I thought that I'd be gracious and let someone else take the 400th thread. Couldn't happen to a better mate, Terry.

Armstrong made everybody sound better when he did a duet with him. If he was still around, he could even make rappers sound like music. It's hard to say which of his duet partners I enjoyed the most, because he was indeed great with Der Bingle and Jack Teagarden. But there was something really special about his duets with Ella Fitzgerald. It sounds as if he was just improvising his harmonies and asides like a trumpet solo. And he probably was. Man, I love those duets with Ella! My favorite is Let's Call The Whole Thing Off.

Onward to 500..

Jerry