Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook 5572386 Completed during the year Dilla

Completed during the year Dilla spent in and out of Cedars-Sinai Medical Center in Los Angeles and released on his birthday

Ray Charles made his first visit to Japan

the group added Klaus Röder on guitar and flute

each bringing their own distinctive colouring to the original songs

Jazz Jamaica

Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook 5572386 Completed during the year DillaReleased in 1956 as the inaugural album on the newly founded Verve label, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book marked a major turning point in Ella Fitzgeralds career and launched her landmark Song Book series, pairing her with producer Norman Granz, arranger conductor Buddy Bregman, and a full studio orchestra for 32 selections spanning Porters catalog. Recorded across February and March of 1956, the album frames Ellas immaculate phrasing