Ella Fitzgerald - Round Midnight

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  • Опубликовано: 16 ноя 2024
  • 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 • 782

  • @anthonybooth1952
    @anthonybooth1952 7 лет назад +449

    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...

  • @WolffBachner
    @WolffBachner 10 лет назад +565

    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 9 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 +4

      Her voice never got old.

    • @camerasessions5134
      @camerasessions5134 5 лет назад +3

      I envy you...

  • @maxinecornucci5953
    @maxinecornucci5953 2 года назад +19

    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 5 месяцев назад

      Yeah I was like damn I know that pianist!

  • @JonnyZye
    @JonnyZye 10 лет назад +210

    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!!!

  • @corychapin3932
    @corychapin3932 3 года назад +41

    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

  • @arvidsfar1580
    @arvidsfar1580 3 месяца назад +5

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

  • @jamesbennett9620
    @jamesbennett9620 2 года назад +29

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

  • @doctorwu222
    @doctorwu222 8 лет назад +125

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

  • @jyrkilahtonen791
    @jyrkilahtonen791 Месяц назад +3

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

  • @johnwatson2887
    @johnwatson2887 6 месяцев назад +6

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

  • @gerrysanterre6317
    @gerrysanterre6317 4 месяца назад +5

    Just beautiful. Love Ella Fitzgerald

  • @barbarawilliams7274
    @barbarawilliams7274 9 лет назад +62

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

  • @JohnNyerges
    @JohnNyerges 2 года назад +15

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

  • @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

  • @caitlynsworldasthesongstrist
    @caitlynsworldasthesongstrist Месяц назад +1

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

  • @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

  • @anitacalloway3032
    @anitacalloway3032 6 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 5 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!

  • @tapir6727
    @tapir6727 8 лет назад +547

    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 6 лет назад +9

      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.

  • @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.

  • @nub5515
    @nub5515 9 месяцев назад +4

    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.

  • @JOLT711ML
    @JOLT711ML 11 лет назад +43

    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.

  • @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.

  • @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.

  • @michaelmiller1215
    @michaelmiller1215 4 года назад +2

    It doesn’t get any better than this!

  • @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."

  • @almaberti4942
    @almaberti4942 8 лет назад +25

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

  • @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....

  • @debarghyaroy9948
    @debarghyaroy9948 3 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.

  • @bolder2009
    @bolder2009 13 лет назад +3

    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.

  • @lizlrocks
    @lizlrocks Год назад +2

    Effortless. Absolutely lovey. 💓

  • @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

  • @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

  • @geokaks1
    @geokaks1 15 лет назад +3

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

  • @DEFinitivelyHis
    @DEFinitivelyHis 11 лет назад +2

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

  • @cleach53
    @cleach53 4 года назад +6

    Gives me chills every time I hear Ella sing this.

  • @issasol1778
    @issasol1778 8 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.

  • @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!!!!!!!

  • @saxybarney
    @saxybarney 12 лет назад +4

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

  • @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!

  • @jazztete1
    @jazztete1 8 лет назад +10

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

  • @unavocatepice
    @unavocatepice 7 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!

  • @majahansson243
    @majahansson243 4 года назад +2

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

  • @ShekinahBall
    @ShekinahBall 8 лет назад +11

    that ending was gorgeous!

  • @bolder2009
    @bolder2009 11 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.

  • @omalmi
    @omalmi 15 лет назад

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

  • @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.

  • @teejaymz742
    @teejaymz742 9 лет назад +11

    She sings with such pathos. Just beautiful.

  • @patriciakimbrell3734
    @patriciakimbrell3734 2 года назад +4

    Beautiful song ♥️🎹

  • @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

  • @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.

  • @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.

  • @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!!!!

  • @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 :)

  • @33uptempo
    @33uptempo 10 лет назад +11

    Ella forever.......and ever and ever and ever and ever..........long after the world is gone, and beyond.

  • @casperkasparov302
    @casperkasparov302 3 года назад +1

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

  • @taildragger53
    @taildragger53 12 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 .

  • @keniawiskers55555
    @keniawiskers55555 14 лет назад +7

    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

  • @spencespencer4169
    @spencespencer4169 10 лет назад +2

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

  • @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).

  • @winpointmedia
    @winpointmedia 12 лет назад +1

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

  • @comiteevee
    @comiteevee 14 лет назад +1

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

  • @PomeloFruit0212
    @PomeloFruit0212 5 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.

  • @jonbarnhart1947
    @jonbarnhart1947 Месяц назад +1

    Her Blues notes are fantastic

  • @paulprocopolis
    @paulprocopolis Год назад

    What a combination: Ella and Oscar. Sheer magic!

  • @rad0210
    @rad0210 16 лет назад +1

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

  • @gvillanueva310
    @gvillanueva310 Год назад

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

  • @huhreally
    @huhreally 11 лет назад

    OMG!!!!! THERE IS NO ONE ON THE PLANET SINGING WITH THIS KIND OF GRACE, CREATIVITY OR POISE! THIS IS A GLORIOUS MANIFESTATION OF TALENT!

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

    I am just speechless...

  • @rickknight1810
    @rickknight1810 4 года назад

    Best song of all time, best singer, best pianist. Glad I was born into a world with Monk, Ella, and Oscar.

  • @Rodrigossimoes
    @Rodrigossimoes 15 лет назад +2

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

  • @calcagnolibero
    @calcagnolibero 21 день назад +1

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

  • @scatmando
    @scatmando 14 лет назад +2

    Simply stunning, hic !

  • @Manuela8329
    @Manuela8329 12 лет назад

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

  • @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.

  • @Galactu5
    @Galactu5 15 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!!!

  • @RobertSaxy
    @RobertSaxy 2 года назад

    The greatest song ever composed sung by the greatest singer this world has known

  • @paulthiebaut
    @paulthiebaut 3 месяца назад +1

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

  • @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!

  • @synamot624
    @synamot624 4 года назад

    Please never ever ever lose this version... I have heard all the other versions but none of them sound like this version..

  • @SrisonS
    @SrisonS 11 лет назад +17

    Just masterful!!!!

  • @susanr3933
    @susanr3933 6 лет назад

    Love LOVE LOVE this song....pure soul!!! LOVE ELLA ...Nobody does this song like her!!

  • @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.

  • @KBB4eva
    @KBB4eva 7 лет назад

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

  • @kouraich1
    @kouraich1 4 года назад +1

    Yes .. there have indeed been moments of perfection in the history of this humanity

  • @moonlightgirl6216
    @moonlightgirl6216 5 лет назад +4

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

  • @infrantasi
    @infrantasi 12 лет назад

    I'll keep this one til my last breath . . . round midnight. It's a beautiful poet singing beautiful poetry, accompanied by another beautiful poet. A special moment in time.

  • @msynrap867
    @msynrap867 3 года назад +6

    It begins to tell 'round midnight, midnight
    I do pretty well, till after sundown
    Suppertime I'm feelin' 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?
    Darlin' 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
    'Til our love is safe and sound
    And old midnight comes around
    Feelin' sad
    Really gets bad
    Round, round, round, midnight

  • @miltsar
    @miltsar 9 лет назад

    "let our hearts take wing"......can't believe what she does with that line.

  • @alvirabellchambers2779
    @alvirabellchambers2779 12 лет назад +1

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

  • @drix4275
    @drix4275 2 года назад +1

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

  • @AJ-eu1xc
    @AJ-eu1xc Год назад

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

  • @kiarasd09
    @kiarasd09 14 лет назад +1

    she does it SO effortlessly. amazing.

  • @arc27
    @arc27 14 лет назад +1

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

  • @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.

  • @martinaxman2033
    @martinaxman2033 16 лет назад +1

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

  • @pamcakezzz
    @pamcakezzz 12 лет назад

    Her singing gives me goosebumps, and her jazzy songs makes me feel like standing in front of a large window, watching the rain fall.

  • @darkjew1
    @darkjew1 14 лет назад +2

    This has to be one of her best performances ever

  • @marioaviles9409
    @marioaviles9409 7 лет назад

    Wow, its like she is singing just for you and the message is directed to you, truly an interpreter who knows how to mesmerize the audience and bring silence to the whole room when she sings with her soul.

  • @luvetohate
    @luvetohate 15 лет назад +1

    She truly has an amazing voice, and I love the way she uses it; it's like she's improvising the notes on the spot, so original and beautiful.

  • @sippingndripping
    @sippingndripping 14 лет назад +1

    im speechless, Angelic!!