Louis armstrong and ella fitzgerald stars fell on alabama book

We lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on. Both artists were riding high at this stage in their careers, and granz assembled a stellar quartet of oscar peterson piano, buddy rich drums, herb ellis guitar and ray brown bass. The introduction by howell raines is also very good and it discusses how this book, one of the countrys bestselling books in the 1930s, faded into obscurity. Ella and louis, an album by ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. New york, ny another duet with the great ella, and a tantalizing taste of the tremendous albums to follow. The premier site for the history and analysis of the standards jazz musicians play the most. Ella fitzgerald stars fell on alabama lyrics metrolyrics. Stars fell on alabama louis armstrong, ella fitzgerald. The collaborations between ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong have attracted much attention over the years. The best of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong on verve ella fitzgerald jazz 1997.

Stars fell on alabama ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong, armstrong buy this song. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong were revolutionary jazz musicians, and by joining together to create music, they helped transform the world of rhythm and blues. Vinyl 7 ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong stars fell on alabama 1956, vinyl discogs. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Stars fell on alabama 1938 1958, an album by ella fitzgerald on spotify we and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. However, both are not afraid to use their voices creatively, such as when ella uses a deeper and raspy tone in the end of tenderly. Clearly, this set isnt of particular interest to hardcore collectors, since theyll already own much of the material, but as a sampler targeted at casual fans, this is quite nice indeed, since it contains such timeless classics as lets call. It was okay, i guess, but mostly it just reminded me of how fantastic stars fell on alabama by carl carmer is. 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 1957s ella and louis again and 1959s. Song information for stars fell on alabama louis armstrong, ella fitzgerald on allmusic. This album was also fitzgerald s first all gershwin album since 1959s ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin songbook.

The best of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong on verve by. Stars fell on alabama is the title of a 1934 jazz standard composed by frank perkins with lyrics by mitchell parish. And stars fell on alabama last night i cant forget the glamour your eyes held a tender light while and stars fell on alabama fractured bama last night i never planned in my imagination a situation so heavenly a fairy land where no one else could enter and in the center just you and me my heart beat just like a hammer. Louis armstrong the complete guide this is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. One of the earliest recordings was by the guy lombardo orchestra, with his brother carmen doing a vocal. Ella and louis is a studio album by ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, accompanied by the oscar peterson quartet, released in october 1956.

The complete duet recordings 4 cd music skip to main content. The next day, fitzgerald and armstrong met at the new capitol studios in hollywood for a recording session. To enjoy prime music, go to your music library and transfer your account to. Your amazon music account is currently associated with a different marketplace. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong cant we be friends stars fell on alabama. Nicknames of alabama the yellowhammer state, the heart of. Lyrics to stars fell on alabama by ella fitzgerald from the ella and louis album including song video, artist biography, translations and more. Ella and louis ella fitzgerald, louis armstrong songs. Provided to youtube by universal music group stars fell on alabama ella fitzgerald louis armstrong ella and louis. Read about stars fell on alabama by louis armstrong and see the artwork, lyrics and similar artists.

The song, written by frank perkins with lyrics by mitchell parish, was first recorded by guy lombardos royal canadians on august 27, 1934. Louis armstrong mingles with grace kelly in 1956, pictured on the set of high society. The artists were both widely known icons not just in the areas of big band, jazz, and swing music but. Ella fitzgerald was early in her historic run on norman granzs verve label when she was paired up with the great louis armstrong in the summer of 1956 for ella and louis. In my young world of alabama back then, the national anthem and stars fell on alabama stood side by side, one our national anthem and the other our state anthem, at least in my mind. Scrobble songs and get recommendations on other tracks and artists. Even though ella and louis were never romantically linked, songs like stars fell on alabama, cheek to cheek, and tenderly, where the two serenade each other, easily convey authentic chemistry. We lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night i. Often referred to as the first lady of song and the queen of jazz or just simply lady ella, she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a hornlike. I never planned in my imagination a situation so heavenly a fairy land where no one else could enter and in the center just you and me. The best of ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong on verve. Stars fell on alabama louis armstrong lead sheet fake book. This remaster and pressing sounds really great compared to the 24bit 96khz digital flac files i downloaded.

In january 2002, the phrase stars fell on alabama was added to alabama s license plates, and the traditional heart of dixie slogan was reduced to a smaller size. The alchemy between the two giants is a marvel in the. Louis armstrong 1901 1971 was a trumpet player, singer, and bandleader, and is widely regarded as one of the most influential artists in the history of jazz. For good measure, ella brings husband ray brown along with her. Ella jane fitzgerald april 25, 1917 june 15, 1996 was an american jazz vocalist with a vocal range spanning three octaves d. We lived our little drama we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night i can. We lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night i cant forget the glamor, your eyes held a te.

Louis armstrong with ella fitzgerald and sy olivers orchestra august 25, 1950. It comprises three compact discs containing the three studio albums made for the label by ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, released during 1956 through 1958 its 47 tracks are collated from ella and louis, ella and louis again, and porgy and bess. We lived our little drama we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night ella fitzgerald stars fell on alabama lyrics metrolyrics. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong ella and louis discogs.

By benny goodman, billie holiday, ella fitzgerald and frank perkins. Already distinguished jazz musicians, fitzgerald and armstrongs unique vocal timbres complement each other over a jazzy, brassy accompaniment which pleasantly delights the. Download and print stars fell on alabama sheet music for lead sheet fake book by louis armstrong in the range of c4e5 from sheet music direct. There are plenty of ella and louis compilations out there, all of which are fairly good. 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 1957s ella and louis again and 1959s porgy and bess. We lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night. We lived our little drama, we kissed in a field of white and stars fell on alabama last night discovered using shazam, the music discovery app. Ella and louis is an inspired collaboration, masterminded by producer norman granz.

Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong collaborations wikipedia. It also refers to an actual meteor shower that was seen across alabama on november 12, 1833. I realized a while ago that while i had a good collection of louis armstrong, i had no ella fitzgerald. I cant forget the glamour your eyes held a tender light while and stars fell on alabama fractured bama last night. Stars fell on alabama ella and louis ella fitzgerald. Ella fitzgerald april 25, 1917 june 15, 1996, also known as lady ella, and the first lady of song, was an american jazz vocalist. Stars fell on alabama, refers to the 1934 song written by mitchell parish and frank perkins and made famous by ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong, frank sinatra, and other artists stars fell on alabama is also the title of a book by carl carmer. Jazz standards songs and instrumentals stars fell on alabama. Lyrics to stars fell on alabama by ella fitzgerald. Stars fell on alabama benny goodman sheet music pdf.