I Want to Be Happy - Ella Fitzgerald

[Acritarca]

Only Ella can sing with this style at her twenties!!

[jumaxedo]

I love today's music, but I also love this just as much.

[floatingtigers]

What an excellent voice, and stunning musical accompaniment.

[miss30427]

Thank you for sharing this with us. I listen to Ella everyday.

[78scott]

It was released on a 12" 78 in a Decca album from 1937 called "Five Feet Of Swing". The other artists in that early album were The Dorsey Brothers, Jimmy Dorsey, Glen Gray and Bob Crosby.

[redkevin47]

great song

[caroljm36]

this is too long for a 78 - was this an air check?

[datenshiNAO]

WOW I remember singing a song like this in Grade 5 Honour Choir. Never thought I'd find it again 5 years later like this... ^^"

[klimangela]

Great!

[elmariachi109]

0:35 he looks a lot like vin diesel.. lol... 

[daDEXO]

@elmariachi109 lol its true

[ImmaStarrEm]

We sang this for choirrr :xxx

[TheLouwee23]

agreeeeeee!...  nothing else can relate to 30s music.

[chkjns]

Added this to my lists for Music of 1937 and Ella Fitzgerald. My 500 playlists let you listen by artist or release year to the evolution of a century of pop music from around the world! come listen to the sounds of any year since 1900 as if you've stepped back in time.

[chesniere]

Chick Webb and his Orchestra :

Mario Bauza, Bobby Stark, Taft Jordan, tp;

Sandy Williams, Nat Story, tb;

Garvin Bushell, cl, as; Louis Jordan, as; Ted McRae, ts;

Wayman Carver, ts; fl;

Tommy Fulford, p; Bobby Johnson, g; Beverley Peer, b; Chick Webb, d;

Ella FitZgerald, voc (-1) New York, December 17, 1937

[shrinkprof]

The drummer in the accompanying photo is Bill Beason, the drummer with the band after Webb died in 1939.

[Hoopermazing]

Wow, Ella sounds young on this recording. Her voice still had the same timber as on "A Tisket A Tasket."

[gblane1]

Wonderful!

[swinginkatz]

Thats swingin.

[digh20]

LOVE IT!!

[MattieSongbird]

What a great band Chick Webb had!!! Ella lives on!

[Shabannie]

I love Ella Fitzgerald. Thank you for contributing this.

---------Ellen

[hellojasmine03]

i love this. today's music just pales in comparison...

[100lemon]

thanks

[finne89]

Great

[samzoney]

Wow!

[oxford172]

Thanks for posting this!!!

[rjc1187]

Loves it!