KnowraElla FitzgeraldLinked fromLinked fromThe 24 pages that link to Ella Fitzgerald, each with the reason it gives.All 24Broader topic 2Related 20Compared with 2Swing musicRelated: Her performances with Chick Webb’s orchestra established her as a major swing vocalist.Great American SongbookRelated: Her recordings of songbook collections helped establish the repertoire for later listeners.Scat singingRelated: Her 1940s recordings established scat as a sustained virtuoso practice.Swing eraRelated: Her rise with Chick Webb’s orchestra made her a defining swing-era vocalist.Vocal performanceRelated: Her phrasing and scat solos demonstrate how vocal interpretation can reshape a melody.Jazz at the PhilharmonicRelated: Her appearances brought a major vocalist and improviser into the series’ instrumental showcases.Count BasieRelated: Her 1979 album with Basie’s orchestra brought together two major jazz performers.Nelson RiddleRelated: Riddle arranged Fitzgerald’s 1960s songbook recordings, including her album devoted to Cole Porter.Oscar PetersonRelated: Peterson accompanied Fitzgerald on recordings and tours, including their 1974 duo album.The Apollo TheaterRelated: Her 1934 Amateur Night victory launched a career that became central to jazz history.Ira GershwinRelated: Her 1959 Gershwin songbook recordings brought Ira’s lyrics to a major new audience.Newport Jazz FestivalRelated: Her Newport appearances connected the festival to the era’s leading vocal jazz.Cole PorterRelated: Her 1956 Cole Porter Song Book introduced Porter’s catalogue to a new generation of listeners.Traditional popRelated: Her popular recordings connected standards singing with jazz phrasing and improvisation.Norman GranzRelated: Granz managed Fitzgerald and produced her celebrated songbook recordings for Verve.Hoagy CarmichaelRelated: Her performances carried Carmichael’s compositions into the jazz vocal repertoire.The Boswell SistersRelated: Fitzgerald admired Connee Boswell and cited her singing as an early influence.Benny CarterRelated: Carter arranged and conducted for Fitzgerald, including on her songbook recordings.Leonard FeatherRelated: Feather wrote songs recorded by Fitzgerald, including “You Leave Me Breathless.”Take the "A" TrainRelated: Her performances brought the composition into the repertoire of a leading jazz vocalist.
KnowraElla FitzgeraldLinked fromLinked fromThe 24 pages that link to Ella Fitzgerald, each with the reason it gives.All 24Broader topic 2Related 20Compared with 2Swing musicRelated: Her performances with Chick Webb’s orchestra established her as a major swing vocalist.Great American SongbookRelated: Her recordings of songbook collections helped establish the repertoire for later listeners.Scat singingRelated: Her 1940s recordings established scat as a sustained virtuoso practice.Swing eraRelated: Her rise with Chick Webb’s orchestra made her a defining swing-era vocalist.Vocal performanceRelated: Her phrasing and scat solos demonstrate how vocal interpretation can reshape a melody.Jazz at the PhilharmonicRelated: Her appearances brought a major vocalist and improviser into the series’ instrumental showcases.Count BasieRelated: Her 1979 album with Basie’s orchestra brought together two major jazz performers.Nelson RiddleRelated: Riddle arranged Fitzgerald’s 1960s songbook recordings, including her album devoted to Cole Porter.Oscar PetersonRelated: Peterson accompanied Fitzgerald on recordings and tours, including their 1974 duo album.The Apollo TheaterRelated: Her 1934 Amateur Night victory launched a career that became central to jazz history.Ira GershwinRelated: Her 1959 Gershwin songbook recordings brought Ira’s lyrics to a major new audience.Newport Jazz FestivalRelated: Her Newport appearances connected the festival to the era’s leading vocal jazz.Cole PorterRelated: Her 1956 Cole Porter Song Book introduced Porter’s catalogue to a new generation of listeners.Traditional popRelated: Her popular recordings connected standards singing with jazz phrasing and improvisation.Norman GranzRelated: Granz managed Fitzgerald and produced her celebrated songbook recordings for Verve.Hoagy CarmichaelRelated: Her performances carried Carmichael’s compositions into the jazz vocal repertoire.The Boswell SistersRelated: Fitzgerald admired Connee Boswell and cited her singing as an early influence.Benny CarterRelated: Carter arranged and conducted for Fitzgerald, including on her songbook recordings.Leonard FeatherRelated: Feather wrote songs recorded by Fitzgerald, including “You Leave Me Breathless.”Take the "A" TrainRelated: Her performances brought the composition into the repertoire of a leading jazz vocalist.