Ella & Louis for Lovers

by Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong

Overview

Part of Verve's extensive For Lovers series, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong for Lovers features timeless duets from the '50s including "Nearness of You," "Stars Fell on Alabama," "Moonlight in Vermont," and "Dream a Little Dream of Me." There are plenty of Ella and Louis compilations out there, all of which are fairly good. This one is no exception. ~ James Christopher Monger

Product Details

Release Date:	06/14/2005
Label:	Universal / Verve
UPC:	0602498807989
Rank:	137340

Tracks

1. The Nearness of You
2. Stars Fell on Alabama
3. Dream a Little Dream of Me
4. Under a Blanket of Blue
5. Moonlight in Vermont
6. Love Is Here to Stay
7. Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love)
8. Would You Like to Take a Walk?
9. Isn't This a Lovely Day?
10. Autumn in New York
11. Tenderly

Album Credits

Performance Credits

Ella Fitzgerald   Primary Artist,Vocals
Louis Armstrong   Primary Artist,Vocals,Trumpet
Buddy Rich   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Drums
Oscar Peterson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Piano
Herb Ellis   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Guitar
Ray Brown   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Bass,Double Bass,Bass (Vocal),Guitar (Bass)
Louie Bellson   Primary Artist,Guest Artist,Drums
Hank Jones   Guest Artist,Piano
Frank Howard   Trombone
Ellis Larkins   Piano
Dave Barbour   Guitar,Conductor
Ken Druker   Sequencing
Chuck Gentry   Saxophone
Barney Kessel   Guitar
Sy Oliver's Orchestra   Orchestra
Larry Neil   Trumpet
Frank Ludwig   Sax (Tenor)
Joe Mondragon   Double Bass
Johnny Blowers   Drums
Heine Beau   Saxophone
Buddy Bregman   Conductor
Jack Dumont   Saxophone
Alvin Stoller   Drums
Paul Smith   Piano
Paul Webster   Trumpet
Sy Oliver   Conductor
Hank D'Amico   Clarinet
Everett Barksdale   Guitar

Technical Credits

Bryan Koniarz   Compilation Producer,Supervisor
Norman Granz   Audio Production,Producer
Milt Gabler   Audio Production,Producer
Bennie Benjamin   Composer
Mort Dixon   Composer
Fabian Andre   Composer
John Blackburn   Composer
Walter Gross   Composer
Louis Armstrong   Musician
Sam Coslow   Composer
Val Valentin   Recording
Marty Symes   Composer
Ned Washington   Composer
Karl Suessdorf   Composer
Oscar Peterson   Musician
Arthur Johnston   Composer
Mitchell Parish   Composer
Dave Barbour   Arranger
Frank Perkins   Composer
Al J. Neiburg   Composer
Al Young   Liner Notes
George David Weiss   Composer
Gus Kahn   Composer
Hoagy Carmichael   Composer
Ken Druker   Selection
Ellen Fitton   Mastering
Sy Oliver's Orchestra   Orchestration
Popsy Randolph   Photography
Amelie Hazard   Illustrations
Hollis King   Art Direction
Sherniece Smith   Art Producer
Hugo "Pipo" Cipolatti   Musical Adaptation
Clifford Burwell   Composer
Ella Fitzgerald   Musician
Walter Donaldson   Composer
George Gershwin   Composer
Ira Gershwin   Composer
Lorenz Hart   Composer
Wilbur Schwandt   Composer
Lew Brown   Composer
Richard Rodgers   Composer
Jerry Livingston   Composer
Buddy Bregman   Recording Arranger
Sammy Fain   Composer
Harry Warren   Composer
Frank S. Perkins   Composer
Ray Noble   Composer
Sy Oliver   Arranger,Recording Arranger
Billy Rose   Composer
Vernon Duke   Composer
Jack Lawrence   Composer
Irving Berlin   Composer
Cole Porter   Composer