Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Great Summit: Complete Sessions [Deluxe Edition]

The master takes of this two-CD set have appeared previously on a number of reissues on both LP and CD as a compilation of the original two individual records Together For The First Time and The Great Reunion, but this release easily beats all of the previous issues. Two music legends, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington, met in the studio for two days in 1961 with Armstrong bringing his group in to play an all-Ellington program and Ellington playing piano. This music has received high praise from numerous critics with good reason; everything seems to fall into place with little effort and a maximum of swinging jazz. Read More