In the late 18th and early 1900s, black communities in New Orleans fused African rhythms and European harmonies, creating ...

Ella Fitzgerald’s ‘Like Someone In Love’ joins the Verve Acoustic Sounds Series on 180-gram vinyl, mastered from the original ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Hugh McIntyre covers music, with a focus on the global charts. Ella Fitzgerald’s latest posthumous album, The Moment of Truth: ...

Ella Jane Fitzgerald, born on April 25, 1917, in Newport News, Virginia, was an iconic American jazz singer and songwriter, often hailed as the "First Lady of Song," "Queen of Jazz," and "Lady Ella." ...

In his 859-page monograph The Swing Era (1989), composer and historian Gunther Schuller skipped past Ella Fitzgerald. In 2011, when Judith Tick asked him about the omission, he responded that "there ...

There are few voices in jazz, and perhaps in all of music, that carry the warmth, depth and precision of Ella Fitzgerald's. Her effortless swing, her impeccable phrasing, her ability to transform even ...

Verve Records has announced a new, never-before-released live album from legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. Titled The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum, the album was recorded at the Oakland ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. This album cover image released by Verve shows "The Moment Of Truth: Ella At The Coliseum" by Ella Fitzgerald. (Verve via AP) The ...

Have a Yule that’s cool right here in Huntley! Award-winning actress Alexis J. Roston of Artists Lounge Live salutes the ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Ella, however, took more time to warm up to the blond bombshell. "Initially, she only knew what she had seen on film or read in ...

RECORDING OF “STELLA BY STARLIGHT”, PERFORMED BY ELLA FITZGERALD. Rob Hudson: what are the things that really tell the story of the hall? A block of wood, a pair of glasses. There's something about ...

(Original Caption) 11/19/1954- Hollywood, CA: Marilyn meets Ella. Looking fit and well-groomed after her recent hospitalization, actress Marilyn Monroe (right) attends a jazz session at the Tiffany ...