Just a short review tonight - promise! (laugh). It will be
because i dont know enough about this old jazz dame
to waffle on all night about things i dont really know
about her. Not Patsy Cline, she was more pop than
jazz anyway, but i love some of her music. Probaly
the best connection between soul music and pop
way back in the 60`s was Patsy. And no, it isn't
Billie Holliday either, although i admire her too,
just not as much as my favourite female croon-
er of them all, Washington D.C's Eva Cassidy,
who died a premature death at age of 33 in
1996, and never had a proper record deal
in her lifetime. Luckily for all of us Eva re-
corded enough demos in her brief lifetime
to fill six records with the aid of session
players. But it's not Eva either this time
round, it's Ella Fitzgerald. I honestly dont
have a clue about this ladies music, she's
renowned as being one of the finest jazz
vocalists in history, alongside Holliday.
What i do know is that i got this album
of her's called 30 BY ELLA, which is an
all medley album of her best recordings
in collabaration with Benny Carter and
his own Magnificent Seven band. Ella
provides the sweet silky smooth vo-
cals, while an euphoric mixture of
trumpet, alto and tenor sax, piano,
and a grainy rhythm section power
the whole essemble along effort-
lessly. A great introduction to
Ella Fitzgerald that's forsure.
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