Verve
1957
Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book [Vol. 1]
About This Album
Ella Fitzgerald's songbook packages were landmark achievements, as she demonstrated that jazz treatments of popular composers could reach the mass audience. This one was no different. She sounded majestic and marvelous singing Ellington tunes, backed by the complete orchestra. It was done as a two-record set in 1956 and 1957, and has been reissued on CD. Some selections are included in a CD anthology The Songbooks. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide