One of my favorite Ella Fitzgerald albums is Ella Swings Lightly. Recorded for Verve in November 1958, the album was arranged by Marty Paich and features his Dek-tette backing Ella on a bright batch of songs outside the realm of her weary American songbook fare.
Paich's all-star Hollywood 10 included Don Fagerquist and Al Porcino (tp), Bob Enevoldsen (vt…
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