Not Now Music · in the Kissa Kissa racks
The Definitive Collection
| Recorded | Aug 16, 1956 & Oct 14, 1957 |
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| Label | Not Now Music |
| Released | 1956 |
| Personnel | 13 credited players |
| Discogs | master 849946 |
The record
A budget compilation pulling from Fitzgerald's mid-'50s peak, mixing Oscar Peterson's crisp trio work with Armstrong All-Stars sides featuring Edmond Hall and Barrett Deems. No single studio date here, but the names on the session sheets tell the real story.
Session personnel
- Dale Jones — bass
- Ray Brown — bass
- Edmond Hall — clarinet
- Barrett Deems — drums
- Buddy Rich — drums
- Louis Bellson — drums
- Herb Ellis — guitar
- Billy Kyle — piano
- Oscar Peterson — piano
- Trummy Young — trombone
- Louis Armstrong — trumpet
- Ella Fitzgerald — vocals
- The Jud Conlon Singers — vocals
Contemporary reception
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Pressings
| 2017 | Not Now Music · NOT4LP255 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Stereo, All Media, Compilation, Reissue earliest on file · gatefold |
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| 2018 | Not Now Music |
| 2018 | Not Now Music · NOT4LP255 — Vinyl, LP, Album, Test Pressing, All Media, Compilation, Reissue |
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