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Ella Fitzgerald, who recorded "Angel Eyes" at least four times, named it her favorite song. [2] Instrumental versions were recorded not as often as vocal takes, by the likes of Benny Carter, the Modern Jazz Quartet, Dave Brubeck, Kenny Burrell, McCoy Tyner, Joe Lovano, Gary Thomas, and more recently by Tyshawn Sorey, and Pat Metheny.
Ella Fitzgerald released many stand alone singles throughout her Verve years. These were re-issued in 2003 on the 2-CD set, Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1 . The late 1960s and early 1970s saw Fitzgerald release albums on several major record labels, including three albums on Capitol Records and two on the Reprise Records label.
The compilation The First Lady of Song includes a couple of more previously unreleased duets, "Detour Ahead" and "Angel Eyes".) Ella and Pass didn't only record in a studio environment however, Newport Jazz Festival: Live at Carnegie Hall (1973) and Digital III at Montreux (1979) are both live recordings.
Ella Jane Fitzgerald was born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia. [2] She was the daughter of William Ashland Fitzgerald, a transfer wagon driver from Blackstone, Virginia, and Temperance "Tempie" Henry, both described as mulatto in the 1920 census. [3]
(as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) [26] 1940 — — non-album singles "Starlit Hour" (as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) 17 — "Sing Song Swing" (as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) 23 — "Imagination" (as Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra) 15 — "Baby, Won't You Please Come Home" (as Ella Fitzgerald and ...
Let No Man Write My Epitaph was a 1960 Hollywood crime drama film featuring Fitzgerald. Until 2014 this album was only available on CD as The Intimate Ella, and is considered one of Ella's greatest recordings. Ella's 1950 Decca album Ella Sings Gershwin, is in a similar vein, with Ella accompanied by the pianist Ellis Larkins.
Ella Fitzgerald's Christmas is a 1967 studio album by Ella Fitzgerald. It was her second and last Christmas album. It was her second and last Christmas album. Unlike Ella Wishes You a Swinging Christmas , her previous Christmas album which was entirely secular, this album consists only of religious Christmas songs.
The Complete Ella Fitzgerald Song Books were a series of eight studio albums released in irregular intervals between 1956 and 1964, recorded by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald, supported by a variety of orchestras, big bands, and small jazz combos.