"The First Lady of Song" and "The Great American Songbook" are a perfect match.The legendary series of songbook recordings that Ella Fitzgerald made throughout the 1950s were her ticket to stardom and thus vocal immortality. The five original albums from this series presented on this 10 CD-box set are filled with the greatest compositions by Cole Porter George and Ira Gershwin Rodgers and Hart and Irving Berlin. As a bonus so to speak this collection features the recording of the Gershwin's famous opera "Porgy & Bess" by Ella and Louis Armstrong. Ella was at the peak of her vocal game and the material is made up of some of the most exquisite and durable popular songs ever written from "Night And Day" via "Someone To Watch Over Me" or "Summertime" on to "The Lady Is A Tramp" "I've Got My Love To Keep Me Warm" and 161 more. The musical accompaniment is incredible too featuring orchestras of first call instrumentalists like Bud Shank Pete Candoli Maynard Ferguson "Sweets" Edison Herb Geller Barney Kessel Benny Carter Herb Ellis Buddy Collette or Mel Lewis.＜収録内容＞[Disc 1]■ ELLA FITZGERALD Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Vol. 11. All Through the Night 4.422. Anything Goes 5.503. Miss Otis Regrets 2.514. Too Darn Hot 5.195. In the Still of the Night 4.336. I Get a Kick Out of You 4.007. Do I Love You? 5.458. Always True to You in My Fashion 4.359. Let's Do It Let's Fall in Love 5.0810. Just One of Those Things 4.3411. Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye 4.1612. All of You 3.3913. Begin the Beguine 4.2214. Get Out of Town 4.2415. I Am in Love 3.3116. From This Moment On 6.47[Disc 2]■ ELLA FITZGERALD Sings the Cole Porter Song Book Vol. 21. I Love Paris 4.422. You Do Something to Me 5.503. Ridin' High 2.514. You'd Be So Easy to Love 5.195. It's All Right with Me 4.336. Why Can't You Behave? 4.007. What Is This Thing Called Love? 5.458. You're the Top 4.359. Love for Sale 5.0810. It's De-Lovely 4.3411. Night and Day 4.1612. Ace in the Hole 3.3913. So in Love 4.2214. I've Got You Under My Skin 4.2415. I Concentrate on You 3.3116. Don't Fence Me In (Robert Fletcher co-lyricist) 6.47[Disc 3]■ ELLA FITZGERALD Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Vol. 11. Sam and Delilah 4.422. But Not for Me 5.503. My One and Only 2.514. Let's Call the Whole Thing Off 5.195. (I've Got) Beginner's Luck 4.336. Oh Lady Be Good! 4.007. Nice Work If You Can Get It 5.458. Things Are Looking Up 4.359. Just Another Rhumba 5.0810. How Long Has This Been Going On? 4.3411. 'S Wonderful 4.1612. The Man I Love 3.3913. That Certain Feeling 4.2214. By Strauss 4.2415. Someone to Watch Over Me 3.3116. The Real American Folk Song (is a Rag) 6.4717. Who Cares? 6.47[Disc 4]■ ELLA FITZGERALD Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Vol. 21. Looking for a Boy 4.422. They All Laughed 5.503. My Cousin in Milwaukee 2.514. Somebody from Somewhere 5.195. A Foggy Day 4.336. Clap Yo' Hands 4.007. For You For Me For Evermore 5.458. Stiff Upper Lip 4.359. Boy Wanted 5.0810. Strike Up the Band 4.3411. Soon 4.1612. I've Got a Crush on You 3.3913. Bidin' My Time 4.2214. Aren't You Kind of Glad We Did? 4.2415. Of Thee I Sing (Baby) 3.3116. The Half of It Dearie' Blues 6.4717. I Was Doing All Right 6.4718. He Loves and She Loves 3.3119. Love Is Sweeping the Country 6.4720. Treat Me Rough 6.47 [Disc 5]■ ELLA FITZGERALD Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book Vol. 31. Our Love Is Here to Stay 4.422. Slap That Bass 5.503. Isn't It a Pity? 2.514. Shall We Dance? 5.195. Love Walked In 4.336. You've Got What Gets Me 4.007. They Can't Take That Away from Me 5.458. Embraceable You 4.359. I Can't Be Bothered Now 5.0810. Boy! What Love Has Done to Me! 4.3411. Fascinating Rhythm 4.1612. Funny Face 3.3913. The Lorelei 4.2214. Oh So Nice! 4.2415. Let's Kiss and Make Up 3.3116. I Got Rhythm 6.47[Disc 6]■ ELLA FITZGERALD & Louis Armstrong - Porgy & Bess1. Overture 4.422. Summertime (DuBose Heyward) 5.503. I Wants to Stay Here 2.514. My Man's Gone Now" (DuBose Heyward) 5.195. I Got Plenty O' Nuttin' 4.336. Buzzard Song" (DuBose Heyward) 4.007. Bess You Is My Woman Now 5.458. It Ain't Necessarily So (Ira Gershwin) 4.359. What You Want Wid Bess? (DuBose Heyward) 5.0810. A Woman Is a Sometime Thing (DuBose Heyward) 4.3411. Oh Doctor Jesus 4.1612. Here Come de Honey Man / Crab Man / Oh Dey's So Fresh and Fine 3.3913. There's a Boat Dat's Leavin Soon for New York (Ira Gershwin) 4.2214. Bess Oh Where's My Bess? (Ira Gershwin) 4.2415. Oh Lawd I'm on My Way! (DuBose Heyward) 3.31[Disc 7]■ ELLA FITZGERALD sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook Vol. 11. Have You Met Miss Jones? 4.422. You Took Advantage of Me 5.503. A Ship Without a Sail 2.514. To Keep My Love Alive 5.195. Dancing on the Ceiling 4.336. The Lady Is a Tramp 4.007. With a Song in My Heart 5.458. Manhattan 4.359. Johnny One Note 5.0810. I Wish I Were in Love Again 4.3411. Spring Is Here 4.1612. It Never Entered My Mind 3.3913. This Can't Be Love 4.2214. Thou Swell 4.2415. My Romance 3.3116. Where or When 4.2417. Little Girl Blue 3.31 [Disc 8]■ ELLA FITZGERALD sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook Vol. 21. Give It Back to the Indians 4.422. Ten Cents a Dance 5.503. There's a Small Hotel 2.514. I Didn't Know What Time It Was 5.195. Evrything I've Got 4.336. I Could Write a Book 4.007. The Blue Room 5.458. My Funny Valentine 4.359. Bewitched Bothered and Bewildered 5.0810. Mountain Greenery 4.3411. Wait Till You See Him 4.1612. Lover 3.3913. Isn't It Romantic? 4.2214. Here in My Arms 4.2415. Blue Moon 3.3116. My Heart Stood Still 4.2417. I've Got Five Dollars 3.31[Disc 9]■ ELLA FITZGERALD Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book Vol. 11. Let's Face the Music and Dance 4.422. You're Laughing at Me 5.503. Let Yourself Go 2.514. You Can Have Him 5.195. Russian Lullaby 4.336. Puttin' On the Ritz 4.007. Get Thee Behind Me Satan 5.458. Alexander's Ragtime Band 4.359. Top Hat White Tie and Tails 5.0810. How About Me? 4.3411. Cheek to Cheek 4.1612. I Used to Be Color Blind 3.3913. Lazy 4.2214. How Deep Is the Ocean? 4.2415. All by Myself 3.3116. Remember 4.24[Disc 10]■ ELLA FITZGERALD Sings the Irving Berlin Song Book Vol. 21. Supper Time 4.422. How's Chances? 5.503. Heat Wave 2.514. Isn't This a Lovely Day? 5.195. You Keep Coming Back Like a Song 4.336. Reaching for the Moon 4.007. Slumming on Park Avenue 5.458. The Song Is Ended (but the MelodyLingers On) (lyrics by Beda Loehner) 4.359. I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket 5.0810. Now it Can Be Told 4.3411. Always 4.1612. It's a Lovely Day Today 3.3913. Change Partners 4.2214. No Strings (I'm Fancy Free) 4.2415. I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm 3.3116. Blue Skies 4.24