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ELLA FITZGERALD

 

ELLA FITZGERALD est une chanteuse américaine de vocal-jazz, swing, scat et traditional-pop née ELLA JANE FITZGERALD le 25/04/1917 à Newport News en Virginie.
A 7 ans, elle est chargée de guetter les policiers pour des lupanars et tripots clandestins. A 16 ans, elle danse et chante dans la rue et dans les cabarets, avant de participer à des concours radios.
Sa rencontre avec le batteur CHICK WEBB lui permet de devenir chanteuse officielle de l'orchestre du club Savoy. Dotée d'une tessiture vocale de 3 octaves. Premier contrat discographique chez Decca qu'elle quitte en 1955 pour Verve, fondé pour elle par son manager NORMAN GRANZ.
Côté coeur, il y a eu 2 mariages, le premier avec BENNY KORNEGAY, rapidement annulé, et le second avec le bassiste RAY BROWN.
Victime du diabète, elle deviendra aveugle dans les 90's et décède le 15 juin 1996 à Beverly Hills en Californie.



  HIT SINGLES

Year

1. I'LL CHASE THE BLUES AWAY 1935      
2. RHYTHM AND ROMANCE 1935      
3. MY MELANCHOLY BABY (avec TEDDY WILSON) 1936      
4. CRYING MY HEART OUT FOR YOU 1936      
5. SING ME A SWING SONG (AND LET ME DANCE) 1936      
6. (YOU'LL HAVE TO SWING IT) MR. PAGANINI 1936      
7. GOODNIGHT MY LOVE (avec BENNY GOODMAN) 1936      
8. UNDER THE SPELL OF THE BLUES 1936      
9. WHEN I GET LOW, I GET HIGH 1936      
10. ORGAN GRINDER'S SWING 1936      
11. MY LAST AFFAIR 1936      
12. BIG BOY BLUE 1937      
13. RUSTY HINGE 1937      
14. YOU SHOWED ME THE WAY 1937      
15. LOVE IS THE THE THING, SO THEY SAY 1937      
16. ALL OVER NOTHING AT ALL 1937      
17. IF YOU EVER SHOULD LEAVE 1937      
18. JUST A SIMPLE MELODY 1938      
19. ROCK IT FOR ME 1938      
20. IF DREAMS COME TRUE 1938      
21. I GOT A GUY 1938      
22. I WANT TO BE HAPPY 1938      
23. THE DIPSY DOODLE (avec CHICK WEBB) 1938      
24. BEI MIR BIST DU SCHOEN 1938      
25. IT'S WONDERFUL 1938      
26. A-TISKET, A-TASKET 1938      
27. I'M JUST A JITTERBUG 1938      
28. THIS TIME IS REAL 1938      
29. (OH, OH) WHAT DO YOU KNOW ABOUT LOVE ? 1938      
30. WE CAN'T GO ON THIS WAY 1938      
31. WACKY DUST 1938      
32. PACK UP YOUR SINS AND GO TO THE DEVIL 1938      
33. MCPHERSON IS REHARSIN' (TO SWING) 1938      
34. ELLA 1938      
35. GOTTA PEBBLE IN MY SHOE 1938      
36. STRICTLY FROM DIXIE 1938      
37. F.D.R. JONES 1938      
38. IT'S FOXY 1939      
39. UNDECIDED 1939      
40. 'TAIN'T WHAT YOU DO 1939      
41. ONE SIDE OF ME 1939      
42. MY HEART BELONGS TO DADDY 1939      
43. ONCE IS ENOUGH FOR ME 1939      
44. I HAD TO LIVE AND LEARN 1939      
45. SUGAR PIE 1939      
46. IT'S SLUMBERTIME ALONG THE SWANEE 1939      
47. I'M UP A TREE 1939      
48. ONCE IS ENOUGH FOR ME 1939      
49. IF ANYTHING HAPPENED TO YOU 1939      
50. COOCHI-COOCHI-COO 1939      
51. STAIRWAY TO THE STARS 1939      
52. I WANT THE WAITER (WITH THE WATER) 1939      
53. MY LAST GOODBYE 1939      
54. BILLY (I ALWAYS DREAM OF BILLY) 1939      
55. YOU'RE GONNA LOSE YOUR GAL 1939      
56. AFTER I SAY I'M SORRY 1939      
57. LINDY HOPPER'S DELIGHT 1939      
58. BETCHA NICKEL 1940      
59. SHAKE DOWN THE STARS 1940      
60. TAKING A CHANCE ON LOVE 1940      
61. I'M THE LONESOMEST GALIN TOWN 1941      
62. THREE LITTLE WORDS 1941      
63. HELLO MA! I DONE IT AGAIN 1941      
64. KEEP COOL, FOOL 1941      
65. MY MAN 1941      
66. I GOT IT BAD (AND THAT AIN'T GOOD) 1942      
67. I MUST HAVE THAT MAN 1942      
68. I CAN'T BELIEVE THAT YOU'RE IN LOVE WITH ME 1942      
69. JIM 1942      
70. SOMEBODY NOBODY LOVES 1942      
71. I'M THRILLED 1942      
72. I'M GETTING MIGHTY LONESOME FOR YOU 1942      
73. ALL I NEED IS YOU 1942      
74. (I PUT) A 4 LEAF CLOVER IN YOUR POCKET 1942      
75. WHEN MY SUGAR WALKS DOWN THE STREET 1943      
76. TIME ALONE WILL TELL 1944      
77. INTO EACH LIFE SOME RAIN MUST FALL 1944      
78. AND HER TEARS FLOWED LIKE WINE 1944      
79. I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT 1945      
80. IT'S ONLY A PAPER MOON 1945      
81. A KISS GOODNIGHT 1945      
82. STONE COLD DEAD IN DE MARKET 1945      
83. THAT'S RICH 1945      
84. I ALWAYS BE IN LOVE WITH YOU 1945      
85. YOU WON'T BE SATISFIED UNTIL YOU BREAK MY HEART 1945      
86. I'M JUST A LUCKY SO-AND-SO 1946      
87. I LOVE YOU FOR SENTIMENTAL REASON 1946      
88. GUILTY 1947      
89. BUDELLA (BLUE SKIES) 1947      
90. A SUNDAY KIND OF LOVE 1947      
91. FLYING HOME 1947      
92. DON'T YOU THINK I OUGHT TO KNOW 1947      
93. MY BABY LIKES TO BE-BOP 1948      
94. NO SENSE 1948      
95. HOW HIGH THE MOON 1948 76 46  
96. TEA LEAVES 1948      
97. IT'S TOO SOON TO KNOW 1948      
98. I COULDN'T STAY AWAY FROM YOU 1949      
99. I WANT TO LEARN ABOUT LOVE 1949      
100. HAPPY TALK 1949      
101. BLACK COFFEE 1949      
102. BABY IT'S COLD OUTSIDE 1949      
103. CRYING 1949      
104. IN THE EVENING 1949      
105. I'M WAITING FOR THE JUNKMAN 1949      
106. I HADN'T ANYONE 'TILL YOU 1949      
107. FOOLISH TEARS 1949      
108. FAIRY TALES 1949      
109. BABY WON'T YOU SAY YOU LOVE ME 1950      
110. SOLID AS A ROCK 1950      
111. I'VE GOT A WORLD ON A STRING 1950      
112. M.I.S.S.I.S.S.I.P.P.I. 1950      
113. AIN'T NOBODY BUSINESS BUT MY OWN 1950      
114. DREAM A LITTLE DREAM OF ME 1950      
115. LOOKING FOR A BOY 1950      
116. MY ONE AND ONLY 1950      
117. HOW LONG HAS THIS EEN GOING ON ? 1950      
118. SOON 1950      
119. SANTA CLAUS GOT STUCK IN MY CHIMNEY 1950      
120. LITTLE SMALL TOWN GIRL 1951      
121. THE CHEASAPEAKE AND OHIO 1951      
122. TWO LITTLE MEN AND A FLYING SAUCER 1951      
123. EVEN AS YOU AND I 1951      
124. LOVE YOU MADLY 1951      
125. MIXED EMOTION 1951      
126. THERE NEVER WAS A BABY (LIKE MY BABY) 1951      
127. NECESSARY EVIL 1952      
128. WOULD YOU LIKE TO TAKE A WALK ? 1952      
129. BABY DOLL 1952      
130. WHAT DOES IT TAKE ? 1952      
131. AIRMAIL SPECIAL 1952      
132. I DON'T WANT TO TAKE A CHANCE 1952      
133. A GUY IS A GUY 1952      
134. NOWHERE GUY 1952      
135. GEE, BUT I'M GLAD TO KNOW YOU LOVE ME 1952      
136. DING-DONG BOOGIE 1952      
137. EARLY AUTUMN 1952      
138. TRYING 1952      
139. MY FAVORITE SONG 1952      
140. I CAN'T LIE TO MYSELF 1952      
141. CARELESS 1953      
142. THE GREATEST THERE IS 1953      
143. THE MAN I LOVE 1953      
144. LULLABIES OF BIRDLAND 1954      
145. THE SILENT TREATMENT 1956      
146. MY FUNNY VALENTINE <<< repr. de MITZI GREEN 1956      
147. THE LADY IS A TRAMP 1956      
148. SNOW IN APRIL 1956      
149. A BEAUTIFUL FRIENDSHIP 1956 74    
150. BEALE STREET BLUES 1957      
151. A FOGGY DAY (avec LOUIS ARMSTRONG) 1957      
152. I'VE GOT A CRUSH ON YOU 1957      
153. LOVE IS HERE TO STAY (avec LOUIS ARMSTRONG) 1957      
154. LOVER, COME BACK TO ME 1957      
155. JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS 1958      
156. LET'S DO IT (LET'S FALL IN LOVE) (avec LOUIS ARMSTRONG) 1958      
157. SUMMERTIME (avec LOUIS ARMSTRONG) 1958      
158. PORGY AND BESS (avec LOUIS ARMSTRONG) 1958      
159. SWINGIN' SHEPHERD BLUES 1958   15  
160. BUT NOT FOR ME 1959   25  
161. OH LADY BE GOOD 1959      
162. MACK THE KNIFE 1960 27 19 45
163. I'M BEGINNING TO SEE THE LIGHT (avec COUNT BASIE) 1963      
164. DESAFINADO 1963   38 49
165. BILL BAILEY, WONT YOU PLEASE COME HOME 1963 75    
166. CAN'T BUY ME LOVE 1964   34  
167. IMAGINE MY FRUSTRATION (avec DUKE ELLINGTON) 1965