Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong – Ella and Louis (1957/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong – Ella and Louis (1957/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 54:12 minutes | 960 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Ella and Louis is a studio album by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet, released in October 1956. Having previously collaborated in the late 1940s for the Decca label, this was the first of three albums that Fitzgerald and Armstrong were to record together for Verve Records, later followed by 1957’s Ella and Louis Again and 1959’s Porgy and Bess.

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Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday – Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport (1958/2015) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday – Ella Fitzgerald and Billie Holiday at Newport (1958/2015)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:27 minutes | 1,45 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © The Verve Music Group

A live album from the 1957 Newport Jazz Festival, this album combines individual performances recorded at separate shows two days apart from two of the most popular female singers of the era. Billie Holiday is backed by Mal Waldron on piano, Joe Benjamin on double bass and drummer Jo Jones; Ella Fitzgerald’s band includes Don Abney on piano, Wendell Marshall on double bass and Jones again on drums.

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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Ella and Louis Again (1957/2003/2013) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Ella and Louis Again (1957/2003/2013)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:30:26 minutes | 1,47 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve

Stylistically, singer Fitzgerald and trumpeter/singer Armstrong had very different histories; he started out in Dixieland before branching out into classic jazz and swing, whereas Fitzgerald started out as a swing-oriented big-band vocalist before becoming an expert bebopper. But the two of them have no problem finding common ground on Ella and Louis Again, which is primarily a collection of vocal duets (with the backing of a solid rhythm section led by pianist Oscar Peterson). One could nit-pick about the fact that Satchmo doesn’t take more trumpet solos, but the artists have such a strong rapport as vocalists that the trumpet shortage is only a minor point.

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Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Ella & Louis: The Anthology (2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong – Ella & Louis: The Anthology (2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 03:09:32 minutes | 2,35 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © BnF Collection

The voices of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong are among the most personal and beautiful that the history of music has given us, transcending eras, genres and languages. In this wonderful collection we can find the legacy of this immortal duet including all their key tracks and also some rarities that connoisseurs will surely appreciate. “The Anthology” is the definitive album of Ella & Louis, which should be on every music collection.

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Ella Fitzgerald – Ella & Louis Again (1957/2019) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – Ella & Louis Again (1957/2019)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 44:22 minutes | 1,79 GB | Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues

Ella & Louis Again (192kHz/24-bit/Reissue) by Ella Fitzgerald.

In 1957 Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong teamed up for their second recording of popular tunes drawn mostly from the “Great American Songbook”. Produced by the legendary Norman Granz, this album features an all-star group of musicians including Armstrong on vocals and trumpet, Oscar Peterson on piano, Herb Ellis on guitar, Ray Brown on bass and Louie Bellson on drums.

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Ella Fitzgerald, London Symphony Orchestra – Someone to Watch Over Me (2017) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald, London Symphony Orchestra – Someone to Watch Over Me (2017)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 43:58 minutes | 486 MB | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve

Ella Fitzgerald’s iconic vocals are given new life by marrying newly recorded string arrangements from the London Symphony Orchestra. Recorded at Abbey Road Studios, and conducted by James Morgan and Jorge Callandrelli, this new approach to Ella’s timeless music reinvigorates her catalog and is sure to excite and please long time Ella fanatics and classical music connoisseurs at the same time. Guest vocalist Gregory Porter also lends his incredible talent to “People Will Say We’re in Love.”

Arrangements by James Morgan (Alfie Boe, Katherine Jenkins) and Jorge Calandrelli (Michael Bublé, Tony Bennett, Lady GaGa). Guests vocalists include Gregory Porter on “People Will Say We’re in Love” and Louis Armstrong on “They Can’t Take That Away from Me”.

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Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass – Easy Living (Original Jazz Classics Remasters) (1986/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/88,2kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass – Easy Living (Original Jazz Classics Remasters) (1986/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/88,2 kHz | Time – 01:04:56 minutes | 1,11 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Original Jazz Classics

Originally released in 1986, this gorgeous duet album paired two titans of jazz: the silken-voiced Ella Fitzgerald and guitar master Joe Pass. The two move through this set of standards with seemingly telepathic interplay and sensitivity.

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Ella Fitzgerald – Twelve Nights In Hollywood! Vol.2 (2009/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – Twelve Nights In Hollywood! Vol.2 (2009/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 02:17:50 minutes | 2,34 GB | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Twelve Nights in Hollywood is a 2009 live album by the American jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, recorded at the Crescendo Club in Hollywood, Los Angeles over ten nights in May 1961, and a subsequent pair of performances in June 1962.

In 1961 Fitzgerald released an album of her live performances at the Crescendo, Ella in Hollywood, this album repeats none of those tracks, or the subsequent two singles that resulted from her 1962 stay, “Ol’ Man Mose” and “Bill Bailey”.

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Ella Fitzgerald – Twelve Nights In Hollywood! (2009/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – Twelve Nights In Hollywood! (2009/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 01:53:46 minutes | 2,18 GB | Genre: Vocal Jazz, Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Twelve Nights in Hollywood is a 2009 live album by the American jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald, recorded at the Crescendo Club in Hollywood, Los Angeles over ten nights in May 1961, and a subsequent pair of performances in June 1962.

In 1961 Fitzgerald released an album of her live performances at the Crescendo, Ella in Hollywood, this album repeats none of those tracks, or the subsequent two singles that resulted from her 1962 stay, “Ol’ Man Mose” and “Bill Bailey”.

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Ella Fitzgerald – Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (1970/2011) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – Things Ain’t What They Used to Be (1970/2011)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 43:26 minutes | 1,74 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Rhino Atlantic

A true jazz classic, Things Ain’t What They Use to Be is one of jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald’s most eclectic recordings to date. Incorporating well-known standards, soulful tunes and a few bossa nova tracks, the album is a testament to Fitzgerald’s timeless brilliance and distinguished vocal range. The album features the hits “Sunny,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Don’t Dream of Anyone but Me,” “Black Coffee,” and countless others. This high resolution download will take your breath away.

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Ella Fitzgerald – These Are the Blues (1953/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – These Are the Blues (1953/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 41:46 minutes | 425 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Vocal Classics

These are the Blues is a 1963 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald featuring trumpeter Roy Eldridge and organist Wild Bill Davis. Sleeve artwork was painted by David Stone Martin. This is Fitzgerald’s only example of recording an entire album of blues songs.

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Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Songbook (1957/2012) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Songbook (1957/2012)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 01:54:59 minutes | 3,95 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve

Dubbed the First Lady of Jazz, multi-GRAMMY® winner Ella Fitzgerald was a celebrated interpreter of the Great American Songbook. The vocalist showcases her multifaceted talents on this collection from the Rodgers and Hart’s repertoire. The pair was responsible for some of music’s greatest songs with their striking melodies and compelling lyrics. The recording, inducted into the GRAMMY® Hall of Fame, features the standards “My Funny Valentine,” “The Lady Is A Tramp,” “It Never Entered My Mind,” “Blue Moon,” “You Took Advantage of Me,” “Manhattan” and “Where Or When.” The album is confirmation of Fitzgerald’s undeniable genius and a testament to why she is one of music’s greatest singers, and was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999.

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Ella Fitzgerald – The Best Of Twelve Nights In Hollywood (2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/96kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – The Best Of Twelve Nights In Hollywood (2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/96 kHz | Time – 43:52 minutes | 837 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Ella Fitzgerald, in full Ella Jane Fitzgerald, (born April 25, 1917, Newport News, Virginia, U.S.—died June 15, 1996, Beverly Hills, California), American jazz singer who became world famous for the wide range and rare sweetness of her voice. She became an international legend during a career that spanned some six decades.

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Ella Fitzgerald – Songs In A Mellow Mood (1954/2020) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – Songs In A Mellow Mood (1954/2020)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 37:50 minutes | 333 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Songs in a Mellow Mood Songs in a Leisurely Mood is the second studio album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded with pianist Ellis Larkins. The album was released on March 29, 1954 on Decca Records.

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Ella Fitzgerald – Sings Sweet Songs For Swingers (1959/2016) [Official Digital Download 24bit/192kHz]

Ella Fitzgerald – Sings Sweet Songs For Swingers (1959/2016)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/192 kHz | Time – 40:18 minutes | 1,48 GB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © Verve Reissues

Ella Fitzgerald Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers is a 1959 album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, recorded with a studio Orchestra arranged and conducted by Frank DeVol.

Ella focuses on well known jazz standards by lesser known songwriters, a useful counterbalance to her continuing songbooks project, which at this time found her in the midst of recording the epic George and Ira Gershwin Songbook.

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