Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings

Exclusive to us: seven LPs featuring the complete recordings of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong together. Whenever these two stepped up to the microphone, two strikingly different voices came together – and created pure jazz magic. Their duets remain a masterclass in jazz singing: swing and scat, impeccable timing, humour, emotion and plenty of soul. For the first time on vinyl, this new 7-LP set presents the complete recorded legacy of these two jazz legends together and features the same repertoire as the acclaimed 4-CD edition released in 2017. Its 75 tracks and almost five hours of music include all their Decca singles, the three classic Verve albums "Ella And Louis", "Ella And Louis Again" and "Porgy And Bess", as well as live recordings and rare alternate takes. The box set is completed by an LP-sized booklet featuring rare photographs, historic LP and single covers, the original album liner notes and an essay by Louis Armstrong expert Ricky Riccardi.

Tracklisting:

LP 1 / SIDE A
DECCA SINGLES

1. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart)
2. The Frim Fram Sauce
3. Dream A Little Dream Of Me
4. Can Anyone Explain? (No! No! No!)
5. Necessary Evil
6. Oops!
7. Would You Like To Take A Walk?
8. Who Walks In When I Walk Out? (Sump'n Good'll Come From That)

LP 1 / SIDE B
ELLA AND LOUIS

1. Can't We Be Friends?
2. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
3. Moonlight In Vermont
4. They Can't Take That Away From Me
5. Under A Blanket Of Blue
6. Tenderly

LP 2 / SIDE A
ELLA AND LOUIS (cont'd)

1. A Foggy Day
2. Stars Fell On Alabama
3. Cheek To Cheek
4. The Nearness Of You
5. April In Paris

LP 2 / SIDE B
ELLA AND LOUIS AGAIN

1. Don't Be That Way
2. Makin' Whoopee
3. They All Laughed
4. Comes Love
5. Autumn In New York

LP 3 / SIDE A
ELLA AND LOUIS AGAIN (cont'd)

1. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love)
2. Stompin' At The Savoy
3. I Won't Dance
4. Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You?

LP 3 / SIDE B
ELLA AND LOUIS AGAIN (cont'd)

1. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
2. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
3. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
4. Willow Weep For Me
5. I'm Putting All My Eggs In One Basket

LP 4 / SIDE A
ELLA AND LOUIS (cont'd)

1. A Fine Romance
2. Ill Wind
3. Love Is Here To Stay
4. I Get A Kick Out Of You
5. Learnin' The Blues

LP 4 / SIDE B
PORGY AND BESS

1. Overture
2. Summertime
3. I Wants To Stay Here

LP 6 / SIDE A
PORGY AND BESS (cont'd)

1. Medley: Here Come Da Honey Man/Crab Man/Oh, Dey's So Fresh And Fine (Strawberry Woman)
2. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
3. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
4. Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way

LP 6 / SIDE B
ELLA AND LOUIS LIVE

1. The Memphis Blues — LIVE FROM BING CROSBY FOR CHESTERFIELD SHOW WITH BING CROSBY
2. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) — LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL
3. Undecided — LIVE AT THE HOLLYWOOD BOWL

DECCA EXTRAS

4. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) — FALSE START AND BREAKDOWN
5. The Frim Fram Sauce — TAKES 1 AND 2 FALSE STARTS
6. The Frim Fram Sauce — ALTERNATE TAKE

ELLA AND LOUIS AGAIN EXTRAS

7. Makin' Whoopee — TAKE 1
8. Makin' Whoopee — TAKE 2

LP 7 / SIDE A
ELLA AND LOUIS AGAIN EXTRAS

1. I Get A Kick Out Of You — TAKE 2 RUN-THROUGH AND TAKE 3 BREAKDOWN
2. I Get A Kick Out Of You — TAKES 3 AND 4
3. I Get A Kick Out Of You — TAKE 13
4. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) — TAKE 3
5. Willow Weep For Me — TAKE 4

PORGY AND BESS EXTRA

6. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' — MONO MASTER

LP 7 / SIDE B
PORGY AND BESS EXTRAS

1. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing — MONO MASTER
2. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? — TAKES 5 AND 6
3. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? — TAKE 7
4. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? — TAKE 8
5. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? — TAKE 9
6. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? — INSERT FOR TAKE 9
7. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? — TAKE 10
8. Red-Headed Woman — INSTRUMENTAL