE RECORDS

MG V-4003

**ELLA FITZGERALD**

**LOUIS ARMSTRONG**

**ELLA AND LOUIS**

**1956 ORIGINAL**

Norman Granz, the founder of the Verve label, selected eleven ballads for Fitzgerald and Armstrong, mainly played in a slow or moderate tempo.

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.  Music critic Scott Yanow wrote of the album "Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong make for a charming team on this LP... this is primarily a vocal set with the emphasis on tasteful renditions of ballads."

Jasen and Jones called the set a "pinnacle of popular singing".

The Penguin Guide to Jazz compiled by Richard Cook and Brian Morton, rated the album with four stars.

Side One:

1. "Can't We Be Friends?" (Paul James, Kay Swift) – 3:47
2. "Isn't This a Lovely Day?" (Irving Berlin) – 6:16
3. "Moonlight in Vermont" (John Blackburn, Karl Suessdorf) – 3:42
4. "They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin) – 4:39
5. "Under a Blanket of Blue" (Jerry Livingston, Al J. Neiburg, Marty Symes) – 4:18
6. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) - 5:10

Side Two:

1. "A Foggy Day" (G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 4:32
2. "Stars Fell on Alabama" (Mitchell Parish, Frank Perkins) – 3:34
3. "Cheek to Cheek" (Berlin) – 5:53
4. "The Nearness of You" (Hoagy Carmichael, Ned Washington) – 5:42
5. "April in Paris" (Vernon Duke, Yip Harburg) – 6:33

Personnel

• Louis Armstrong - vocals, trumpet
• Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
• Ray Brown - bass
• Herb Ellis - guitar
• Oscar Peterson - piano
• Buddy Rich - drums

Tracks Include : please see above

CONDITION

Jacket: VG+ (slight 'flaking' to bottom opening edge

Vinyl:  NM-  (Plays beautifully)

 ORIGINAL VERVE MONO Pressing of 

****ELLA FITZGERALD/LOUIS ARMSTRONG****

****ELLA AND LOUIS****

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I use the 'Goldmine' grading system. (NM, VG, G with appropriate +/-) NM would be my highest grade. I have endeavored to be as accurate in my assessment as I can. I will not sell LPs that appear to be in less of a condition than I myself would be happy to receive. The only exception would be truly rare discs and then any flaws would be clearly explained. Having been disappointed by the condition of a number of LPs purchased I am EXTREMELY sensitive to this issue and will try my best to grade with this in mind.

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