Contributors: Ella Fitzgerald (vocal), Val Valentin (recording), Quincy Jones (arranger)
Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 in Newport News, VA – June 15, 1996), also known as Lady Ella (the First Lady of Song), was one of the most influential jazz singers of the 20th Century, the winner of thirteen Grammy Awards, the National Medal of Art presented by President Ronald Reagan and the Presidential Medal of Freedom presented by President George H. W. Bush. Gifted with a three-octave vocal range, she was noted for her purity of tone, near faultless phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. Read more about Ella Fitzgerald on Last.fm.
The Count Basie Orchestra on Last.fm
The Count Basie Orchestra is a 16 to 18 piece big band, one of the most prominent jazz performing groups of the swing era, founded by Count Basie. The band survived the late-forties decline in big band popularity and went on to produce notable collaborations with singers such as Frank Sinatra and Ella Fitzgerald in the fifties and sixties. The group continues to perform and record even after Basie's death in 1984. Early years Read more about The Count Basie Orchestra on Last.fm.
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Related Labels: Norgran Records (reissuing the catalog of), Clef Records (reissuing the catalog of), Down Home (reissuing the catalog of), Brunswick Records (reissuing the catalog of), Verve Folkways (subsidiaries), Verve Forecast (subsidiaries)
