Ella Fitzgerald – Sings The Cole Porter Song Book

Description

Released in 1956 as the first album on the newly established Verve labeland now reissued on almost the exact same date 70 years after it was first issuedElla Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book inaugurated Fitzgeralds Song Book series and marked the beginning of her extended focus on composers associated with the Great American Songbook.

Produced by Norman Granz, the sessions paired Fitzgerald with arranger and conductor Buddy Bregman and a studio orchestra, establishing the large-ensemble format that characterized the early Song Book recordings.

The two-LP set presents 32 songs drawn from Cole Porters catalog, from All Through the Night to Lets Do It, Lets Fall in Love to What Is This Thing Called Love?. Recorded across February and March of 1956, the album frames Ellas immaculate phrasing and clarity with polished West Coast orchestration that blends swing, ballad writing, and classic Hollywood sheen, emphasizing the lyrical wit and melodic elegance of Porters writing.

Celebrated upon release and formative in shaping both Verves identity and Ellas artistic trajectory, it remains a cornerstone of her discography and a defining document of 20th century American popular interpretation.

Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Tracklist:

LP 1

All Through the Night
Anything Goes
Miss Otis Regrets
Too Darn Hot
In the Still of the Night
I Get a Kick Out of You
Do I Love You?
Always True to You in My Fashion

Lets Do It, Lets Fall in Love
Just One of Those Things
Evry Time We Say Goodbye
All of You
Begin the Beguine
Get Out of Town
I Am in Love
From This Moment On

LP 2

I Love Paris
You Do Something to Me
Ridin High
Youd Be So Easy to Love
Its All Right with Me
Why Cant You Behave?
What Is This Thing Called Love?
Youre the Top

Love for Sale
Its De-Lovely
Night and Day
Ace in the Hole
So in Love
Ive Got You Under My Skin
I Concentrate on You
Dont Fence Me In