Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Duke Ellington Songbook: The Best of the Small Group SessionsElla Fitzgerald12 AlbumGenre: JazzDescription: Duke Ellington and Ella Fitzgerald's paths had surely crossed many times during the Thirties Forties and early Fifties. However no recorded trace of the two legendary musicians collaborating existed until 1957 when they participated on a series of big band sessions for Norman Granz. The sessions were somewhat chaotic and intermittent though primarily because of Ellington's busy schedule and lack of time to prepare arrangements. As a result the big band sessions were padded out it with various all-star sextettes as represented on the LP.
