This was the first album pairing Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong produced by Norman Granz for his Verve label. After recording a series of duets in the late 1940s for the Decca label, they were summoned by Granz in 1956 to make a series of sessions which would result in the present LP and two further double sets: 'Ella and Louis Again', and 'Porgy and Bess'. To get the marvellous music heard here, Granz surrounded the stars with an outstanding quartet, consisting of Oscar Peterson on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass, and Buddy Rich on drums.
Track Listing:
1. Can't We Be Friends? - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
2. Isn't This a Lovely Day? - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
3. Moonlight in Vermont - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
4. They Can't Take That Away from Me - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
5. Under a Blanket of Blue - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
6. Tenderly - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
7. A Foggy Day - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
8. Stars Fell On Alabama - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
9. Cheek to Cheek - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
10. The Nearness of You - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
11. April in Paris - Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
