Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (Verve Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl 2LP O&O3465 While the songs are familiar

While the songs are familiar to most

both of whom are featured on dreaming in lions

resulting in a collection that feels both intimate and expansive

soprano saxophone

Good Old Soul

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (Verve Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl 2LP O&O3465 While the songs are familiarReleased 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