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Track Listing / Description
A1 All Through the Night
A2 Anything Goes
A3 Miss Otis Regrets
A4 Too Darn Hot
A5 In the Still of the Night
A6 I Get a Kick Out of You
A7 Do I Love You?
A8 Always True to You in My Fashion
B1 Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love
B2 Just One of Those Things
B3 Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
B4 All of You
B5 Begin the Beguine
B6 Get Out of Town
B7 I Am in Love
B8 From This Moment On
C1 I Love Paris
C2 You Do Something to Me
C3 Ridin' High
C4 You'd Be So Easy to Love
C5 It's All Right with Me
C6 Why Can't You Behave?
C7 What Is This Thing Called Love?
C8 You're the Top
D1 Love for Sale
D2 It's De-Lovely
D3 Night and Day
D4 Ace in the Hole
D5 So in Love
D6 I've Got You Under My Skin
D7 I Concentrate on You
D8 Don't Fence Me In
Released in 1956 as the first album on the newly established Verve label—and now reissued on almost the exact same date 70 years after it was first issued—Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book inaugurated Fitzgerald's 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 Porter's catalog, from "All Through the Night' to "Let's Do It, Let's Fall in Love" to "What Is This Thing Called Love?" Recorded across February and March of 1956, the album frames Ella's 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 Porter's writing. Celebrated upon release and formative in shaping both Verve's identity and Ella's artistic trajectory, it remains a cornerstone of her discography and a defining document of 20th century American popular interpretation.
Verve's Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.