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A photo of a smiling Ella Fitzgerald wearing a broad brimmed sun hat.

Her Voice as an Instrument…The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me: Chapter 8…A Tisket, A Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb and His Orchestra

Ella. Simply Ella.  Her full name was Ella Jane Fitzgerald. She has been called the First Lady of Jazz, as well as the First Lady of Song. She has fronted… Read More »Her Voice as an Instrument…The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me: Chapter 8…A Tisket, A Tasket by Ella Fitzgerald and Chick Webb and His Orchestra

A photo of the marquee in front of The Savoy Ballroom in Harlem.

The Lindy Hop: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me…Song #5: Stompin’ at the Savoy by Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb and his Orchestra

Juke Box Love Song by Langston Hughes I could take the Harlem night And wrap around you, Take the neon lights and make a crown, Take the Lenox Avenue busses,… Read More »The Lindy Hop: The Story of Jazz for Beginners Like Me…Song #5: Stompin’ at the Savoy by Edgar Sampson and Chick Webb and his Orchestra

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