Ella Fitzgerald - Round Midnight

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  • Опубликовано: 4 фев 2025
  • Ella Fitzgerald sings "Round Midnight".
    Piano: Oscar Peterson
    Bass: Ray Brown
    Drums: Ed Thigpen
    Composer: Thelonious Monk
    (UK, 1961)
    It begins to tell,
    round midnight, midnight.
    I do pretty well till after sundown.
    Suppertime, I'm feeling sad;
    but it really gets bad,
    round midnight.
    Memories always start round midnight.
    Haven't got the heart
    to stand those memories,
    when my heart is still with you,
    and old midnight knows it, too.
    When a quarrel we had needs mending,
    does it mean that our love is ending?
    Darling, I need you, lately I find
    you're out of my heart,
    and I'm out of my mind.
    Let our hearts take wings
    round midnight, midnight.
    Let the angels sing,
    for your returning,
    till our love is safe and sound
    and old midnight comes around.
    Feeling sad,
    really gets bad
    round midnight...
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Комментарии • 787

  • @WolffBachner
    @WolffBachner 10 лет назад +582

    When I hear Ella sing I don't mind that I am 63 and time is flying. I was able to see her live and grew up with her music. I heard the angels sing.

    • @renegaderaven8848
      @renegaderaven8848 10 лет назад +15

      lucky bastard!.....wish i could ,damn you...ha ha ha

    • @DanieldoTao
      @DanieldoTao 7 лет назад +6

      She sounds like an angel to me too!

    • @xzing7
      @xzing7 7 лет назад +6

      You have been fortunate, am I allowed to be jealous 😒.

    • @lawbail5956
      @lawbail5956 6 лет назад +5

      Her voice never got old.

    • @camerasessions5134
      @camerasessions5134 6 лет назад +3

      I envy you...

  • @anthonybooth1952
    @anthonybooth1952 8 лет назад +458

    God bless the person who filmed this historic performance.

    • @lawbail5956
      @lawbail5956 6 лет назад +10

      And we love all of them in heaven.....

    • @Nicole-kx9vg
      @Nicole-kx9vg 3 года назад +7

      Ohhh yes.
      We are thankful for that person.
      What a hidden GEM.
      Look at our Jewel.

    • @syderussyderal648
      @syderussyderal648 2 года назад +2

      amen...

  • @maxinecornucci5953
    @maxinecornucci5953 3 года назад +25

    With Oscar Peterson behind her I cannot hold back my tears. And that voice. Alone in the dark with Ella Fitzgerald. Imagine that.

    • @joelRmontfort
      @joelRmontfort 8 месяцев назад +1

      Yeah I was like damn I know that pianist!

  • @tapir6727
    @tapir6727 8 лет назад +555

    No effects, no ridiculous costumes, no flashy dancers, just a beautiful voice and tasteful instruments. Corporate music can go strangle itself.

    • @MrRodBelt
      @MrRodBelt 8 лет назад +50

      You forgot no electronic auto tune.

    • @JazzyFabbry
      @JazzyFabbry 7 лет назад +9

      Agreed, completely agree...

    • @monsieurshade4104
      @monsieurshade4104 7 лет назад +3

      Tap Ir l'art pour l'art

    • @brianbaumgarn5795
      @brianbaumgarn5795 7 лет назад +10

      Yes, you are right but this falls into the category of real entertainment, when talent and skill meant something. Ella just had a simple beautiful voice!

    • @speedstriker
      @speedstriker 5 лет назад +2

      Thank you for including that parting note. Really made this comment.

  • @corychapin3932
    @corychapin3932 3 года назад +43

    Ella really was an OG at using melisma in her vocals but the reason she did it was because she wanted to emulate the instrumentation that was used in jazz and blues at the time, namely trumpets and saxophones. It’s a real testament to her vocal agility that she’s able to exactly replicate the way a saxophone would have performed those notes if the song was being played but not sung. She was a goddess

  • @JonnyZye
    @JonnyZye 10 лет назад +212

    Her vocal prowess is incredulous...THIS is the kind of singer I aspire to be. Such inspiration. Love you Ella

    • @mike1lisa1
      @mike1lisa1 10 лет назад +20

      uh...minor point. She is incredible. You would be incredulous.

    • @JonnyZye
      @JonnyZye 10 лет назад +18

      Sailing BayBeeCakes Oops - I suppose what I meant to say was that I can't believe how good she is here. Thanks for the correction ;)

    • @lawbail5956
      @lawbail5956 6 лет назад +2

      Jonny you are a star already with that good an ear!!!

  • @jamesbennett9620
    @jamesbennett9620 2 года назад +30

    No one could “scat” like Ella Fitzgerald, and that was a perfect last note. She was a consummate musician.

  • @MozartG
    @MozartG 14 лет назад +16

    this is when you really had artistry. The voice was like an instrument. Ella, Sarah, were true vocalist and instrumentalist wow what a treat to see this thanks for posting

  • @johnwatson2887
    @johnwatson2887 9 месяцев назад +8

    Even having listened to Ella all my life, I find this performance absolutely stunning.😪

  • @gerrysanterre6317
    @gerrysanterre6317 6 месяцев назад +6

    Just beautiful. Love Ella Fitzgerald

  • @doctorwu222
    @doctorwu222 9 лет назад +126

    It DOES NOT get any better than this. Artistic and technical perfection.

  • @JohnNyerges
    @JohnNyerges 2 года назад +17

    Best female voice ever, warmth, soul, perfect vibrato...on and on...

  • @martin5504
    @martin5504 Месяц назад +1

    Love it how she just sings. No false emotions, dresses modestly and wow what singing.

  • @arvidsfar1580
    @arvidsfar1580 6 месяцев назад +6

    Unbeaten as the first and best deep an high blues voice, ever. Quite an accomplishment for one person! Well done!

  • @jyrkilahtonen791
    @jyrkilahtonen791 4 месяца назад +4

    What a line-up we have here! Hard to imagine anyone but Ella outshining Oscar Peterson trio. Thanks for sharing!

  • @insipidus
    @insipidus 25 дней назад +2

    My favorite jazz standard

  • @barbarawilliams7274
    @barbarawilliams7274 9 лет назад +63

    I can't imagine anyone who doesn't like this song as sung by Ella and played by the Oscar Peterson trio.

  • @nub5515
    @nub5515 Год назад +5

    Wow. This is my first time ever hearing an Ella Fitzgerald song or ever hearing her sing. Such a beautiful voice it brought tears to my eyes. I know this song from Amy Winehouse and just discovered this Video. Thank you for sharing this Classic time capsule.

  • @anitacalloway3032
    @anitacalloway3032 7 лет назад +71

    Simply beautiful. And how in the world did she find that correct final note after going all over the scale?! Talent.

    • @Jerrytheman9
      @Jerrytheman9 6 лет назад +15

      she actually ended it on a C (the 9th), which is a tension in this key of Bb minor. Adding a little bit of flair.

    • @heymaria123
      @heymaria123 5 лет назад +4

      Dat part!

  • @nicklewis470
    @nicklewis470 5 лет назад +8

    Every new Ella Fitzgerald song I listen to just sticks with me. Good Lord is this woman's voice impactful

  • @JOLT711ML
    @JOLT711ML 11 лет назад +44

    This is by far the best version of "round midnight" I have found on the net after looking through Hundreds. She doesn't hit the notes beautiful as she does here. You feel this in your soul. Peace youtube.

  • @mamasgirl51080
    @mamasgirl51080 15 лет назад +11

    Her voice is unmatched! When I hear her sing I just close my eyes and go wherever she chooses to lead me.

  • @caitlynsworldasthesongstrist
    @caitlynsworldasthesongstrist 4 месяца назад +2

    She was in her 40s during this. Wow what a beautiful songbird! 💐

  • @unprovablegod
    @unprovablegod 7 лет назад +2

    Perfect example of a vocalist, it's not just about having a beautiful instrument but you need to be creative and musical with that instrument as well. Ella nailed all of that with apparent ease.

  • @adrienre2657
    @adrienre2657 4 года назад +4

    Like someone said about another stellar jazz performance. "If you gave this a thumbs down, you have a hole in your soul that needs to be filled."

  • @jonbarnhart1947
    @jonbarnhart1947 3 месяца назад +2

    Her Blues notes are fantastic

  • @winpointmedia
    @winpointmedia 12 лет назад +2

    Ella sounds so much like a horn player; more than any other singer. period.

  • @calcagnolibero
    @calcagnolibero 3 месяца назад +3

    Her voice is like a caress or a kiss from your mother or your lover

  • @michaelmiller1215
    @michaelmiller1215 5 лет назад +2

    It doesn’t get any better than this!

  • @MarkAnthonyLentine
    @MarkAnthonyLentine 14 лет назад +4

    With tears in my eyes....the greatest pop voice of all time...of any time. God Bless this lady....

  • @almaberti4942
    @almaberti4942 8 лет назад +25

    her voice soothes my soul. much needed during a hectic day

  • @bolder2009
    @bolder2009 13 лет назад +4

    Its also nice to see Oscar Peterson allowing space for Ella to operate. Undoubtably one of the greatest Jazz pianists that ever lived, but not always the most sensitive accompanist. This performance was a master class by the whole esemble.

  • @dcdad556
    @dcdad556 3 года назад +3

    Heard her in the '80s at the Hollywood Bowl in L.A. Packed and thousands in the open-air venue, yet her magic was such that, with all those people, she was singing to ME.

  • @lizlrocks
    @lizlrocks Год назад +2

    Effortless. Absolutely lovey. 💓

  • @DEFinitivelyHis
    @DEFinitivelyHis 11 лет назад +2

    I mean...she just SENDS ME! Once in a lifetime treasure. Once in a lifetime collaboration.

  • @patriciakimbrell3734
    @patriciakimbrell3734 3 года назад +4

    Beautiful song ♥️🎹

  • @debarghyaroy9948
    @debarghyaroy9948 4 года назад +5

    The dictionary has not the right words to describe how deftly Ella caresses the notes. Kudos to the musicians too. They don't make such stuff anymore. This is exactly why Ella is my idol.

  • @saxybarney
    @saxybarney 12 лет назад +4

    What a brilliant voice, miss you Ella!!! Always my first lady of jazz! x

  • @scatmando
    @scatmando 14 лет назад +2

    Simply stunning, hic !

  • @keniawiskers55555
    @keniawiskers55555 14 лет назад +8

    I am in love... I lose myself in this atmosphere. How I would have loved to live in that era; I would trade Ipads and Android cell phones for a performance like this live any day

  • @messiejessie92
    @messiejessie92 13 лет назад +1

    It seems like no one my age would ever listen to this, let alone enjoy it. I know why I'm called an old soul, and I wouldn't have it any other way :)

    • @brandonhealy7158
      @brandonhealy7158 2 месяца назад

      Hey, young person here too! I’m only 24; I love jazz now, I was inspired into it by Amy Winehouse (who sung this exact song and more songs Ella sung too), and she was how i discovered Ella.

  • @TheAloweWolf
    @TheAloweWolf 4 года назад +3

    utterly impossible to resist!!!!!!! this is music..

    • @henridelagardere264
      @henridelagardere264 4 года назад +2

      Thelonious Monk's immortal _'Round Midnight._ Today, October 10th, 2020, is his *103rd* birthday. www.npr.org/2017/10/10/556842176/after-midnight-thelonious-monk-at-100?t=1602310704328

    • @TheAloweWolf
      @TheAloweWolf 4 года назад +2

      @@henridelagardere264 thank you for these spectacular Links!!!!! you are utterly amazing my musical friend!!!!!!!

  • @geokaks1
    @geokaks1 15 лет назад +3

    Ella is worth her weight in gold! She is just blessed to have had this beautiful voice. Beautiful!

  • @dlmcc1987
    @dlmcc1987 8 лет назад +20

    I've commented on this video in the past, it never gets old, ella is and will always be one of the best

  • @issasol1778
    @issasol1778 9 лет назад +27

    Wowow amazing, Ive heard Amy Winehouse Version a million times, but never this one. How lovely!

    • @MonaLisker
      @MonaLisker 5 лет назад +1

      Issasol Amy Winehouse did a modern version of this classic jazz song.

  • @cleach53
    @cleach53 4 года назад +6

    Gives me chills every time I hear Ella sing this.

  • @user-pd4qj8pb6z
    @user-pd4qj8pb6z 9 лет назад +21

    I'm 15, But I can understand the emotion she displays in her voice/vocalizing. It's beautiful and is soulful.

    • @willyboi99
      @willyboi99 7 лет назад +2

      "I'm 15, but I can understand..." Since when does age have anything to do with, well ANYTHING? It can not be an argument for liking something... "I'm 15 but I STILL DESPITE ME BEING 15 I LIKE THIS" fuck off you twatty snowflake

    • @greenlight8819
      @greenlight8819 6 лет назад +2

      Stfu and enjoy the music. All of you

  • @jazztete1
    @jazztete1 8 лет назад +10

    just beautiful Ella was my main influence when I started singing!

  • @Rodrigossimoes
    @Rodrigossimoes 15 лет назад +2

    Amazing!!!! She's unforgetable...

  • @ShekinahBall
    @ShekinahBall 8 лет назад +11

    that ending was gorgeous!

  • @comiteevee
    @comiteevee 14 лет назад +1

    I`ve never heard a better voice!!!!
    the majesty!

  • @HiCharity
    @HiCharity 3 года назад +2

    Ella's voice is like nothing I've ever heard in my life. Holy sweet Jesus I'm in love.

  • @juliareadscottishpiperandh4861
    @juliareadscottishpiperandh4861 4 года назад +4

    watching her it's almost impossible to think she is singing that and creating that beautiful beautiful sound .... she looks so relaxed. My favouritest singer ever. She really gets to my soul and makes it joyful. Beautiful woman.

  • @spencespencer4169
    @spencespencer4169 11 лет назад +2

    And she did all that with NO autotune! Amazing.....pure talent.

  • @maeviac30
    @maeviac30 13 лет назад +1

    This is great! Really outstanding,always she is,sweet Ella..I'm tired of people comparing Michael Bubbles to great singers like Ella,Dinah,Billie and all the greats..

  • @unavocatepice
    @unavocatepice 8 лет назад

    When I was in elementary school I had the opportunity to hear her sing live because she used to give free concerts to children! Just a class act all around!

  • @taildragger53
    @taildragger53 13 лет назад

    Just for the record....you will never find a nicer lady either than Ella was.
    You'll never hear a bad word spoken about her, unlike most singers mentioned on your lists.
    She was the personification of pure class & humility .

  • @Matrix803
    @Matrix803 15 лет назад

    I woke up to Sting's Version of this, and felt compelled to look up the song. Here I am. Oh my God, this woman is fantastic!

  • @rad0210
    @rad0210 16 лет назад +1

    Effortlessly; Graceful; Classy; Poignantly; Captivating; Timeless... First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald.

  • @majahansson243
    @majahansson243 4 года назад +2

    I love that her eyes is closed the whole time, she really feels it.

  • @1janiesuper
    @1janiesuper 13 лет назад

    remember that Ella performed in a day when very few people had TVs, only radios. She didnt need to put on a visual show, her voice was her ticket.

  • @sippingndripping
    @sippingndripping 15 лет назад +1

    im speechless, Angelic!!

  • @omalmi
    @omalmi 15 лет назад

    The Queen has spoken.This is it. No has has ever matched her brilliance. Ella lives for evermore.

  • @casperkasparov302
    @casperkasparov302 3 года назад +1

    What A Rare Classic !
    Ella Fitzgerald Was The Greatest !
    A National Treasure !

  • @gsco82
    @gsco82 10 лет назад +17

    I haven't heard the vocal version of this song many times, but this is the best version. Ella, with her great voice and sense of timing could make any song sound great. Thanks for posting this.

    • @MrHotkidd12
      @MrHotkidd12 10 лет назад +2

      Jazmine sullivan remade this song. Pretty great

  • @alvaro5805
    @alvaro5805 3 года назад +2

    There aren''t best vocal version of round midnight than this fenomenal performance Sung by Ella Fitzgerald (the Queen of Jazz).

  • @darkjew1
    @darkjew1 14 лет назад +2

    This has to be one of her best performances ever

  • @uhlijohn
    @uhlijohn 2 года назад +2

    What a voice! There are only a few in her class...Pavoratti, Sinatra are two....but I am floored every time I hear that beautiful voice of Ella's! Thank God for recordings so we can cherish her talent decades after she has passed!

  • @kiarasd09
    @kiarasd09 14 лет назад +1

    she does it SO effortlessly. amazing.

  • @plainwain
    @plainwain 17 лет назад +1

    Don't forget Thelonious Monk;for it is his composition.What a splendid rendition nevertheless and a compliment. R.I.P. all of 'em. Ella,Monk,and Peterson.

  • @johnjazzmn1
    @johnjazzmn1 12 лет назад

    When you put Oscar Peterson, Ray Brown, Ed Thigpen and Ella Fitzgerald together, what can you expect except absolute perfection!!!!

  • @elliottmm0
    @elliottmm0 15 лет назад

    There is no Hate.... Just Facts!!!! Ella is GREATNESS!!!!. But to each their own.... even if its some imitation or failed attempt. Just listen to that Voice... WOW!!!! thank you for posting

  • @msandisue
    @msandisue 13 лет назад +1

    No one was ever like Miss Ella and no one ever will be. Just the very best of the best. I could listen to her 24/7 and never be bored because she was so amazingly versatile with fabulous musicianship. Her voice was a true instrument. So glad we have these performances immortalized and available to the world.

  • @PomeloFruit0212
    @PomeloFruit0212 6 лет назад +2

    Our middle school band played this for their ballad and I can't tell you how glad I am to have stumbled upon the real lyrical Round Midnight. It's such a refresher from the secular and distasteful music my generation is surrounded by day in and day out. This is gorgeous and such a relief from the trash music surrounding me on all sides.

  • @SkyRiver1
    @SkyRiver1 3 года назад +2

    This is the babe that Frankie said was the best. With unalienating exposure and a bit of musical sophistication who could disagree.

  • @paulthiebaut
    @paulthiebaut 6 месяцев назад +1

    Only a few people can notice there's a short bit where he plays "You Must Believe In Spring"

  • @drix4275
    @drix4275 3 года назад +1

    Wow. Slow Jazz romance so good it hurts my soul in a good way. ♪

  • @teejaymz742
    @teejaymz742 9 лет назад +11

    She sings with such pathos. Just beautiful.

  • @moonlightgirl6216
    @moonlightgirl6216 6 лет назад +4

    God bless the person who filmed this magic. Thanks. Gave me goosebumps🤤🤤🤤

  • @Nicodemus1
    @Nicodemus1 14 лет назад +2

    Beautiful phrasing...she's laid back and so cool, but you never lose sense of the song's feeling. Ella's pretty much universally respected in the jazz world, idolized by vocalists and instrumentalists alike.

  • @dom_pazzo87
    @dom_pazzo87 16 дней назад

    Wonderful!!! Thank You!! ✌️🖖!

  • @gvillanueva310
    @gvillanueva310 Год назад

    What a beautiful interpretation of the song, life a fresh breath of air.....

  • @bolder2009
    @bolder2009 12 лет назад +1

    Yep. Ella and arguably the greatest Jazz trio of all time which included her husband Ray Brown on Bass. The sheer virtuosity of talent in this performance is staggering.

  • @Manuela8329
    @Manuela8329 12 лет назад

    the beauty of the world in her voice....
    what an instrument!
    she is beautiful...

  • @KBB4eva
    @KBB4eva 8 лет назад

    Blessed to have born in her lifetime and able to see and hear her sing while still in her prime.

  • @AJ-eu1xc
    @AJ-eu1xc 2 года назад

    Oh, my God, that woman is a goddess! Perfect voice and interpretation. And the spectacular Monk' song.

  • @a192589
    @a192589 15 лет назад +1

    Amazing! That ending is just....wow! So beautiful!
    :D

  • @alvirabellchambers2779
    @alvirabellchambers2779 12 лет назад +1

    .... our dear Ella - what a voice!

  • @tangodancer1000
    @tangodancer1000 14 лет назад

    very few vocalists would dare to sing this song. Only Ella and Oscar could create the mood here its one off . The line up here is awsome this is a Monk tune if I remember? again thamks for showing it .

  • @PaoloLongo
    @PaoloLongo 3 года назад +1

    wonderful performance!

  • @Galactu5
    @Galactu5 16 лет назад

    omgwtf! She is simply incredible!!
    I can't begin to tell you all how amazed I am by this human being right now! God damn!!!

  • @paulprocopolis
    @paulprocopolis Год назад

    What a combination: Ella and Oscar. Sheer magic!

  • @missdee4927
    @missdee4927 9 лет назад

    Ella AND Oscar Peterson? Now this is a treat.

  • @FelipeDuhart
    @FelipeDuhart 16 лет назад

    Oh My God! Truly amazing

  • @martinaxman2033
    @martinaxman2033 16 лет назад +1

    She made it seem so effortless. What a heavenly voice.

  • @Embryo7Music
    @Embryo7Music 13 лет назад +1

    Dang! Smooth, Silky, Effortless, Flowing, Tuned Perfectly, Beautiful Intonation & Oh! So Sweet.
    Go on Ella with your Bad Self. Wish you were still here...

  • @arc27
    @arc27 14 лет назад +1

    Her voice cannot be improved upon. It's everything I want in a jazz song!

  • @gabrihell3
    @gabrihell3 6 лет назад +2

    I really adore Mel Tormé's version of this song but Ella, her voice always gives me shivers, she is a goddess. Thanks for sharing this video.

  • @veli-mattikarppinen6650
    @veli-mattikarppinen6650 8 лет назад +6

    I am just speechless...

  • @MartinPeim
    @MartinPeim 13 лет назад +1

    Wow! When Oscar plays that final chord and she's still perfectly in tune....