Geoffrey mark shares the backstory of ella fitzgeralds allscat performance of flying high and her renditions of sweet georgia brown, how high the moon and mack the knife. Ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song. Ella fitzgerald sings the jerome kern song book, an album by ella fitzgerald. Nicholsons wellresearched book gave me such an appreciation for the incredible poverty, racism, and sexism she overcame to share her singular talent with the world. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Ella fitzgerald biography facts, childhood, family life. Check out ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book by ella fitzgerald on amazon music.
Tanya lee stone presents the life and accomplishments of the worldrevered jazz singer who won thirteen grammys, toured for more than fifty years, and became known as the first lady of song. The kind of books that adults will covet and collect as well the language and structure is simple enough for young. Sings the cole porter song book ella fitzgerald songs. Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald sings the harold arlen. The book is fascinating and entertaining, and there is no better work about fitzgerald. Ella fitzgerald black history read aloud for children introduces kids to the first lady of song when she was just a little girl in harlem and times were tough. Acclaimed author andrea davis pinkney has told ellas inspiring story in the voice of. Discover book depositorys huge selection of ella fitzgerald books online. What emerges in stuart nicholsons groundbreaking biography is a remarkable story of a poor black girls determination to realize the american dream in the face of racial and sexual prejudice. Ella fitzgerald i could write a book lyrics genius lyrics. Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald. Listen to your favorite songs from ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book by ella fitzgerald now.
At this moment we have few titles of ella fitzgerald, soon we will add more. Duke ellington and billy strayhorn, who had worked together for a long time, both played on half the sets 38 tracks, and wrote two new pieces of music for the album. Ella fitzgerald has 26 books on goodreads with 282 ratings. In the 1999 pbs american masters documentary, ella fitzgerald. Dubbed the first lady of song, ella fitzgerald was the most popular female jazz singer in the united states for more than half a century. Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington. She could sing sultry ballads, sweet jazz and imitate every instrument. Ella fitzgerald, known as the first lady of song and lady ella, was an immensely popular american jazz and song vocalist who interpreted much of the great american songbook. Those songs, plus alternate takes, were combined on a fourdisc box set, sings the george and ira gershwin song book, in 1998. Ella fitzgerald simple english wikipedia, the free.
The addition of sings the jerome kern song book to fitzgeralds discography is welcome. It was ella fitzgerald s trademark, and the key to her success as a jazz singer. Ella hoped to make their lives more rewarding, and she wanted to foster a love of reading, as well as a love of music. A biography of the legendary ella fitzgerald, is now available in paperb. Sings the george and ira gershwin song book by ella. Ella fitzgerald had the ability to personalize some of the most recognizable material from the foremost songwriters in american popular music history. Ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book apple music.
Try disabling any ad blockers and refreshing this page. They combine her exquisite voice with some of the best songs every composed. Did marilyn monroe help ella fitzgerald book mocambo gig. These performances are easily among fitzgeralds very best, and for. Most were written for broadway shows of the 30s and 40s by such musical theater geniuses as cole porter, george and ira. Ella fitzgerald is a glittering, engaging, comprehensive biography and must reading for all her fans. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington songbook was the only songbook on which the composer of the songs also played with her. The board books are told in simple sentences, perfect for reading aloud to babies and toddlers.
Ella fitzgerald by andrea davis pinkney scholastic. Ella fitzgerald sings the irving berlin song book by ella. Johnny mathis sums it up well when he argues, she was the best, the best there ever was. During the late 50s, ella fitzgerald continued her song book records with sings the george and ira gershwin song book, releasing a series of albums featuring 59 songs written by george and ira gershwin. Ella fitzgerald sings the irving berlin song book, an album by ella fitzgerald. The complete set is a monument to the centurys greatest songs and, arguably, its greatest singer, and this selection is a series of gems programmed to simulate a fitzgerald performance, carefully sequencing joyous uptempo. Ella fitzgerald vocals, nelson riddle arranger, conductor, norman granz producer, val valentin engineer, jerome kern composer, don fagerquist trumpet, cappy lewis trumpet, george. Ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book. Mark has three bestselling books, including the lucy book, and is the producer of nigel. Includes ella fitzgerald sheet music, in pdf format and free download. This is a wikipedia book, a collection of wikipedia articles that can be easily saved, imported by an external electronic rendering service, and ordered as a printed book. Ella fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the famous apollo theater in harlem when she was just seventeen years old.
Official fan page updated by representatives of the estate of ella fitzgerald. Ella fitzgerald and marilyn monroe bonded after suffering. Ella fitzgeralds entire song book series of album are an american treasure. Ella fitzgerald sings the johnny mercer song book ella at dukes place whisper not brighten the corner ella fitzgeralds christmas 30 by ella misty blue ella things aint what they used to be and you better believe it ella loves cole take love easy fine and mellow ella and oscar fitzgerald and pass. Ella fitzgerald by maria isabel sanchez vegara, barbara alca. Ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book, released in 1956, was the first of eight song book sets fitzgerald would record for verve at irregular intervals from 1956 to 1964. The complete ella fitzgerald song books, ella fitzgerald. Originally released as 5 albums in 1959 this new rerelease of the project has had a digital remastering with the addition of bonus takes and mixes etc. Ella fitzgerald contains endnotes, an index, and an excellent discography by phil schaap.
This 1957 effort is distinguished from fitzgeralds other songbooks in that it is the only album in which the composer whose work she is singing actively participates. A new book on the life of legendary jazz singer ella fitzgerald hopes to shed light on the celebrated artists darkest hour before she became one of the most celebrated stars in music history. Her career began at a time when female musicians werent taken seriously and many music venues were segregated. Winner of the national medal of arts and grammy awards. This book, which corrects and updates a slightly earlier european edition, blows away some of the mist. Informational nonfiction, 1,937 words, level z grade 5, lexile 970l. Ella fitzgeralds idea to sing the songbooks of major writers proved smart, savvy, and artful. The author was acquainted with miss fitzgerald and is very respectful of her importance and her legacy.
Supplemented by phil schaaps authoritative discography, ella fitzgerald is a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most popular american singers in twentieth century musical history. Her voice was flexible, wideranging, accurate and ageless. Description provided by wikipedia under creative commons attribution ccbysa 4. The ella fitzgerald charitable foundation was created and funded in 1993 by ella fitzgerald, the first lady of song, in order to fulfill her desires to use the fruits of her success to help people of all races, cultures and beliefs. Ella fitzgerald, in full ella jane fitzgerald, born april 25, 1917, newport news, virginia, u.
In her lifetime, she won grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. In 1958, she received her first two grammy awards for best individual jazz performance and best female vocal performance for the two songbooks, ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book, and ella fitzgerald sings the irving berlin song book. Ella fitzgeralds most popular book is the souls code. Trying to cull a singlecd best of from the 16cd set of the complete ella fitzgerald song books may seem like a daunting task, but its also foolproof.
Ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter songbook was the first of what would be eight albums in this vein, each devoted to a single composer. Ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book is a 1956 studio album by american jazz singer ella fitzgerald, accompanied by a studio orchestra conducted and arranged by buddy bregman, focusing on the songs of cole porter. As a singer and someone who grew up in a jazz town, i was groomed on that voice. Come back to me, a cd with a seventeen piece big band.
Her rich voice and vocal innovations brought her fame and a remarkable career that spanned half a century and won her generations of fans around the world. Hearing ella fitzgerald finesse the gershwin songbook is one of my earliest, strongest childhood memories. Ella fitzgerald sings the jerome kern song book discogs. If you are looking for a specific title, or want us to publish an ella fitzgerald sheet music, you can tell us in the request sheet music section. The life of the very private and mediashy ella fitzgerald has long been shrouded in a mixture of halftruths and fiction. Books by ella fitzgerald author of a tisket, a tasket. Lover, when im near you and i hear you speak my name softly, in my ear, you breathe a flame lover, when were dancing, keep on glancing, in my eyes till loves own. In this instance, the combination of cole porters words and fitzgeralds interpretation of them created one of the most sought after sessions in vocal history embraced by jazz and pop fans alike, transcending boundaries often associated with. The life of the very private and mediashy ella fitzgerald has long. A b c d e f g i never learned to spell at least not well 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 i never learned to count a great amount but my busy. The book starts with a pictorial history of her life and most of the wellreproduced photos were new to me. Recorded in 1963, the album proves fitzgeralds voice as golden as ever. Ella fitzgeralds outstanding songbook series has become an institution unto itself.
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