Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book
| Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book | ||||
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| Released | May 15, 1956 | |||
| Recorded | February 7–9, 1956 March 27, 1956 | |||
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| Length | 118:27 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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| AllMusic | |
| The Encyclopedia of Popular Music | |
| The Penguin Guide to Jazz Recordings | |
| The Rolling Stone Jazz Record Guide | |
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book is a 1956 studio double album by American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman, focusing on the songs of Cole Porter. It is the first in a series of thematic LPs devoted to great American songwriters that Fitzgerald recorded from 1956 to 1964.