Claude says:Ella Fitzgerald's horn-like phrasing and impeccable timing made her one of jazz's defining voices, from her early Savoy Ballroom days through a legendary run of Great American Songbook recordings with Verve. This Duke Ellington collaboration catches her wrapping that unmistakable tone around big-band swing — graceful, precise, conversational. You landed on "In A Mellow Tone" once in 2018 and haven't circled back, so the record's still waiting for you to really dig in.