Ella Fitzgerald: Blue Skies

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917 -- June 15, 1996), also known as the “First Lady of Song“, “Queen of Jazz“, and “Lady Ella“, was an American jazz and song vocalist. With a vocal range spanning three octaves (D♭3 to D♭6), she was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing and intonation, and a “horn-like“ improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing. In her youth, Fitzgerald wanted to be a dancer, although she loved listening to jazz recordings by Louis Armstrong, Bing Crosb