Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Song Book, Volume 1 by Ella Fitzgerald (1957)
Genre: Pop | Style: Jazz | Mood: Happy
Format: Album

Artist Background: Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 - June 15, 1996), also known as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella", was an American jazz and song vocalist. With a vocal range spanning three octaves (D♭3 to D♭6), she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. Fitzgerald was a notable interpreter of the Great American Songbook. Over the course of her 59-year recordin... Part of the Newport News, Virginia, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Related Artists: Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Louis Armstrong, Dinah Washington

Music Scene: Part of the Newport News, Virginia, USA music scene. Emerged in the classic era. Associated with Jazz movement.

Tags: Pop, Jazz, Happy, classic, Album

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Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Gershwin Song Book, Volume 1

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