Ella Fitzgerald "Jazz in Montreux '79 "Sweet Georgia Brown"

[kingoliver45]

00:49 to 00:54...Holy shit!!!

[rellenoz]

Wow, auto-tune and lipsync all over the place! Why can't she sing live? Ugh!...I'm just kidding :-)

[tamaragranger]

how old is ella here?? over 60, over 70?? and her voice sounds so youthful and fresh... dear lord...i love her :D

[youngprincesmusic]

This is the first good video that hasn't gotten a dislike

[8phelo8]

Bravo!!!

[TheJazzStreet]

Ella wasn't human!!!!

[saxhonkinhogger]

It was even cooler live! I was at this concert while in Montreux with the Central Michigan University Jazz Band. We played the festival a couple of nights before on College Night.

One of my most memorable musical experiences.

[stevenrmc]

Wow, that must have been an experience.

I attended one of her last performances at the Hollywood Bowl --- where she fell of the stage. Well after a few minutes of recuperation, she came back --- by now, I had left the stands and was behind the Bowl's stage --- Well, she came back out and MANNN!!! and ofcourse, you know Ella's voice was amazingly CLEAR even at age 68 --- to hear her THAT CLOSE --- and she swang like the devil. Completed the show, you'd never know she fell --- too much.

[rdangelo]

@stevenrmc "swang"?

[markie909]

You have just witnessed cool in one of it's many personifications. Ella was a cool gift from God.

This is one of my favorite Ella performances of this song.

Beautiful.

[Egbert1957]

... vielen Dank „Elfeco".

Montreux-LIVE immer wieder hautnah.

[stevenrmc]

Her rendition of THIS song . . . is truly

a lesson in in QUALITY singing.

[quakx047]

I have seen her 4 or 5 times in Holland also sometimes with the Count.

But this video is so great. Make me so happy!

Thanks Elfeco !

[dmacjigga]

God Bless You great folks who post these videos your the best thank you.

[arr2ssr]

yessssssir 00:50-51

[Kenya101]

I KNOW RIGHT! She was THE greatest jazz singer to ever walk the face of this Earth.

[MajinHS]

When u learn with Basie its not hard!

[Kenya101]

lol! True, very. But seriously, she amazes me. The fact that she had no serious training and cuoldn't read music is unbelievable!

[stevenrmc]

True, most of those singers got their training from the big bands and jazz combos ---- those were like conservatories. However, I think in her case, it's also raw, god-given talent.

[bemaniac2]

hers is just god given!