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5 Facts About Ella Fitzgerald's Rodgers and Hart Songbook

  1. The album reached No. 11 on the Billboard album charts in March 1957. It was released in 1956 on Verve Records.

  2. The album is part of Fitzgerald’s acclaimed Songbook series. She recorded complete collections of major American songwriters.

  3. The Rodgers and Hart Songbook features songs from the classic Broadway duo. Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart wrote many enduring standards.

  4. The album showcases Fitzgerald’s interpretive skill and vocal range. She brings warmth and clarity to each song.

  5. The Songbook series helped cement Fitzgerald’s legacy as a definitive interpreter of the Great American Songbook. These albums remain influential and widely praised.

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