Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth
century’s most astonishing voices. In this first major biography
since Fitzgerald’s death, music historian Judith Tick draws on
deep archival research, family interviews and newly available
recordings and concert footage to show how Fitzgerald fused a Black
vocal aesthetic with mainstream popular repertoire to revolutionise
American music. From Fitzgerald’s first audition at the Apollo
Theatre to swing-era success at the Savoy, Tick shows how this
“girl singer” broke new ground: as a female bandleader, as a
groundbreaking bebop improviser and as the arbiter of the American
canon with her Song Book recordings. Yet even as she
electrified concert halls and sold millions of records, jazz
critics belittled her as “naive”. Tick reveals instead an
ambitious risk-taker with a stunningly diverse repertoire, whose
exceptional musical spontaneity (often radically different on stage
than in the studio) made her a transformational artist.
General
Imprint: |
W W Norton & Co Inc
|
Country of origin: |
United States |
Release date: |
December 2023 |
Authors: |
Judith Tick
|
Dimensions: |
235 x 156mm (L x W) |
Pages: |
656 |
ISBN-13: |
978-0-393-24105-1 |
Categories: |
Books
|
LSN: |
0-393-24105-X |
Barcode: |
9780393241051 |
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