"Baby, It's Cold Outside" What else when it's below zero outside. Favorite version, Ray Charles & Betty Carter not available, but this works fine. Love the brisker tempo.
My study of Ella Fitzgerald's complete first two decades of recordings (1935-1955) continues; I've spent time with nine volumes this year. This Frank Loesser composition has a long history and it seems like hundreds of people have covered it. Here's Ella's 1949 take, with Arkansas-born bandleader Jordan as her vocal foil.
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