Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
The gold standard of vocal jazz — Fitzgerald's flawless instrument transforms Cole Porter's witty, sophisticated songs into definitive recordings that would canonize the Great American Songbook.
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The album that launched the Songbook series and established Fitzgerald as the definitive interpreter of the Great American Songbook — Cole Porter's sophisticated lyrics found their perfect vehicle in Fitzgerald's crystalline voice.
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The definitive American popular music recordings — Fitzgerald's crystalline voice and impeccable phrasing elevated the Great American Songbook into a permanent canon, while her duets with Louis Armstrong captured the warmth and joy at jazz's emotional core.
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