![]() After taking over the band when Webb died, Fitzgerald left it behind in 1942 to start her solo career. ![]() Her rendition of the nursery rhyme “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” helped boost both her and Webb to national fame. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, timing, intonation, and a “horn-like” improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.Īfter a tumultuous adolescence, Fitzgerald found stability in musical success with the Chick Webb Orchestra, performing across the country but most often associated with the Savoy Ballroom in Harlem. ![]() ![]() Ella Jane Fitzgerald (Ap– June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. ![]()
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