Ella Fitzgerald
The 50 Best Jazz Singers Of All Time
From loud, robust voices to delicate and refined ones, vocal gymnasts and smooth balladeers, the 50 best jazz singers ever is a varied and stunning list.
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Features2 months ago‘Jazz At the Hollywood Bowl’: When All The Jazz Stars Aligned
On August 15, 1956 one of the jazz events of the decade took place, a concert that has been immortalized on record as Jazz at The Hollywood Bowl.
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Features3 months ago
George Shearing: The Life And Legacy Of An Iconic British Jazz Pianist
Blind from birth, pianist George Shearing headed an elite club of British jazz musicians to find fame in the US, his name becoming a byword for ‘cool.’
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Features3 months ago
Norman Granz: The Man Who Helped Create The Music Biz
Norman Granz was one of the most important figures in jazz music, a behind-the-scenes player that transformed the genre.
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Features3 months ago
The 58 Best Christmas Songs: Essential Holiday Classics
Yuletide classics by everyone from Frank Sinatra to Paul McCartney and Chuck Berry… the best Christmas songs of all time are the gifts that keep on giving.
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In-Depth3 months ago
Pitch Perfect: A History Of Vocal Groups
21st-century vocal successes are proof that, as musical revolutions have risen and fallen, the desire to sign as a group remains. And there's nothing that can move listeners more than the human...
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Features3 months ago
Best Jazz Songs: An Introduction To Jazz’s Finest Moments
Reckon jazz is just for connoisseurs? Think again. This introduction to the best jazz songs ever has something for everyone.
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Features3 months ago
The 50 Best Jazz Drummers Of All Time
Ranked and rated, from big-band leaders to bebop pioneers and fusion futurists, uDiscover reveals a list of the 50 best jazz drummers of all time.
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News4 months ago
Barack Obama Shares 2021 Summer Playlist Featuring Rihanna, Drake, Bob Dylan
‘With so many folks getting together with family and friends, there’s a lot to celebrate this summer.’
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Features4 months ago
‘You Go To My Head’: Linking Billie Holiday, Bryan Ferry And Chuck Berry
This richly romantic number is one of those timeless love songs that's been covered by a vast array of great vocalists.
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Features5 months ago
‘Born To Be Blue’: Mel Tormé’s First Cut Of A Timeless Torch Song
On June 4, 1946, the great vocalist and songwriter recorded the classic torch song he wrote with Robert Wells.
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News5 months ago
Watch Ella Fitzgerald’s Swinging 1968 Performance On ‘The Ed Sullivan Show’
The song, 'You'll Have To Swing It (Mr. Paganini),' had already been closely associated with Fitzgerald for more than 30 years.
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Features5 months ago
‘Sir Duke’: Stevie Wonder Salutes Duke Ellington And Soars To No.1
The Motown genius was celebrating the influence of Ellington, Armstrong and more.
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Features6 months ago
Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Rodgers And Hart Songbook
Ella Fitzgerald singing The Rodgers and Hart Songbook was a fantastic idea brilliantly executed, leading to a revitalization of Ella's career.
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Features6 months ago
Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Can’t Buy Me Love’: The Queen Of Jazz Meets George Martin
With the help of The Beatles' producer, Ella turned their recent No.1 into a big band gem for Verve Records.
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Features6 months ago
The Duke Of Ellington: The Renaissance Man Of Jazz
Ella Fitzgerald called him The Duke of Ellington; he was a true Renaissance man and one of the giants of 20th Century music – jazz or any other kind.
