Metronome All-Stars 1956 was the final album by the
Metronome All-Stars, a loose amalgamation of musicians representing winners of Metronome magazine's annual poll.[1] This 1956 release contains four tracks documenting the first collaboration between pianist/bandleader
Count Basie and vocalist
Ella Fitzgerald.[2][3]
The album was originally released on the
Clef label in 1956.[4][5]
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This would be the final recording by The Metronome All-Stars (a series that started in the late '30s) and the music on this LP still sounds exciting and joyful".[6]
Metronome All-Stars 1956 was the final album by the
Metronome All-Stars, a loose amalgamation of musicians representing winners of Metronome magazine's annual poll.[1] This 1956 release contains four tracks documenting the first collaboration between pianist/bandleader
Count Basie and vocalist
Ella Fitzgerald.[2][3]
The album was originally released on the
Clef label in 1956.[4][5]
AllMusic awarded the album 4 stars stating "This would be the final recording by The Metronome All-Stars (a series that started in the late '30s) and the music on this LP still sounds exciting and joyful".[6]