Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong - Ella and Louis [2LP/ 180G/ Remastered] (Acoustic Sounds Audiophile Pressing}

All-Analog 180g Vinyl LP of Ella and Louis Remastered from the Original Analog Tapes, Pressed at QRP, and Housed in Stoughton Gatefold Jacket The old adage that opposites attract couldn't be more apt in the case of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, whose album collaborations for Verve Records, in the late 50s, resulted in some of jazz's finest and most memorable duets. Texturally, their voices were like satin and sackcloth – Ella's was refined and caressed the ear with its super-smooth contours; Louis' was a rough, gravelly, bark-cum-rasp that was almost rustic by comparison. In sonic terms, then, Ella and Louis juxtaposed in a way that could safely be described as beauty meeting the beast, and yet the contrast in their vocal timbres resulted in a musical chemistry that made their recordings compelling and unforgettable. The pair would record a handful of singles together from the late '40s to the early '50s but it wasn't until 1956, when producer and jazz impresario Norman Granz pu