Ella Fitzgerald : the Chick Webb years & beyond / Ron Fritts and Ken Vail.

Author/creator Fritts, Ron
Other author Vail, Ken.
Format Book
Publication InfoLanham, MD : Scarecrow Press, 2003.
Description96 pages : illustrations ; 28 cm.
Subjects

SeriesKen Vail's jazz itineraries ; 2
Vail, Ken. Ken Vail's jazz itineraries ; 2. ^A565862
Abstract The Jazz Itineraries series, a new format based on Ken Vail's Jazz Diaries, charts the careers of famous jazz musicians, listing club and concert appearances with details of recording sessions and movie appearances. Copiously illustrated with contemporary photographs, newspaper extracts, record and performance reviews, ads and posters, the series provides an insight into the lives of the greatest jazz musicians of our time. No. 2 in the series chronicles Ella's life from her discovery and development by Chick Webb, the shock of Webb's early death, her years as a bandleader, her success as a solo singer, her marriage to Ray Brown and her first tour of England.
General note"1935-1948"--Cover.
Bibliography noteIncludes discographical information and index.
LCCN 2003021990
ISBN0810848813 (paperback : alk. paper)

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Music Closed Stacks - Ask at Circulation Desk ML420.F52 F74 2003 ✔ Available Place Hold