Ella Fitzgerald during a studio recording 1974 in Germany. The first lady of song swings together with Joe Pass (g), Tommy Flanagan (p), Keeter Betts (b), Bobby Durham (dr), Roy Eldridge (tp), Eddie Lockjaw Davis (ts) and Peter Herbolzheimer Rhythm Combination & Brass (Herb Geller, Art Farmer, …)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rG71yD8UUbE

Ella Fitzgerald with Oscar Peterson and trio (Ray Brown on bass, Herb Ellis on guitar with solos of violinist Stuff Smith and trumpetplayer Roy Eldridge) 1958, presumably in the Netherlands. Listen to another version of this famous swing tune here.

This year Ella would have celebrated her 90th birthday!

Gene Krupa on drums!

When dancing into spring don’t forget to hipsnotise!

More about the “Brazilian bombshell” here!