A Classy Pair is a 1979 studio album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by the Count Basie Orchestra, with arrangements by Benny Carter.

This was Fitzgerald and Basie's second studio recording after Ella and Basie! (1963), and features re-recordings of two songs from the earlier album, "Honeysuckle Rose" and "Ain't Misbehavin' ". The two musicians worked together much more frequently during her Pablo years than they had during her years on the Verve label, and this album marked the end of a connection that had begun in 1957.

A Classy Pair

Reception

The Allmusic review by Scott Yanow awarded the album three stars and said that "Basie's sidemen are unfortunately restricted in the Benny Carter arrangements to backup work but Basie has a few piano solos and Fitzgerald is in good voice and in typically swinging form".

A Classy Pair

Track listing

CD Edition

Some CD editions not only altered the order of the tracklist, also included two tracks without credited them: 5 and 11. Times listed on booklets and backcovers are also usually wrong.

A Classy Pair

Personnel

Ella Fitzgerald – vocals

The Count Basie Orchestra

Count Basie – piano

Ray Brown – trumpet

Sonny Cohn – trumpet

Pete Minger – trumpet

Nolan Andrew Smith – trumpet

Bill Hughes – trombone

Mel Wanzo – trombone

Dennis Wilson – trombone

Mitchell "Booty" Wood – trombone

Bobby Plater – alto saxophone

Danny Turner – alto saxophone

Eric Dixon – tenor saxophone

Kenny Hing – tenor saxophone

Charlie Fowlkes – baritone saxophone

Freddie Green – guitar

John Clayton – double bass

Butch Miles – drums

Benny Carter – arranger, conductor

Credits

Produced by Norman Granz

Mastered by Eric Miller and Greg Fulginiti

References

1979 albums

Count Basie Orchestra albums

Ella Fitzgerald albums

Pablo Records albums

Albums arranged by Benny Carter

Albums produced by Norman Granz