Ella Fitzgerald
100 years April 25, 2017
none have been able to imitate her talent
and
record of musical achievement. JL
100 years April 25, 2017
none have been able to imitate her talent
and
record of musical achievement. JL
| | Here’s a beautiful performance by Ella Fitzgerald of “Summertime,” the famous lullaby from the 1935 George Gershwin opera Porgy and Bess. The lyrics are by DuBose Heyward, who wrote the novel the opera is based on. Summertime, And the livin’ is easy Fish are jumpin’ And the cotton is high |
| Ella in Berlin is a 1960 live album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. This album was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1999, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance." [3] One of Fitzgerald's most acclaimed live performances, at this concert in Berlin, Fitzgerald improvised lyrics for "Mack the Knife" after forgetting the original lyrics. In recognition of this, she received the Best Female Vocal Performance (Single) and the Best Vocal Performance, Female (Album) at the 3rd Annual Grammy Awards. | |
| | "How High the Moon" is a jazz standard with lyrics by Nancy Hamilton and music by Morgan Lewis. The song was sung in various recordings by Ella Fitzgerald. Her most celebrated recording of "How High the Moon" is on her 1960 album Ella in Berlin, and her version was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2002, which is a special Grammy award established in 1973 to honor recordings that are at least twenty-five years old, and that have "qualitative or historical significance."[10] |
Thanks for your contribution Jerry! Keep it coming!
That's the flipSide
Harv