Bush awarded Ella Fitzgerald the Presidential Medal of ... and arrangers who became jazz legends in their own right. A huge part of what makes Ella so special is her own unmatched sound swinging ...

The jazz singer's 1960s concert career is amply documented on record, with live albums from Berlin, LA, Tokyo and the French Riviera. Now comes a newly released concert of Fitzgerald in Oakland, Calif ...

If, like me, you never got a chance to see the great Ella Fitzgerald live ... match arrives in the form of Detroit native and R&B legend Freda Payne, whose stunning replication of many of Ella ...

playing for jazz legends like Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman and Count Basie, it’s more than a great start. To perform with Ella Fitzgerald and Rosemary Clooney only cemented that reputation.

When your drumming career begins at age 19 in the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, playing for jazz legends like Lionel Hampton, Woody Herman and Count Basie, it’s more than a great start. To perform with Ella ...