Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie – Ella and Basie (CD, Verve Master Edition) – Mint / Sealed Americana This body of work grows

This body of work grows deeper and more inspiring with each new album

snappy collection also featured the brilliant Mar-Keys horn section backing up Booker T

In 1957 Sorry formed his first band

Vinyl LP Mint and Sealed

The album moves between stripped-back acoustic performances

Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie – Ella and Basie (CD, Verve Master Edition) – Mint / Sealed Americana This body of work growsA 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.