Vocals – Ella Fitzgerald [click here to see more vinyl featuring Ella Fitzgerald]
Guitar – Joe Pass [click here to see more vinyl featuring Joe Pass]
Written by Duke Ellington (A1, A6, B2, B4), Don George (A1), Henry Nemo (A2), Sam Coslow (A3), Arthur Johnston (A3), Lew Brown (A4), Sammy Fain (A4), Eugene Ford (A5), Bob Russell (A6), Lorenz Hart and Richard Rodgers (A7), Harold Arlen (B1), Ted Koehler (B1), Carl Sigman (B2), Isham Jones (B3), Guskhan (B3), Eddie DeLange (B4), Eden Ahbez (B5), Pee Wee King (B6), Redd Stewart (B6), Jon Hendricks (B7), Antonio Carlos Jobim (B7), Newton Mendonça (B7)
1 LP, standard sleeve printed by Stoughton Printing
Original analog Master tape : YES
Heavy Press : 180g
Record color : black
Speed : 33RPM
Size : 12”
Stereo
Studio
Record Press : Quality Record Pressings
Label : Analogue Productions
Original Label : Pablo Records
Recorded January 26 - February 8, 1976, at RCA Victor's Music Center of the World Hollywood, Los Angeles
Produced by Norman Granz
Mastered by Doug Sax
Photography by Phil Stern
Liner Notes bys Benny Green
Originally released in 1976
Reissued in July 2024
Tracks :
Side A:
- Ain't Got Nothin' But The Blues
- Tis Autumn
- My Old Flame
- That Old Feeling
- Rain
- I Didn't Know About You
- You Took Advantage Of Me
Side B:
- I've Got The World On A String
- All Too Soon
- The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)
- Solitude
- Nature boy
- Tennessee Waltz
- One Note Samba
Awards :
1977 - Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album
Reviews :
"The second of three duet albums by Ella Fitzgerald and guitarist Joe Pass finds the duo uplifting 14 superior standards with subtle improvising and gentle swing. High points include the wordless "Rain," "I Ain't Got Nothin' But the Blues," "That Old Feeling," "You Took Advantage of Me," and "The One I Love"; even "Tennessee Waltz" comes out sounding like classic swing." AllMusic Review by Scott Yanow.
Ratings:
Discogs 4.39 / 5 ; AllMusic : 3 / 5 ; The Encyclopedia of Popular Music : 4 / 5 ; The Penguin Guide to Jazz recordings : 3 / 5