It was recorded for the first time by leona williams and her dixie band in august 1922. Digitized from a shellac record, at 78 revolutions per minute. Enter your mobile number or email address below and well send you a link to download the free kindle app. The first lady of song, ella fitzgerald was arguably the finest female jazz singer of all time although some may vote for sarah vaughan or billie holiday. Listen to albums by ella fitzgerald on myspace, stream free online music by ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald. Sugar blues is a book by william dufty that was released in 1975 and has become a dietary classic. Between 1935 and 1955 ella fitzgerald was signed to decca records. Ella fitzgerald defies the oftenheld misconceptions that singers arent as virtuosic as their instrumentalist counterparts. Ink spots and ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald and her famous orchestra. Ella fitzgerald and louis armstrong ella and louis 1956 classic vocal jazz music. Fitzgerald continued recording with webb until his death in 1939, after which the group was renamed ella fitzgerald and her famous orchestra. Sings sweet songs for swingers ella fitzgerald allmusic.
She became the first africanamerican woman to win a grammy award. Ella fitzgerald and her famous orchestra sugar blues. Hear all of the best songs of ella fitzgerald in this official playlist. Find ella fitzgerald song information on allmusic allmusic. Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald sings the rodgers and hart song book 19572018 flac flac 16 bit vocal jazz blues ella fitzgerald sweet and hot 19532018 flac. Sugar blues lyrics international lyrics playground. The following songs are not currently available, but you can activate an alert in order to receive an email when they become available. Her first credited single was 78 rpm recording ill chase the blues away with the chick webb orchestra. Have you heard these blues that im gonna sing to you when you hear them they will thrill you through and through there the sweetest blues y. Ella fitzgerald someone to watch over me ella fitzgerald get happy ella fitzgerald the lady is a tramp ella fitzgerald blue skies ella fitzgerald i got rhythm ella fitzgerald all the things you are ella fitzgerald how high the moon ella fitzgerald makin whoopee ella fitzgerald bewitched, bothered and bewildered. In her lifetime, she won grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums.
Ella fitzgerald these are the blues 1964, vinyl discogs. Her voice was flexible, wideranging, accurate and ageless. Went to the station, didnt see no train down in my heart. Often referred to as the first lady of song and the queen of jazz or just simply lady ella, she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a hornlike improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. Ella fitzgerald is a legendary american jazz singer famed for her unsurpassed vocals and life full of hardships. Playboys, fats waller, and ella fitzgerald with chick webb and his orchestra 1939 and others. The e and d blues and a fourmovement musical portrait of fitzgerald. Ella fitzgerald stairway to the stars by lola dijon. Sep 19, 2009 theres another sugar blues thing on youtube that claims to be clydes 1931 recording. These are the blues is a 1963 studio album by the american jazz singer ella fitzgerald featuring trumpeter roy eldridge and organist wild bill davis. 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 sings the blues by ella fitzgerald now.
In 1972 norman granz formed pablo records, the label continued to release ella fitzgerald s albums up until her last recorded album all that jazz in 1989. Jan 20, 2010 ella fitzgerald sugar blues from classic years. Bop standards swing traditional pop vocal jazz american popular song. After the separation of her parents, the girl moved to new york with her mother. Ella fitzgerald is one of the most beloved jazz singers of all time. Download ella fitzgerald mp3 songs and albums music downloads. Where i can lose, lose my basin street blues basin street, oh, basin street is the street, mama new orleans, land of dreams submit corrections. Complete your peggy lee and ella fitzgerald collection. Then you can start reading kindle books on your smartphone, tablet, or computer no kindle device required. Duke ellington and his longtime collaborator billy strayhorn both appeared on exactly half the sets 38 tracks and wrote two new pieces of music for the album. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests, and for measurement and analytics purposes. Jan 29, 20 ella fitzgerald the complete ella fitzgerald licensed to youtube by on behalf of x5 music group. Ella fitzgerald how long, how long blues lyrics genius.
It was later recorded by bob wills and his texas playboys, fats waller, and ella fitzgerald with chick webb and his orchestra 1939 and others. Ella fitzgerald sings the blues by ella fitzgerald on blue sounds store. Theres another sugar blues thing on youtube that claims to be clydes 1931 recording. Fitzgerald was a notable interpreter of the great american songbook. This is fitzgeralds only example of recording an entire album of blues songs.
Have you heard these blues that im gonna sing to you when you hear them they will thrill you through and through there the sweetest. Ella fitzgerald was never thought of as a blues singer but she does a surprisingly effective job on the ten blues songs here, including see see rider, trouble in mind, st. Ella fitzgerald sings the blues by ella fitzgerald. Although she never specialized in the blues, ella had no difficulty swinging over blues changes and sometimes putting strong emotion into the lowdown variety. This is fitzgerald s only example of recording an entire album of blues songs. We have songs lyrics, which you can find out below. Ella fitzgerald these are the blues releases discogs. Ella fitzgerald the complete ella fitzgerald licensed to youtube by on behalf of x5 music group. She somehow sings more or less in the style of the classic blues vocalists of the 1920s and largely pulls it off. How long, baby how long has that evening train been gone. Ella fitzgerald ive got you under my skin live at cote dazur verve records 1964. Download ella fitzgerald mp3 songs and albums music.
Ella fitzgeralds songs stream online music songs listen. Have you heard these blues that im gonna sing to you when you hear them they will thrill you through and through there the sweetest blues you ever heard. Have you heard these blues that im gonna sing to you when you hear them they will thrill you through and through. Have you heard these blues that im gonna sing to you when you hear them they will thrill you through and through there the sweetest blues you ever heard now listen and. Sugar blues is a song written in 1919 by clarence williams with words by lucy fletcher. If you like hippity,bippity bop stuff along with low. Tinggal tanda tanya ella karaoke ilham bicara, 2014. She was born in newport news, virginia, april 25, 1917. Sugar blues clarence williams m lucy fletcher l 1923 ella fitzgerald w chick webbs orch rec jan 24th 1940 ny also sarah martin 23 monette moore. Part of a fantasy sampler series that features musicians and in this case a notable vocalist performing the blues, this cd features ella fitzgerald on 11 performances taken from a variety of sessions.
Duke ellington take the a train ella fitzgerald by rocanroleamehoy. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book was the only song book on which the composer she interpreted played with her. Blessed with a beautiful voice and a wide range, fitzgerald could outswing anyone, was a br. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Ella fitzgerald i concentrate on you by maria del amor gonzalez.
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