One of my favourite jazz singers is Ella Fitzgerald by many called The First Lady Of Song.She was born on 25th April 1917 in Newport News and died on 15 th June 1996 in Beverly Hills. Ella Fitzgerald became famous shortly after her first performence ( when she was only 17!).She entered the famous amateur show competition at the Apollo Theater, which led to her being hired as a singer for Chick Webb's orchestra. She soon became a popular attraction at the Savoy, and recorded her first song, "Love and Kisses," with Webb in June 1935.
Scat-singing
For me the voice of Ella Fitzgerald have something electrizing and captivating. She had got a impressive improvazing abilitis especially in her scat- singing which is singing melody and rhytms using voice as an instrument). By many people Ella Fitzgerald is thought to be one of the greates scat singers in history.Herman Leonard and his jazz photographs
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Ella Fitzgerald with Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman and Richard Rogers, Downbeat, New York 1948 (ELF03) |
Once of the most famous jazz photographer made a photo of Ella during her performence at her birthday party at New York's Down Beat.
What's interesting for me in this photo that Herman Leonard manage to show
me the thrill of those times and ... looking at the expression of Duke Ellington's face amazing talent of the singer.
interview with Herman about jazz photography
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