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Ella Fitzgerald: Sings Sweet Songs for Swingers
by David Rickert
Ella’s Songbook series was so popular both critically and commercially that it cast a very long shadow over her other fine work for Norman Granz and Verve. Slowly these sessions are beginning to see the light of day, and Sings Songs for Sweet Swingers is one such example of Ella at her best. It’s difficult to ...
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis Again
by David Rickert
It should come as no surprise that the first collaboration between Ella and Louis was so successful that it was quickly followed by a sequel--and a double album, no less. Even the dumbest A&R man could anticipate the potential magic in the pairing; both singers were at the peak of their popularity in 1957, straying from ...
