Ella Fitzgerald Louis Armstrong Tenderly ( Verve Records 1956)

Tenderly is a popular song published in 1946 with music by Walter Gross (19091967) and lyrics by Jack Lawrence. Copyright 1946 by Edwin H. Morris Company, Inc. Originally written in the key of Eb as a waltz in 3, 4 time, it has since been performed in 4, 4 and has subsequently become a popular jazz standard. Ella s accompanied by Oscar Peterson (p), Herb Ellis (g), Ray Brown (b), Buddy Rich (d) and Louis Armstrong on horn and vocals. Recorded in Hollywood, August 16, 1956. (Verve Records)