Ella Fitzgeraldová byla americká jazzová zpěvačka s výjimečným hlasem o rozsahu tří oktáv, nazývaná „First Lady of Song“. Během své více než padesátileté kariéry získala 13 cen Grammy, vydala přes 40 alb a proslavila se především mistrovskou improvizací ve scatu, jíž dovedla hlasem napodobit zvuk celé orchestrální sekce.
Kompilace Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings vyšla v roce 2018 u vydavatelství Verve v balení digipack a na čtyřech discích přináší kompletní duetové nahrávky Elly Fitzgeraldové – celkem 75 skladeb. Sbírka zachycuje její spolupráci s předními osobnostmi jazzu, mezi nejznámější tituly patří „Dream a Little Dream of Me“, „Cheek to Cheek“, „April in Paris“ či „Autumn in New York“. Vydání zdůrazňuje Fitzgeraldové schopnost dokonale sladit hlas s dalšími interprety při pomalých baladách i temperamentních swingových číslech.
Skladby
CD1
1. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (Single Version)
2. The Frim Fram Sauce (Single Version) - Armstrong, Louis
3. Dream A Little Dream Of Me (Single Version)
4. Can Anyone Explain? (Single Version) - Armstrong, Louis
5. Necessary Evil
6. Oops!
7. Who Walks In When I Walk Out?
8. Would You Like To Take A Walk?
9. Can't We Be Friends?
10. Isn't This A Lovely Day?
11. Moonlight In Vermont
12. They Can't Take That Away From Me (Album Version)
13. Under A Blanket Of Blue
14. Tenderly
15. A Foggy Day
16. Stars Fell On Alabama
17. Cheek To Cheek
18. The Nearness Of You (Album Version)
19. April In Paris
CD2
1. Don't Be That Way
2. Makin' Whoopee
3. They All Laughed
4. Comes Love
5. Autumn In New York
6. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Album Version)
7. Stompin' At The Savoy (Album Version)
8. I Won't Dance (Album Version)
9. Gee, Baby, Ain't I Good To You? (Album Version)
10. Let's Call The Whole Thing Off
11. These Foolish Things (Remind Me Of You)
12. I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm
13. Willow Weep For Me (Album Version)
14. I'm Puttin' All My Eggs In One Basket
15. A Fine Romance
16. Ill Wind
17. Love Is Here To Stay
CD3
1. I Get A Kick Out Of You
2. Learnin' The Blues (Album Version)
3. Porgy And Bess: Overture - Armstrong, Louis
4. Summertime - Armstrong, Louis
5. I Wants To Stay Here
6. My Man's Gone Now
7. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin'
8. Buzzard Song
9. Bess You Is My Woman Now
10. It Ain't Necessarily So
11. What You Want Wid Bess?
12. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing
13. Oh, Doctor Jesus (Act 2) - Fitzgerald,Ella/Armstrong,Louis
14. Porgy And Bess: Medley: Here Come De Honey Man / Crab Man / Oh, Dey's So Fresh And Fine
15. There's A Boat Dat's Leavin' Soon For New York
16. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess?
17. Oh Lawd, I'm On My Way
CD4
1. The Memphis Blues (Live From The Chesterfield Show/1957) - Armstrong, Louis
2. You Won't Be Satisfied (Until You Break My Heart) (Live At The Hollywood Bowl /1956) - Armstrong, Louis
3. Undecided (Live From The Hollywood Bowl/1956)
4. You Won't Be Satisfied (Alt Take B) - Armstrong, Louis
5. The Frim Fram Sauce (Take 1 And 2 / False Start And Breakdown) - Armstrong, Louis
6. The Frim Fram Sauce (Alt Take B) - Armstrong, Louis
7. Makin' Whoopee (Take 1) - Armstrong, Louis
8. Makin' Whoopee (Take 2 / Complete Alternate Take) - Armstrong, Louis
9. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 2 And 3)
10. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 4)
11. I Get A Kick Out Of You (Take 13) - Armstrong, Louis
12. Let's Do It (Let's Fall In Love) (Take 3) - Armstrong, Louis
13. Willow Weep For Me (Take 4) - Armstrong, Louis
14. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' (Mono Master)
15. A Woman Is A Sometime Thing (Mono Master) - Armstrong, Louis
16. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? (Take 5 And 6) - Armstrong, Louis
17. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? (Take 7) - Armstrong, Louis
18. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? (Take 8) - Armstrong, Louis
19. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? (Take 9) - Armstrong, Louis
20. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? (Insert For Take 9) - Armstrong, Louis
21. Bess, Oh Where's My Bess? (Take 10) - Armstrong, Louis
22. Red-Headed Woman (Mix 1) - Armstrong, Louis
