Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song by Judit

Description: Becoming Ella Fitzgerald by Judith Tick Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovator Publisher Description Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth centurys most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgeralds death, historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist. Becoming Ella Fitzgerald clears up long-enduring mysteries. Archival research and in-depth family interviews shed new light on the singers difficult childhood in Yonkers, New York, the tragic death of her mother, and the year she spent in a girls reformatory school-where she sang in its renowned choir and dreamed of being a dancer. Rarely seen profiles from the Black press offer precious glimpses of Fitzgeralds tense experiences of racial discrimination and her struggles with constricting models of Black and white femininity at midcentury. Ticks compelling narrative depicts Fitzgeralds complicated career in fresh and original detail, upending the traditional view that segregates vocal jazz from the genres mainstream. As she navigated the shifting tides between jazz and pop, she used her originality to pioneer modernist vocal jazz. Interpreting long-lost setlists, reviews from both white and Black newspapers, and newly released footage and recordings, the book explores how Ellas transcendence as an improvisor produced onstage performances every bit as significant as her historic recorded oeuvre. From the singers first performance at the Apollo Theatres famous "Amateur Night" to the Savoy Ballroom, where Fitzgerald broke through with Chick Webbs big band in the 1930s, Tick evokes the jazz world in riveting detail. She describes how Ella helped shape the bebop movement in the 1940s, as she joined Dizzy Gillespie and her then-husband, Ray Brown, in the world-touring Jazz at the Philharmonic, one of the first moments of high-culture acceptance for the disreputable art form. Breaking ground as a female bandleader, Fitzgerald refuted expectations of musical Blackness, deftly balancing artistic ambition and market expectations. Her legendary exploration of the Great American Songbook in the 1950s fused a Black vocal aesthetic and jazz improvisation to revolutionize the popular repertoire. This hybridity often confounded critics, yet throughout the 1970s and 1980s, Ella reached audiences around the world, electrifying concert halls, and sold millions of records. A masterful biography, Becoming Ella Fitzgerald describes a powerful woman who set a standard for American excellence nearly unmatched in the twentieth century. Author Biography Judith Tick is professor emerita of music history at Northeastern University. She has published award-winning books and articles about American music and womens history in music, including Ruth Crawford Seeger: A Composers Search for American Music. She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, and Studio City, California. Details ISBN 039324105X ISBN-13 9780393241051 Title Becoming Ella Fitzgerald Author Judith Tick Format Hardcover Year 2024 Pages 592 Publisher WW Norton & Co GE_Item_ID:159036441; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. This is because our items are shipped from different locations. Returns If you wish to return an item, please consult our Returns Policy as below: Please contact Customer Services and request "Return Authorisation" before you send your item back to us. Unauthorised returns will not be accepted. Returns must be postmarked within 4 business days of authorisation and must be in resellable condition. Returns are shipped at the customer's risk. We cannot take responsibility for items which are lost or damaged in transit. For purchases where a shipping charge was paid, there will be no refund of the original shipping charge. Additional Questions If you have any questions please feel free to Contact Us. Categories Baby Books Electronics Fashion Games Health & Beauty Home, Garden & Pets Movies Music Sports & Outdoors Toys

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