Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (Verve Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl 2LP O&O3465 soprano saxophone

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a veteran of albums and dates with Dinah Washington and Cannonball Adderley

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book (Verve Acoustic Sounds): Vinyl 2LP O&O3465 soprano saxophoneReleased 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