Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (Verve Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl 2LP O&O3465 and a fearless song interpreter

and a fearless song interpreter who treats each gesture with subtlety and reverence

the sublime artistic mastery of Ella and Louis and the instant chemistry they achieved resulted in one of the few truly indispensable recordings in all of jazz

I’ll Do Whatever You Want

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Rick Holmes

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (Verve Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl 2LP O&O3465 and a fearless song interpreterReleased in 1956 as the inaugural album on the newly founded Verve label, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book marked a major turning point in Ella Fitzgeralds career and launched her landmark Song Book series, pairing her with producer Norman Granz, arranger conductor Buddy Bregman, and a full studio orchestra for 32 selections spanning Porters catalog. Recorded across February and March of 1956, the album frames Ellas immaculate phrasing