The Nearness of You by Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong

First released: 1956, Length: 5:42

Creators (9)

Instruments

1. Buddy Rich (16 Aug 1956) drums (drum set)
2. Herb Ellis (16 Aug 1956) guitar
3. Louis Armstrong (16 Aug 1956) trumpet
4. Oscar Peterson (16 Aug 1956) piano
5. Ray Brown (16 Aug 1956) double bass

Vocals

1. Ella Fitzgerald (16 Aug 1956)
2. Louis Armstrong (16 Aug 1956)
3. Louis Armstrong (16 Aug 1956 - 16 Aug 1967)

Locations

Recorded At

1. Capitol Studios (16 Aug 1956)

Works (1)

Recording Of

1. The Nearness of You (16 Aug 1956) cover
   

   Composer

   1. Hoagy Carmichael (1938)

   Lyricist

   1. Ned Washington (1938)

Releases containing this recording (36)

Official

Album

1. Ella and Louis 1956 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong black label
2. Ella and Louis 1956 Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong first pressing, orange and yellow label
3. Ella and Louis 1972 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
4. Ella and Louis 08 Jul 1985 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
5. Ella and Louis 1985 Ella Fitzgerald - Louis Armstrong club edition, reissue
6. Ella and Louis 07 Mar 2000 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
7. Ella and Louis 02 Jul 2000 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
8. Ella and Louis 29 Oct 2002 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
9. Ella And Louis 2002 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
10. Ella and Louis 2005 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
11. Ella and Louis 2005 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Classics
12. Ella and Louis 2010 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
13. Ella and Louis 2011 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
14. Ella and Louis 2011 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
15. Ella and Louis 2011 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
16. Ella & Louis 2013 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
17. Ella and Louis 29 Jun 2016 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong reissue, mono
18. Ella and Louis Aug 2021 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Jazz ?? ??????
19. Ella and Louis Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong BMG Direct
20. Ella and Louis Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Remastered CD

Album - Compilation

1. Ella & Louis 1989 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
2. Ella & Louis 1989 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
3. The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong 1994 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
4. The Complete Ella and Louis on Verve 20 May 1997 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
5. The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong on Verve 26 Aug 1997 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
6. Lo mejor 2007 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
7. Ella & Louis 2008 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
8. Ella & Louis: Together 17 Aug 2009 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
9. Ella and Louis 30 Oct 2013 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
10. Six Classic Albums, Volume 3 16 May 2014 Ella Fitzgerald
11. Ella & Louis: The Complete Norman Granz Sessions 2016 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
12. Verve 6 Great Jazz 20 May 2017 Ella Fitzgerald, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, Johnny Hodges, Teddy Wilson Quartet, Lester Young, Illinois Jacquet, Dizzy Gillespie, Sonny Stitt, Sonny Rollins, The Art Tatum / Ben Webster Quartet
13. Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings 06 Apr 2018 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
14. Cheek to Cheek: The Complete Duet Recordings 2018 Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
15. Jazz Box (25 Original Albums) 2018 Various Artists

Bootleg

Album - Compilation

1. Original Greatest Hits Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong