Released in 1956 as the first album on the newly established Verve labeland now reissued on almost the exact same date 70 years after it was first issuedElla Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Bookinaugurated Fitzgeralds 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 Porters catalog, from All Through the Night to Lets Do It, Lets Fall in Love to What Is This Thing Called Love?” Recorded across February and March of 1956, the album frames Ellas 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 Porters writing. Celebrated upon release and formative in shaping both Verves identity and Ellas artistic trajectory, it remains a cornerstone of her discography and a defining document of 20th century American popular interpretation.

Verves Acoustic Sounds Series features transfers from analog tapes and remastered 180-gram vinyl in deluxe gatefold packaging.

Tracklist:
LP 1
Side A
1. All Through the Night
2. Anything Goes
3. Miss Otis Regrets
4. Too Darn Hot
5. In the Still of the Night
6. I Get a Kick Out of You
7. Do I Love You?
8. Always True to You in My Fashion

Side B
1. Let’s Do It, Let’s Fall in Love
2. Just One of Those Things
3. Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye
4. All of You
5. Begin the Beguine
6. Get Out of Town
8. I Am in Love
9. From This Moment On

LP 2
Side C
1. I Love Paris
2. You Do Something to Me
3. Ridin’ High
4. You’d Be So Easy to Love
5. It’s All Right with Me
6. Why Can’t You Behave?
7. What Is This Thing Called Love?
8. You’re the Top

Side D
1. Love for Sale
2. It’s De-Lovely
3. Night and Day
4. Ace in the Hole
5. So in Love
6. I’ve Got You Under My Skin
7. I Concentrate on You
8. Don’t Fence Me In