Interessante verzamelaar uit n.a.v. Burns' TV-serie over jazz verschenen reeks, waarbij geput is uit diverse archieven. We volgen een vd eerste jazz-soloisten van virtuoos trompetwerk uit de jaren '20 tot z'n vocale 'pop'-werk uit de sixties.
"Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong make for a charming team on this CD. Accompanied by pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and drummer Buddy Rich, Fitzgerald and Armstrong perform 11 standards with joy and swing. There are touches of Satch's trumpet, but this is primarily a vocal set with the emphasis on tasteful renditions of ballads." (Scott Yanow, Allmusic)
"Although their paths had crossed from time to time over the years, nobody had ever managed to get Armstrong and Ellington into a recording studio to make an album together. On April 3, 1961, producer Bob Thiele achieved what should be regarded as one of his greatest accomplishments; he organized and supervised a 7½-hour session at RCA Victor's Studio One in Manhattan, using a sextet combining Duke Ellington with Louis Armstrong & His All-Stars. This group included ex-Ellington clarinetist Barney Bigard, ex-Jimmie Lunceford swing-to-bop trombonist Trummy Young, bassist Mort Herbert, and drummer Danny Barcelona. A second session took place during the afternoon of the following day. The music resulting from Thiele's inspired experiment is outstanding and utterly essential. That means everybody ought to hear this album at least once, and many will want to hear it again and again all the way through, for this is one of the most intriguing confluences in all of recorded jazz." (Allmusic; 5 uit 5 sterren)
De liedjes uit de Hollywood-verfilming van de populaire Broadway-musical, met Barbra Streisand en Walther Matthau in de hoofdrollen. In 2020-2021 trekt er een Nederlandse versie van de musical door de theaters, met Simone Kleinsma als Dolly.
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