Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie – Ella and Basie (CD, Verve Master Edition) – Mint / Sealed Americana The album moves between stripped-back

The album moves between stripped-back acoustic performances

The record moves between intricate rhythms

and unconventional song structures that blur melody and texture

In 1957 Sorry formed his first band

which brings us carefully curated songs

Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie – Ella and Basie (CD, Verve Master Edition) – Mint / Sealed Americana The album moves between stripped-backA classic big band collaboration between Ella Fitzgerald and Count Basie, pairing Fitzgeralds clarity and swing with Basies refined orchestral arrangements. Ella and Basie balances elegant vocal phrasing with dynamic big band backing, capturing a high point in Verves 1960s catalogue. Mint and Sealed CD from the Verve Master Edition series.