Friday, March 07, 2008

Gen/Dis Fridays: Ella & Louis

"Ella Fitzgerald's voice was satin to Louis Armstrong's sandpaper. . . [W]hen you put them together on a single song, their chemistry was unimpeachable." [Douglas Wolk]

I hear your righteous fury. HOW DARE YOU PUT TOGETHER A COMPILATION OF FABULOUS MALE/FEMALE DUETS AND NOT INCLUDE ELLA FITZGERALD ONLY THE GREATEST WOMAN EVER SINGING WITH LOUIS ARMSTRONG WHO IS FRANKLY THE SHIT. ESPECIALLY COS THEY LIKE SANG GERSHWIN AND STUFF AND WERE JUST Y'KNOW THE COOLEST THINGS EVER.

I'm with you dudes and dudettes. Which is why I decided to keep Ella and Louis outta the mix and instead put up a full album. I hate the cover of this comp (I'm sorry, that doesn't look like Ella and Ella is awesome so don't mess with her), but it collects a bunch of essential tracks, including "Cheek to Cheek," "Plenty O Nuttin," and, you know. . . every other song on here. Enjoy! (Tracklist in Comments)

Okay, Sharebee and I aren't speaking at the moment, but as soon as it decides to be reasonable and upload my files, I'll go back to it faster than. . . something. For now, back to Rapidshare.

1 comment:

b said...

1. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
2. A Fine Romance
3. They All Laughed
4. Cheek To Cheek
5. Summertime
6. They Can't Take That Away From Me
7. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
8. Can't We Be Friends?
9. April In Paris
10. Bess You Is My Woman Now
11. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
12. Love Is Here To Stay
13. Tenderly
14. The Nearness Of You
15. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York

 

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