Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book 2x Vinyl LP PRESALE 22/05/26

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Title: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Song Book 2x Vinyl LP PRESALE 22/05/26 2x 180G Black Vinyl LP Reissue Catalogue Number: 5708500 Barcode: 199957085007 Record Grading: Mint (M) Sleeve Grading: Mint (M) Condition Note: Brand New

PLEASE NOTE THIS IS A PRE-SALE ITEM YOUR ITEM WILL BE DISPATCHED ON/AROUND 22ND MAY 2026   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.

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