Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer celebrated for her clear tone, wide vocal range, precise phrasing, and influential scat singing.

Chick Webb: Chick Webb was an American jazz drummer and bandleader who led a popular swing orchestra. He hired Fitzgerald as vocalist for his orchestra in 1935, launching her professional career.
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook: A 1956 double album in which Ella Fitzgerald interprets songs by Cole Porter. It began her landmark series of albums devoted to individual American songwriters.
Scat singing: Scat singing is jazz vocal improvisation using syllables instead of meaningful lyrics. Fitzgerald made scat a signature through agile, instrument-like improvisations.
Great American Songbook: The Great American Songbook is a body of influential American popular songs, especially from musical theater and film. Her multi-album interpretations helped make its composers central to jazz listening.
Louis Armstrong: Louis Armstrong was an American jazz trumpeter and singer whose improvisation reshaped jazz. Their recordings paired two distinctive jazz vocalists in duets and songbook albums.
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Rodgers and Hart Songbook: A 1956 album of songs by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart, performed by Ella Fitzgerald. Its interpretations show how she could make theater songs feel like intimate jazz standards.
Vocal range: Vocal range is the span from the lowest to the highest pitch a voice can produce. Her unusually wide range let her move fluidly across registers and melodic patterns.
Grammy Awards: The Grammy Awards are annual honors recognizing achievement in recorded music. Fitzgerald won 13 competitive Grammys, reflecting broad recognition of her recordings.
Duke Ellington: Duke Ellington was an American jazz composer, pianist, and bandleader. Fitzgerald recorded and performed with his orchestra, including a celebrated Newport appearance.
Ella in Berlin: A 1960 live album by Ella Fitzgerald recorded in Berlin. Its performance of “Mack the Knife” captures her improvisational poise after she forgets lyrics.

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