The Very Best of the Cole Porter Song Book/The Very Best of the Rodgers And Hart Song Book/Ella Fitzgerald & Friends For Lovers

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Ella Fitzgerald

The Very Best of the Cole Porter Song Book

Verve (B0007424-02)

Grade: ****

The Very Best of the Rodgers And Hart Song Book

Verve (B0007425-02)

Grade: ****

Ella Fitzgerald & Friends For Lovers

Verve (B0008169-02)

Grade: ***

These three discs spotlight varying shades of Ella Fitzgerald's vocal artistry. Based on a prodigious career extending across decades and transcending genres, Fitzgerald ranks as the greatest female vocalist in the history of recorded music. In an era when aging rock stars top the charts delving into America's songs, it's worth re-examining the sublime ...

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