Jazz Articles about Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong: Cheek to Cheek

by Dan McClenaghan
May 5, 2018

Cheek to Cheek, a four CD box set, collects three classic albums from Verve Records featuring Louis Armstrong and Ella Fitzgerald: Ella and Louis (1956), Ella And Louis Again (1957) and Porgy And Bess (1958). This sequence began before rock and roll had deepened its roots--in spite of the Elvis Presley blossoming--and before The Beatles had arrived to change the music world. The popularity of the long playing record album was picking up speed, with a little help ...