"ジャズの王様"ルイ・アームストロングと"ファースト・レディ"エラ・フィッツジェラルドによる1956年録音の大ヒットとなった「エラ・アンド・ルイ」の続編として、1957年にエラ・フィッツジェラルドとルイ・アームストロングが再び共演した一作。オスカー・ピーターソン・トリオとルイ・ベルソン(ds)のバックを従えて、「サヴォイでストンプ」や「アイ・ウォント・ダンス」等の名曲を軽快に楽しく仕上げている。
【パーソネル】Ella Fitzgerald (vocal) & Louis Armstrong (vocal & trumpet) with Oscar Peterson (piano), Herb Ellis (guitar), Ray Brown (bass), Louie Bellson (drums)
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This LP is a superior effort by Bill Evans and his trio in early 1966. The last recording by longtime bassist Chuck Israels (who had joined the Trio in 1962) with Evans (the tastefully supportive drummer Arnold Wise completes the group), this live set features the group mostly performing lyrical and thoughtful standards. Highlights include "I Should Care," "Who Can I Turn To," and "My Foolish Heart." The most memorable piece, however, is the 13-and-a-half-minute "Solo: In Memory of His Father," an extensive unaccompanied exploration by Evans that partly uses a theme that became "Turn Out the Stars." ~ Scott Yanow
Rovi