Sings The Cole Porter Songbook＜限定盤＞

ヴァーヴ期のエラ・フィッツジェラルドの名演こそ本作!ボーナストラックが追加・ジャケットが新装され復刻しました!
コール・ポーター楽曲を愛してやまなかったエラですが、彼女の愛情深さはボーナストラックにも顕著です。ほぼ同時期の音源で、こちらはシンプルなバンド編成をバックに歌っています。素晴らしい…

Ella Fitzgerald had the ability to personalize some of the most recognizable material from the foremost songwriters in American popular music history. In this instance, the combination of Cole Porter's words and Fitzgerald's interpretation of them created one of the most sought after sessions in vocal history -- embraced by jazz and pop fans alike, transcending boundaries often associated with those genres. Originally released in 1956 on the Verve label, such standards as "Night and Day," "I Love Paris," "What Is This Thing Called Love," "I've Got You Under My Skin," "You're the Top," and "Love for Sale" secured one of Ella Fitzgerald's crowning moments. The success of these early Porter (and previous Gershwin) sessions brought about numerous interpretations of other songbooks throughout the next several years including those of Rodgers and Hart, Duke Ellington, Johnny Mercer, Harold Arlen, and Irving Berlin. ~ Al Campbell