She was born in newport news, virginia, april 25, 1917. Ella jane fitzgerald april 25, 1917 june 15, 1996 was an american jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the first lady of song, queen of jazz, and lady ella. She demonstrated extraordinary talent as a young teen, winning an amateur singing contest at. After the separation of her parents, the girl moved to new york with her mother. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong ella and louis 1956 classic vocal jazz music duration.
Fitzgerald, ella ella fitzgeralds christmas amazon. Ella fitzgerald lyrics 584 song lyrics sorted by album, including the nearness of you, misty, tenderly. By submitting this form, you agree to the universal music group privacy policy. Just a closer walk with thee by ella fitzgerald youtube. The late 1960s and early 1970s saw fitzgerald release albums on several major record labels, including three albums on capitol records and two on the reprise records label. Ella fitzgerald the complete piano duets 2cd findersrecords. Download ella fitzgerald mp3 songs and albums music. Often referred to as the first lady of song and the queen of jazz or just simply lady ella, she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a hornlike. Bought it for my mum and ended up downloading it for myself. Ella fitzgerald gold by ella fitzgerald on amazon music amazon. After webb died in 1942, ella took the group over and called it ella fitzgerald and her famous orchestra, but eventually left the group to pursue her own career.
Brighten the corner is a 1967 studio album by the american jazz singer ella fitzgerald, debut. What ella reminds us is that its not how challenging of an arrangement, its singing with style and finesse that makes a song meaningful. Ella fitzgerald biography, albums, streaming links. There is likely no other singer possessed of the mix of talents that fitzgerald brought to the project, a combination of sheer vocal technique, creativity in phrasing. If you were raised in a home where gospel songs were the soundtrack of your life, then ella fitzgeralds. The church in the wildwood by ella fitzgerald topic.
Ella jane fitzgerald april 25, 1917 june 15, 1996 was an american jazz vocalist with a vocal range spanning three octaves d. Images with a datapicturemapping attribute will be responsive, with a file size appropriate for the browser width. With cooperation from the verve and columbia legacy catalogs, the ken burns jazz series on cd individually spotlights the musical excellence of 22 jazz originators whose careers and influence are explored in burns pbs documentary jazz. Sure, she can swing christmas songs and they are available and fabulous. Louis armstrong when the saints go marching in youtube. A blog supreme the songs were a byproduct of slavery in the u.
Her voice was flexible, wideranging, accurate and ageless. Kingbeatlesrolling stones 1867 slave songs published slave songs of the united. O come all ye faithful, and away in a manger join abide with me. Ella fitzgeralds albums stream online music albums. Ella fitzgerald album spiritual track listings 1 old rugged cross see 3. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a hornlike improvisational ability, particularly in. Ella fitzgerald disco original brighten the cornerl 1967 disco remasterizado spirituals 2001. Remembering ella fitzgerald, who made great songs greater. This collection gives you the queen of scat at her best. If you were raised in a home where gospel songs were the soundtrack of your life, then ella fitzgeralds spirituals is a must have for your cd collection. Ella fitzgerald is a legendary american jazz singer famed for her unsurpassed vocals and life full of hardships. These were reissued in 2003 on the 2cd set, jukebox ella.
Gospel meets jazz, with unpredictable results two recent albums, from don byrons new gospel quintet and charlie haden and hank jones, offer. The first lady of song, ella fitzgerald was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time although some may vote for sarah vaughan or billie holiday. Ella jane fitzgerald april 25, 1917 june 15, 1996 was an. I need thee every hour by ella fitzgerald by ula gillion. Its quite a stretch to compile the roughly sevendecade career of ella fitzgerald in 18 tracks, though this collection does an admirable job. Check out ella fitzgerald gold by ella fitzgerald on amazon music. History same about timeline just remember the decade of forming of a stylemississippi blues or delta bluesfolk blues and country musicchicago bluesrhythm and blues rnbrocknroll names to remember.
Ella fitzgerald was the undisputed queen of jazz singing and american popular song. Ella fitzgerald is best known for her jazz recordings and songbooks. In her lifetime, she won grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. This album continues the theme set on fitzgeralds previous album, consisting in the main part of cover versions of popular songs from the late 1960s. The music is taken quite straight and is outside of jazz yet, due to the beauty of her voice, this listenable set is still worth picking up. Fitzgerald, ella the complete ella fitzgerald song books. Dubbed the first lady of song, ella fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the united states for more than half a century. Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a br. These numbers are ella delivering emotional songs in a way no one else can match, in a simplistic, pure beautiful way.
The greatest female interpreter of the american songbook, a unique vocalist combining scat. Ella in sings the johnny mercer sings the harold arlen ella at dukes place. If you were raised in a home where gospel songs were the soundtrack of your life, then ella fitzgerald s spirituals is a must have for your cd collection. Often referred to as the first lady of song and the queen of jazz or just simply lady ella, she was noted for her pur read more.
She could sing sultry ballads, sweet jazz and imitate every instrument. Ella fitzgerald released many stand alone singles throughout her verve years. This 16cd set collects all of ella fitzgerald s songbooks, a monumental tribute to the american popular song and its greatest composers, recorded for verve between 1956 and 1964. But after being passed along by generations of africanamerican musicians, they. Even though ella fitzgerald performs 14 religious hymns and the arrangements which use the ralph carmichael choir and orchestra are tasteful and reverent, she cannot help giving a little swing to a few of these songs. The greatest female interpreter of the american songbook, a unique vocalist combining scat and jazz, with enduring influence.
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