The complete original song books by ella fitzgerald on. Fiftynine songs were recorded in the span of eight months in 1959. Ella fitzgerald sings the rodgers and hart song book by. The second of ella fitzgerald s famed songbook series features her singing 34 of the best songs cowritten by richard rodgers and lorenz hart.
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 george and ira gershwin song book is a box set by american jazz singer ella fitzgerald that contains songs by george and ira gershwin with arrangements by nelson riddle. They combine her exquisite voice with some of the best songs every composed. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book, an album by ella fitzgerald with duke ellington and his orchestra. Ella fitzgerald entstaubte meisterwerke ellas song books. Billy dee williams silky narration and audiosnippets of ella fitzgerald s voiceinfuse this outstanding adaptation of andrea davis pinkneys biography.
Listen to your favorite songs from ella fitzgerald sings the rodgers and hart song book by ella fitzgerald now. Complete your ella fitzgerald with duke ellington and his orchestra collection. Those songs, plus alternate takes, were combined on a fourdisc box set, sings the george and ira gershwin song book, in 1998. Ella fitzgerald has 26 books on goodreads with 262 ratings. Ella fitzgeralds entire song book series of album are an american treasure. Lyrics to dream a little dream of me by ella fitzgerald. Come back to me, a cd with a seventeen piece big band. Ella jane fitzgerald, also known as the first lady of song, queen of jazz, and lady ella, was an american jazz and song voca.
Winner of the national medal of arts and grammy awards. Meet ella fitzgerald, one of the most influential jazz singers of all time. 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. Part of the beloved little people, big dreams series, this inspiring and informative little. The complete ella fitzgerald song books ella fitzgerald. Most were written for broadway shows of the 30s and 40s by such musical theater geniuses as cole porter, george and ira gershwin, jerome kern and irving berlin. Listen to your favorite songs from the best of the song books by ella fitzgerald now.
In her lifetime, she won grammy awards and sold over 40 million albums. Supplemented by phil schaaps authoritative discography, ella fitzgerald is a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most popular american singers in history. Ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book jpc. Ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book. Sings the rodgers and hart song book ella fitzgerald. This book tells the story of ella fitzgerald s rise from a poor but dreamfilled girl to becoming one of the best jazz singers of all time. Booklist a musthave for school and public librariesfor curriculum units including music appreciateion, american history, famous people, womens history month, and black history.
A biography of the first lady of jazz nicholson, stuart on. Ella fitzgerald sings the irving berlin song book by ella. Ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book by ella fitzgerald on amazon music skip to main content. Ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter song book 1956 buddy bregman. Ella fitzgerald sings the rodgers and hart song book, an album by ella fitzgerald. I love ella fitzgerald s music, so it was neat putting a story behind her voice.
Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald sings the gershwin song book vol. Did marilyn monroe help ella fitzgerald book mocambo gig. It is written and illustrated in such a fun and lively way. Ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book by ella fitzgerald. Ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter songbook full album. Ella fitzgerald the johnny mercer songbook cd discogs.
Informational nonfiction, 1,937 words, level z grade 5, lexile 970l. New in the little people, big dreams series, this inspiring and informative little biography follows the inspirational life of the first lady of song, from her early singing days on the streets of harlem, to her success as a jazz legend, with the message. About the author stuart nicholsons books include jazz. The eight albums are as follows, with arrangers in parentheses. 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. Official fan page updated by representatives of the estate of ella fitzgerald. 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. From the album ella fitzgerald sings the cole porter songbook 1956. Listen to your favorite songs from the complete original song books by ella fitzgerald now. Ella fitzgerald vocals, norman granz producer, buddy bregman arranger, conductor, richard rodgers songwriter, lorenz hart songwriter. Ella fitzgerald vocals, duke ellington leader, composer, duke ellington orchestra, norman granz producer, leonard feather. Discover more music, concerts, videos, and pictures with the largest catalogue online at. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book was the only song book on which the composer she interpreted played with her.
This admittedly pricey but by all means mandatory grammy awardwinning box set is the final word on the songbooks recorded by ella fitzgerald between 1956 and 1964. The best of the song books by ella fitzgerald on amazon. Especially on ballads, ella fitzgerald did not have the greatest reputation for making a listener feel what the composer and lyricist. Ella jane fitzgerald april 25, 1917 june 15, 1996 was an american jazz singer, sometimes. Her voice was flexible, wideranging, accurate and ageless. Ella fitzgerald and marilyn monroe bonded after suffering.
Fitzgerald was a private person so theres not an abundance of juicy gossip. 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. The book starts with a pictorial history of her life and most of the wellreproduced photos were new to me. Ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald ella fitzgerald. Ella fitzgerald black history month read aloud for kids. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book, vol. Part of fitzgeralds song book series, it is the only one where the composer is also featured as a performer and the first occasion fitzgerald recorded with ellington. Fitzgerald, ella ella fitzgerald sings the rodgers and. It is also the entry in the song book series that provided her with the most opportunities to exhibit her skill at scat singing. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book by ella. Ella fitzgerald sings the irving berlin song book, an album by ella fitzgerald.
Stars shining bright above you night breezes seem to whisper, i love you birds singin in the sycamore trees dream a little dream of me. Sings the cole porter song book ella fitzgerald songs. Sings the cole porter song book remastered limited edition jetzt portofrei kaufen. This childrens book, ella queen of jazz, is all about ella fitzgerald. Listen to your favorite songs from ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book by ella fitzgerald now. Mark has three bestselling books, including the lucy book, and is the producer of nigel. Ella fitzgeralds most popular book is the souls code. 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 cole porter song book jetzt portofrei kaufen. 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. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Listen free to ella fitzgerald the complete ella fitzgerald song books all through the night, anything goes and more. Fitzgeralds recording of but not for me won the 1960 grammy award for best vocal performance, female.
The author was acquainted with miss fitzgerald and is very respectful of her importance and her legacy. Ella singing the lovely, i could write a book, beautifully. Books by ella fitzgerald author of a tisket, a tasket. The life of the very private and mediashy ella fitzgerald has long. Check out ella fitzgerald sings the george and ira gershwin song book by ella fitzgerald on amazon music. The arrangements by buddy bregman for the string orchestra and big band only border on jazz but she manages to swing the mediumtempo numbers and give sensitivity to the ballads. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book discogs. Ella fitzgerald sings the duke ellington song book wikipedia. Lets do it lets fall in love by ella fitzgerald youtube.
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