Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong: Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings Box Set

The music Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong made in tandem constitutes the Bible of jazz singing and solidifies their stature as two of the greatest vocalists in history. Everything you need to know is here: how to swing, how to scat, how to phrase, how to sing with humor, with pathos, with soul. This definitive 7-LP set contains all of the music Ella and Louis made together: their Decca singles, three classic Verve albums (Ella and Louis,Ella and Louis Again, Porgy and Bess), live recordings, and rare alternate takes. This set includes: • 75 TRACKS • OVER 5 HOURS OF MUSIC • 16-PAGE BOOK • PHOTOGRAPHS AND REPRODUCTIONS OF ORIGINAL COVER ART • ESSAY BY GRAMMY® AWARD-WINNING AUTHOR AND DIRECTOR OF RESEARCH COLLECTIONS FOR THE LOUIS ARMSTRONG HOUSE MUSEUM, RICKY RICCARDI Tracklist: LP 1 Side A Decca Singles You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) The Frim Fram Sauce Dream a Little Dream of Me Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!) Necessary Evil Oops! Would You Like to Take a Walk? Who Walks In When I Walk Out? (Sump’n Good’ll Come From That) LP 1 Side B Ella and Louis Can’t We Be Friends? Isn’t This a Lovely Day? Moonlight in Vermont They Can’t Take That Away From Me Under a Blanket of Blue Tenderly LP 2 Side A Ella and Louis (Cont.’d) A Foggy Day Stars Fell on Alabama Cheek to Cheek The Nearness of You April in Paris LP 2 Side B Ella and Louis Again Don’t Be That Way Makin’ Whoopee They All Laughed Comes Love Autumn in New York LP 3 Side A Ella and Louis Again (Cont.’d) Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) Stompin’ at the Savoy I Won’t Dance Gee, Baby, Ain’t I Good to You? LP 3 Side B Ella and Louis Again (Cont.’d) Let’s Call the Whole Thing Off These Foolish Things (Remind Me of You) I’ve Got My Love to Keep Me Warm Willow Weep for Me I’m Putting All My Eggs in One Basket LP 4 Side A Ella and Louis Again (Cont.’d) A Fine Romance Ill Wind Love Is Here to Stay I Get a Kick Out of You Learnin’ the Blues LP 4 Side B Porgy and Bess Overture Summertime I Wants to Stay Here LP 5 Side A Porgy and Bess (Cont.’d) My Man’s Gone Now I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ Buzzard Song Bess, You Is My Woman Now LP 5 Side B Porgy and Bess (Cont.’d) It Ain’t Necessarily So What You Want Wid Bess? A Woman Is a Sometime Thing Oh, Doctor Jesus LP 6 Side A Porgy and Bess (Cont.’d) Medley: Here Come Da Honey Man/Crab Man/ Oh, Dey’s So Fresh and Fine (Strawberry Woman) There’s a Boat Dat’s Leavin’ Soon for New York Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? Oh Lawd, I’m on My Way LP 6 Side B Ella and Louis Live The Memphis Blues — Live From Bing Crosby for Chesterfield Show With Bing Crosby You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) — Live at the Hollywood Bowl Undecided — Live at the Hollywood Bowl Decca Extras You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) — False Start and Breakdown The Frim Fram Sauce — Takes 1 and 2 False Starts The Frim Fram Sauce — Alternate Take Ella and Louis Again Extras Makin’ Whoopee — Take 1 Makin’ Whoopee — Take 2 LP 7 Side A Ella and Louis Again Extras I Get a Kick Out of You — Take 2 Run-Through and Take 3 Breakdown I Get a Kick Out of You — Takes 3 and 4 I Get a Kick Out of You — Take 13 Let’s Do It (Let’s Fall in Love) — Take 3 Willow Weep for Me — Take 4 Porgy and Bess Extra I Got Plenty O’ Nuttin’ — Mono Master LP 7 Side B Porgy and Bess Extras A Woman Is a Sometime Thing — Mono Master Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Takes 5 and 6 Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Take 7 Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Take 8 Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Take 9 Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Insert for Take 9 Bess, Oh Where’s My Bess? — Take 10 Red-Headed Woman — Instrumental