What is the general concensus among hippies concerning this queen of jazz? Just curious. I love her music, her voice, and the fact that she anonymously donated great amounts of money to various charities (this was only found out after she died).
im not a huge fan of jazz. dont get me wrong, its great music... but i do love ella fitzgerald...shes truly superb.
I absolutely love her to death. I'm in a jazz combo right now, and we managed to find someone who sounds just like her, and it was the greatest thing ever. She truly is a queen .
Yeah - if you want that late night blue light smokey sleazy bar feel - her version of 'these foolish things' hits the spot.Her voice is exactly like velvet.Last summer when I lived in the hotel I'd play her whole album at full blast with a cool beer the window open while the sun was on its way out and loads of chicks hangin around out in the street.Beautiful
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Roh5ERFxjs"]Ella Fitzgerald - Well Alright Okay You Win (Live At Montreux 1969) - YouTube
Nina Simone is my favourite Like her better than Fitzgerald or Etta James, although the line gets a bit fuzzy when it comes to what is jazz The subject matter of most of Etta James songs is annoying, mostly whining about not getting some guy
Yes + became Esther Phillips- wonderful singer though like many her life was marred by drugs, etc. Perhaps the drugs sadness is summed up in her version of Gil Scott-heron's Home is where the hatred is. Had a big pop hit with a classily discofied What a difference a day makes, originally by another legend- Dinah Washington.
