Ella Fitzgerald’s music is timeless, and these eight songs serve as a perfect introduction to her legendary catalog. Whether you’re a longtime jazz fan or a newcomer, her voice remains as ...

Ella Fitzgerald, “the First Lady of Song,” had a voice so nuanced that it conveyed vast emotions within the contexts of jazz and soul with unparalleled grace and dignity. Born April 25, 1917 ...

The Nation Magazine. Ella Fitzgerald was born in 1917 in Virginia, though she spent her childhood in Yonkers, New York, where Black and immigrant residents of the industrialized neighborhoods were ...