Ella Fitzgerald

• 4 1/2 STARS ALL MUSIC GUIDE

• 2 VINYL EDITION

On 7 February 1956, two weeks after Ella Fitzgerald’s first session for Verve records, she was back in the studio with Buddy Bregman and an orchestra recording what is arguably the defining record of her career, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook that helped Verve to become the quintessential jazz label of the 1950s.

Ella, Norman Granz and Bregman went to Capitol’s studio in Hollywood and spent three days recording what was to be Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook. The combination of Ella and Porter is irresistible and whether up-tempo or down-tempo, Ella’s three-octave range voice soars effortlessly as she makes each song come to life. It was all helped by the cream of LA session men and Buddy Bregman’s arrangement that oozes sophistication way beyond his twenty-four years. It is a perfect record.

SIDE A

• 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

SIDE B

• B1. Let's Do It
• B2. Just One Of Those Things
• B3. Ev'ry Time We Say Good-Bye
• B4. All Of You
• B5. Begin The Beguine
• B6. Get Out Of Town
• B7. I Am In Love
• B8. From This Moment On

SIDE C

• C1. I Love Paris
• C2. You Do Something To Me
• C3. Ridin' High
• C4. 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

SIDE D:

• D1. Love For Sale
• D2. It's DeLovely
• 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