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Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 in Newport News, VA – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Art presented by President Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by President George H. W. Bush. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she was noted for her purity of tone, near faultless phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. |
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Latest News in english
about Ella Fitzgerald
Let the holidays begin: This week’s jazz picks and a peek at Christmas shows Date: 07 Dec 2009
MinnPost -
I remember the first time I heard Ella Fitzgerald sing “Jingle Bells.” Who knew that song could swing? Even the oldest chestnuts, roasted or not, take on new energy in jazz arrangements.
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A visit to 1959 Palm Springs Date: 06 Dec 2009
Los Angeles Times -
Dwight Eisenhower, on holiday from the White House , whips a golf club beneath a blue October sky. Frank Sinatra , driven indoors by a surprise December rainstorm, schmoozes with Peter Lawford and sings with Ella Fitzgerald .
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CD/DOWNLOAD/ALBUM: Intimate Ella Fitzgerald, Rediscovered Date: 28 Nov 2009
All About Jazz -
WITH all the multi-disc jazz boxes that have come out in recent years--the complete Miles Davis on Columbia, the complete Charlie Parker on Savoy, the complete Duke Ellington on RCA and so on--its hard to believe that any significant tapes by any major musician might still be languishing undiscovered in a record companys archives...
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Intimate Ella Fitzgerald, Rediscovered Date: 27 Nov 2009
International Herald Tribune -
A new package from Verve exhumes recordings of poignant performances that lay dormant for 27 years.
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Intimate Ella Fitzgerald, Rediscovered Date: 27 Nov 2009
MalaysiaNews.net -
A Herman Leonard photograph of Ella Fitzgerald performing at the New York nightclub Downbeat in 1948. Watching rapturously are Duke Ellington, center, and Benny Goodman, in glasses behind Ellington.
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Bringing back the Howard Date: 23 Nov 2009
The Washington Times -
The Howard. Just mention the legendary theater in a room full of Washingtonians old enough to remember the place in its heyday and listen. Everyone has a story. For decades, the Howard Theatre was a mecca for black entertainers such as Duke Ellington, Ella Fitzgerald, Pearl Bailey, Cab Calloway, James Brown, the Supremes, the Drifters. Then the lights went out. It's been years since the theater ...
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CIM graduate returns to Cleveland with jazz, cabaret aspirations Date: 20 Nov 2009
The Observer -
Young singer-songwriter Stephanie Nilles isn't particularly fond of comparisons, even when names like Tom Waits and Ella Fitzgerald are tossed around.
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PERFORMANCE/TOUR: Ella! Featuring Dee Dee Bridgewater, Janis Siegel, AL Jarreau, and the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big ... Date: 14 Nov 2009
All About Jazz -
Grammy-winning vocalists Dee Dee Bridgewater, Janis Siegel, and Al Jarreau are featured in this all-star celebration of the music of Ella Fitzgerald, with the Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band, Antonio Hart, music director. Jan 24, 2010 at 7:00 PM Concert Hall 1 hour, 45 minutes $20.00 - $45.00 Ella...
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