Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington - The Great Summit: The Master Takes (1961, remastered)
Classic Jazz, Swing, Oldies | EAC rip | FLAC image, cue, log | lq covers | 408 MB (5% recovery)
Label: EMI/Capitol/Gala Records, 2000
Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington the most important artists in the history of jazz and the two most influential American musicians of the 20th Century. In April, 1961, these two giants got togethr in a New York studio for their only encounter. Louis brought his trumpet, voice and the all-stars with Trummy Young and Barney Bigard. Duke brought his pianistic talents and a considerable canon of great compositions. The magic that transpired over one night and the following afternoon was an historic simgularity. This disc contains all 17 master takes that made during those magical sessions, newly remixed from the original tapes with 24-bit/96kHz mastering for maximum fidelity.