Ella Fitzgerald
Birthday: 1917-04-25
Place of Birth: Newport News, Virginia, USA
Biography: Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 – June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.
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Pete Kelly's Blues
In 1927, a Kansas City, Missouri cornet player and his band perform nightly at a seedy speakeasy unt...
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St. Louis Blues
Will Handy grows up in Memphis with his preacher father and his Aunt Hagar. His father intends for h...
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Sarah Vaughan & Other Jazz Divas
Here's a perfect chance to compare and contrast a clutch of the greatest jazz divas in the history o...
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The Legendary Nat King Cole
The life and career of one of America's leading cultural figures, told through video clips and rare ...
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Let No Man Write My Epitaph
Nick Romano lives in a poor tenement building on the south side of Chicago with his well-meaning but...
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Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong: Ella and Louis & Ella and Louis Again
Ella and Louis found Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong accompanied by the Oscar Peterson Quartet. ...
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Norman Granz’ Jazz in Montreaux presents Ella and Basie '79—"The Perfect Match"
The two musical masters swing out....
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Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Montreux 1969
The Live at Montreux series continues with a travel through time to June 22, 1969, featuring a perfo...
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Life Is Bearable at Times...
Documentary about Polish poet and Nobel Prize winner Wisława Szymborska....
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Improvisation
An improvised jazz session with some of the greats from the 1950s era including Ella Fitzgerald....
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Rat Pack
In the 1950s, a small group of artists monopolized the attention of the cameras and the public. Fran...
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Nat King Cole & Friends Unforgettable Hits
Some marvelous late-fifties memories of the one and only Nat King Cole. Singing (and occasionally pl...
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Ride 'Em Cowboy
Two peanut vendors at a rodeo show get in trouble with their boss and hide out on a railroad train h...
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Sammy Davis, Jr. 60th Anniversary Celebration
Celebrating Sammy Davis Jr 's 60th anniversary in show business, including musical,comic and dancing...
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Frank Sinatra: A Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim
Man and His Music + Ella + Jobim is a 1967 television special starring Frank Sinatra, Ella Fitzgeral...
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Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass - Duets In Hanover
Ella Fitzgerald And Joe Pass - Duets In Hanover [1975]...
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Ella Fitzgerald Sings
Presenting the world's greatest jazz singer, accompanied by The Johnnie Spence Orchestra and The Tom...
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…Sings Musicals
BBC archive performances from musicals, including Ella Fitzgerald singing Mack the Knife, Captain Se...
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Ella Fitzgerald at the BBC
Some of Ella Fitzgerald's finest performances, captured on BBC programmes from over the years and in...
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Ella Fitzgerald at Ronnie Scott’s
Recorded at Ronnie Scott's in London in 1974 and backed by the Tommy Flanagan Quartet, Ella Fitzgera...
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Ella Fitzgerald Swings
Presenting the world's greatest jazz singer accompanied by The Tommy Flanagan Trio....
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Ella Fitzgerald's Other Show
Ella Fitzgerald in performance at Ronnie Scott's Jazz Club. This second show confirms yet again all ...
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They All Came Out to Montreux
Utilizing a wealth of archival footage featuring Prince, Aretha Franklin, Miles Davis and more, They...
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Jazz Icons Ella Fitzgerald Live in 57 & 63
Jazz Icons is doing for jazz what the Criterion Collection has done for classic and important films....
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The Unforgettable Nat King Cole
Enjoy the smooth voice and cool rhythms of legendary American recording artist Nat "King" Cole with ...
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Improvisation
Improvisational jazz performance filmed in 1950 by Gjon Mili plus Duke Ellington Trio filmed in July...
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The Music According to Tom Jobim
Half a century ago, Brazilian composer and musician Antonio Carlos "Tom" Jobim (1927-1994) introduce...
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Pure Love: The Voice of Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald's voice is a phenomenon and unrivalled to this day. She had the perfect pitch and pe...
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Ella Fitzgerald Live in Australia
Ella Fitzgerald visited Australia back in 1960. Gracefully stepping up to the microphone for the cel...
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Queens of Jazz: The Joy and Pain of the Jazz Divas
The documentary tracks the diva's difficult progress as she emerges from the tough, testosterone-fue...
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Oscar Peterson: Music in the Key of Oscar
This riveting music documentary traces the history of Jazz piano legend Oscar Peterson, from his ear...
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Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
Ella Fitzgerald was a 15-year-old street kid when she won a talent contest in 1934 at the Apollo The...
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It's Black Entertainment
A star-studded tribute (from the creators of That's Entertainment) to the contributions of Afro-Amer...
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Bing Crosby: Rediscovered
Bing Crosby was, without a doubt, the most popular and influential multi-media star of the first hal...
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Ella Fitzgerald: Best of the BBC Vaults
BBC archivists recently unearthed a veritable treasure trove of Ella Fitzgerald shows recorded by th...
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Ella Fitzgerald: Live in Cologne
The First Lady of Jazz performing live in Cologne, Germany in 1974. Backed by a quartet led by Tomm...
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The Apollo
The history of New York City's Apollo Theater in Harlem is given the full treatment....
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JFK: The Lost Inaugural Gala
Documentary about the star-studded pre-inaugural gala that took place on January 19, 1961 to celebra...
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President Kennedy's Birthday Salute
President Kennedy's birthday celebration was held at the third Madison Square Garden on May 19, 1962...
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Ella Fitzgerald à l'Olympia
Ella Fitzgerald's concert recorded 31 Aug 1963 at the Olympia (Paris, France), in a condensed versio...
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Ella Fitzgerald - Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival
Ella Fitzgerald - Live At The North Sea Jazz Festival...
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Jazz Legends in Their Own Words
A journey into the BBC archives unearthing glorious performances and candid interviews from the gold...
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Duke Ellington at the Côte d'Azur with Ella Fitzgerald and Joan Miro
The rather dusty black-and-white footage, dating from the summer of 1966, opens with bikinis, beach ...
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60 Songs: BBC Two at 60
A celebration of some of the biggest names in music, offering an epic compilation of 60 songs perfor...
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