Biography
Born: April 25, 1917 in Newport News, VA
Genre: Jazz
Years Active: '30s, '40s, '50s, '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s
"The First Lady of Song," Ella Fitzgerald was arguably the finest bearing jazz singer of all time (be it so some may vote for Sarah Vaughan or Billie Holiday). Blessed through a beautiful voice and a expanded range, Fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a shining scat singer, and had near-completed elocution; one could always understand the war of ~ she sang. The one fault was that, because she always sounded so happy to be singing, Fitzgerald did not always poke below the surface of the lyrics she interpreted...
Track catalogue
Gone With the Wind
Misty
The Lady Is a Tramp
The Man I Love
Summertime
Too Darn Hot
Lorelei
Mack the Knife
How High the Moon
Ella & Friends
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
Porgy and Bess
Ella & Louis by reason of Lovers
Ella: The Legendary Decca Recordings (Box Set)
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
The Best of Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong
Pure Ella
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas
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