Ella Fitzgerald´i eluloo kokkuvõte
venues, Fitzgerald was invited to join Chick Webb's band. Within a short while she was the star attraction, and
had made a number hits including her trademark "Atisket, Atasket" (1938). After Webb's death in 1939,
Fitzgerald led the band for three years. During her time with Webb's band, Fitzgerald recorded with a number of
other musicians, including Benny Goodman. By the time she began her solo career in the mid1940s, she was a
wellrespected figure throughout the music industry. Her vibrant and energetic voice showed an exceptional range
and control. Performing with "Jazz at the Philharmonic," her popularity grew beyond the music world. Throughout
the 1950s and 1960s, she continued to perform as a jazz musician, but concentrated primarily on popular music.
Rivaled only by Frank Sinatra, her recordings of work by Cole Porter, Ira and George Gershwin, and Rogers and
Hart were incredibly successful