Ella Fitzgerald: "How High the Moon" Clip

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 -- June 15, 1996), also known as "Lady Ella" and the "First Lady of Song", is considered one of the most influential jazz vocalists of the 20th Century.

With a vocal range spanning three octaves, she was noted for her purity of tone, phrasing and intonation, and a "horn-like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. She is widely considered to have been one of the supreme interpreters of the Great American Songbook.

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Music

Tags:

• Ella
• Fitzgerald
• How
• High
• The
• Moon
• scat
• jazz
• Downbeat
• club
• Herman
• Leonard
• New
• York
• 1949

[MusicMajesty]

Ella is amazing in this video clip. I have been looking for a video of this particular footage. If you have the full version, post it! Post all video clips you have of this recording. What year was this clip of How High The Moon recorded? Excellent, just too short. I want more, more, and more of the greatest Scat artist to ever walk the face of this earth! There will never be another like Ella Fitzgerald. They call her the first lady, but she should be titled the Queen OF Scat Queens.

[zopwx2]

Unfortunately this is the only clip I have and there wasn't any information attached to it.

[gray70]

What a treasure this clip is!

[sauquoit13456]

On August 15th, 1960 Ella Fitzgerald's "How High The Moon" entered Billboard's Hot Top 100; eventually it would peak at #76 and spent 5 weeks in the Top 100.

The most successful version of this song was by Les Paul and Mary Ford; in 1951 it reached No.1 {for 9 weeks} on Billboard's Best Sellers chart and No. 1 {for 9 weeks} on Most Played by Jockeys chart, and finally No. 1 {for 9 weeks} on Most Played in Jukeboxes chart.

Was ranked No. 3 on Billboard's Year-End Top 30 Singles of 1951 chart.

[keshawn2034]

love those scats

[judygrell]

Check out Patti Austin's tribute CD to Ella. No one can replace Ella, but I sure have enjoyed listening to Patti's CD.

[jazzharp1]

Simply the best! Thanks for the clip!

[shemsan]

Ella Fitzgerald is one of the greatest jazz legends ever.

[sandaglad]

Superb clip. This is indeed from 1947/48. Thanks for posting!

[hremdldw]

This is around 1948 at the time Ray Brown was married too Ella .Ray left the Dizzy Gillespe Big Band to tour with Ella Trio.

[gray70]

@MusicMajesty ...Judging by the sound of her voice, the hair, and the costume with shoulder pads, I'd say this clip is early to mid 1940's. Also, I believe this clip was shot when she was still with Chick Webb's orchestra.

[jerramy]

Please, please, please post the full version!

[newstart2009]

from what i can gather this is from 1942...