Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) was a gifted American jazz artist. She had a warm and lovely voice, with notable rhythmic sense, versatility, and intonation, as well as exceptional talent at scat singing.

She remade the American songbook in her image, uprooting the very meaning of musical performance. Ella Fitzgerald made singing feel like thinking. Her interpretations of the Great American ...

“Along with Louis Armstrong, Ella Fitzgerald is the artist who shaped modern popular singing,” said Roberta Gambarini, a Grammy-nominated jazz vocalist and guest artist with Celebrating ...

To remember the life and work of Ella Fitzgerald, often referred to as 'the first lady of song', Radio 2 is hosting a special night in memory of the iconic jazz and soul star. Listen to Jamie ...

MUSIC: Ella Fitzgerald The 59 songs of Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George and Ira Gershwin Song Book were recorded in an eight-month span in 1959 – and Ira was quoted as saying: “I never knew ...

Ella Fitzgerald was first and foremost a songstress, but she was also a celebrated cultural ambassador. She traveled the world singing songs of the American Dream, embracing audiences the world over, ...

Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) was a gifted American jazz artist. She had a warm and lovely voice, with notable rhythmic sense, versatility, and intonation, as well as exceptional talent at scat singing.