The Wonderful Duets

~ Release by Louis Armstrong (see all versions of this release, 1 available)

Tracklist

▼CD 1
#TitleArtistRatingLength
1Gone Fishin’
performer:
Bing Crosby
recording of:
Gone Fishin’
writer:
Charles Kenny (songwriter, violinist) and Nick Kenny
publisher:
Bourne Co. (not for release label use, this is a music publisher) and EMI Feist Catalog Inc.
Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby2:51
2Who Walks in When I Walk Out?
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-11-23)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1951-11-23) and Ella Fitzgerald (on 1951-11-23)
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald and Dave Barbour’s Orchestra (on 1951-11-23)
recording of:
Who Walks in When I Walk Out (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist:
Ralph Freed
writer:
Al Goodhart and Al Hoffman
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald2:21
3Rockin’ Chair
performer:
Jack Teagarden
recording of:
Rockin’ Chair (1929 Hoagy Carmichael song)
lyricist:
Hoagy Carmichael
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael (in 1929)
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden3:08
4You Rascal You
performer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
recording of:
I’ll Be Glad When You’re Dead, You Rascal You
lyricist and composer:
Sam Theard
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated)
Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan3:10
5The Frim Fram Sauce
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
The Frim‐Fram Sauce
lyricist:
Redd Evans (in 1945)
composer:
Joe Ricardel (in 1945)
publisher:
Music Sales Corporation (American copyright holder in both popular and classical music)
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald3:17
6You’re the Apple of My Eye
Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton2:52
7You’re Just in Love
performer:
Bing Crosby
recording of:
You’re Just in Love (Call Me Madam)
lyricist and composer:
Irving Berlin (in 1950)
part of:
Call Me Madam
Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby2:45
8Can Anyone Explain
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Can Anyone Explain?
lyricist and composer:
Bennie Benjamin and George David Weiss
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald3:15
9My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
performer:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
My Sweet Hunk o’ Trash
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday3:23
10A Song Was Born
performer:
Jack Teagarden
recording of:
A Song Was Born
composer:
Gene de Paul and Don Raye
Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden3:24
11Dream a Little Dream of Me
lead vocals:
Louis Armstrong
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1950-08-25) and Ella Fitzgerald (on 1950-08-25)
orchestra:
Sy Oliver and His Orchestra (on 1950-08-25)
conductor:
Sy Oliver (on 1950-08-25)
cover recording of:
Dream a Little Dream of Me (on 1950-08-25)
lyricist:
Gus Kahn (in 1931)
composer:
Fabian André (in 1931) and Wilbur Schwandt (in 1931)
publisher:
EMI Music Publishing Ltd. (PRS-affiliated), Essex Music, Inc., Étienne Marrix Music, Francis, Day & Hunter Ltd., Gilbert Keyes Music Company, Infoswan Publications, One Less Car Music, Words & Music, Inc. (US work publisher) and ティー・アール・オー・エセックス・ジャパン A事業部
part of:
The Real Book (compilation of jazz standards, Volume I)
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald53:09
12Life Is So Peculiar
performer:
Louis Jordan (US jazz, blues and r&b musician and songwriter)
recording of:
Life Is So Peculiar
lyricist:
Johnny Burke (American lyricist, 1908-1964)
composer:
Jimmy Van Heusen
publisher:
Burke-Van Heusen, Inc.
Louis Armstrong & Louis Jordan3:24
13A Kiss to Build a Dream On
performer:
Bing Crosby
recording of:
A Kiss to Build a Dream On
lyricist:
Oscar Hammerstein II (of Rodgers & Hammerstein) (in 1935) and Bert Kalmar (in 1935)
composer:
Harry Ruby (in 1935)
publisher:
EMI Miller Catalog, Inc.
part of:
The Strip (1951 film)
Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby3:11
14Jack / Armstrong Blues
performer:
Jack Teagarden
recording of:
Jack‐Armstrong Blues
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Jack Teagarden
Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden3:03
15You Won’t Be Satisfied
recorded in:
New York, New York, United States (on 1946-01-18)
alto saxophone:
George Koenig (on 1946-01-18) and Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-18)
baritone saxophone:
Milton Schatz (on 1946-01-18)
bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1946-01-18)
clarinet and reeds:
Bill Stegmeyer (on 1946-01-18)
double bass:
Trigger Alpert (on 1946-01-18)
drums (drum set):
Cozy Cole (on 1946-01-18)
guitar:
Danny Perri (on 1946-01-18)
piano:
Joe Bushkin (on 1946-01-18)
solo trumpet:
Louis Armstrong
tenor saxophone:
Art Drelinger (on 1946-01-18) and Jack Greenberg (on 1946-01-18)
trumpet:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-01-18) and Billy Butterfield (on 1946-01-18)
vocals:
Louis Armstrong (on 1946-01-18) and Ella Fitzgerald (on 1946-01-18)
orchestra:
Bob Haggart and His Orchestra (on 1946-01-18)
conductor:
Bob Haggart (on 1946-01-18)
arranger:
Bob Haggart
cover recording of:
You Won’t Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (on 1946-01-18)
writer:
Freddy James and Larry Stock
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald42:57
16You Can’t Lose a Broken Heart
performer:
Billie Holiday
recording of:
You Can’t Lose a Broken Heart
lyricist:
Flournoy E. Miller
composer:
James P. Johnson
Louis Armstrong & Billie Holiday3:18
17Big Butter and Egg Man
recording of:
Big Butter and Egg Man
writer:
Louis Armstrong and Percy Venable (in 1926)
Louis Armstrong & Velma Middleton3:06
18Blueberry Hill
performer:
Bing Crosby
cover recording of:
Blueberry Hill
lyricist:
Al Lewis (Tin Pan Alley era lyricist) and Larry Stock
composer:
Vincent Rose (early-20th century violinist, pianist, composer & bandleader)
publisher:
Chappell & Co., Inc. (USA), Larry Stock Music Co., Redwood Music Ltd. (Carlin), Sovereign Music Company and Victoria Music Publishing Co. Ltd.
part of:
12 Monkeys Soundtrack
Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby2:58
19Necessary Evil
vocals:
Ella Fitzgerald (on 1951-11-23)
recording of:
Necessary Evil (on 1951-11-23)
lyricist and composer:
Redd Evans
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald2:36
20Please Stop Playing Those Blues, Boys
performer:
Jack Teagarden
recording of:
Please Stop Playing Those Blues
writer:
Claude Demetrius and Fleecie Moore
Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden3:23
21Oops!
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Oops! (The Belle of New York, 1952 film)
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald3:14
22Lazybones
performer:
Bing Crosby
recording of:
Lazy Bones
lyricist:
Johnny Mercer
composer:
Hoagy Carmichael
publisher:
Songs of Peer, Ltd. (ASCAP)
Louis Armstrong & Bing Crosby2:43
23Fifty‐Fifty Blues
performer:
Jack Teagarden
recording of:
Fifty-Fifty Blues
writer:
Billy Moore, Jr. (40s US composer/arranger)
Louis Armstrong & Jack Teagarden3:01
24Would You Like to Take a Walk?
performer:
Ella Fitzgerald
recording of:
Would You Like to Take a Walk?
lyricist:
Mort Dixon and Billy Rose (lyricist and Broadway producer)
composer:
Harry Warren (US composer and lyricist)
Louis Armstrong & Ella Fitzgerald3:19
25Memphis Blues
recording of:
The Memphis Blues
lyricist:
George A. Norton (in 1913)
composer:
William Christopher Handy (in 1912)
Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald & Bing Crosby3:49

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ASIN:UK: B0000632K2 [info]