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Reblogged by cstanhope@social.coop ("Your friendly 'net denizen"):
ieure@retro.social ("cop ululation") wrote:
What I'm listening to today: "Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong - Learnin' the Blues."
I’m going to assume y’all are at least aware of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, since they’re two of the most talented and influential jazz musicians ever. But maybe you didn’t know that they collaborated on three albums for Verve between 1956 and 1959.
This song is off the second of those, "Ella and Loius Again," from 1957, and it’s just terrific. It’s got a bit of everything and is a real showcase of their impressive and diverse talents. They’ve got great chemistry on all these albums, and seem like they really enjoyed being in the studio together. Just a lovely song, featuring two amazing Black musicians being amazing together.