SUCH AN INCREDIBLE VOICE!..| FIRST TIME HEARING Ella Fitzgerald - Cry Me A River REACTION
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- SUCH AN INCREDIBLE VOICE!..| FIRST TIME HEARING Ella Fitzgerald - Cry Me A River REACTION
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If you’re going to venture into Ella Fitzgerald and her great voice, then you need to do the similarly-wonderful Etta James and “At Last.” It was my wife’s and my first dance at our wedding.
"At Last" is must for you two.
Yes, the wonderful Etta James! And At Last is fabulous.
Definitely "At Last"!!
At Last by Etta James is as perfect a combo of song and voice as ever there was.
Yes this!
Frank Sinatra once said the only singer he was ever nervous singing with was Ella Fitzgerald. He was afraid he couldn't sing to her standard. A really great compliment to her singing. They did a duet of That's Why the Lady is a Tramp. Definitely worth checking out. Thanks for the reaction.
I work in a store and when that song comes I always let it play knowing the political correct customers are fuming. Lol.
There is a great video of Frank and Ella singing together from the late 1950s, and Frank puts his arms around her. WASP America must've shuddered in horror, but Frank
couldn't care less. They were both peerless. "Ella Live In Berlin" is a stone-cold classic.
@@robjones2408 Yes I’ve seen that video and it was classic classic classic I hope they play it
By the way Frank didn’t give a flip about what everybody thought… He cared about what he thought and he did what he wanted to do, same held true for Sammy Davis Junior and everybody else that was talented was OK because that was the right way
She was a wonderful singer and so was he. He is quoted as saying that she didn't know how to use s microphone well...
@@magloyd4907 ....Really? All you can offer is this rather stupid snippit of 'information'?
I could never get over Ella’s voice. She has that mother voice warmth and is sweet as honey. I feel like a baby being sweetly cradled every time I hear her voice.
Ella is the BEST ever! Her voice was a musical instrument! ❤❤❤
If there was ever a Perfect voice, it was Ella's. The way she played her voice like an instrument, was simply unmatched. There are wonderful videos of her and Sinatra performing together, where she takes over, to go on a scat riff, and Frank just sits down on the stage, and stares at her with wide eyed love and admiration, a kid in awe.
That's how I feel every time I listen to Ella.
No one could scat like Ella!
I love that Ella Fitzgerald and Marilyn Monroe were friends. A popular Hollywood night club would not book Ella because of segregation. Marilyn told the manager that she would reserve a front row table every night Ella performed. Ella performed a week later. She was incredible!!💗
Marilyn Monroe was very progressive, even had Communist connections. That is why, being girlfriend of the President, that they killed her.
@@ianbeddowes5362 ...Oh, this whole crap again. Monroe had no communist connections unless you are referring to her marriage to the playwright, Arthur Miller, who appeared before the House Un-American Committee and was blacklisted for not naming names of those in the industry who might have had communist leanings. Monroe, bless her heart, was a fragile creature, long prone to using 'amphetamines, barbiturates and alcohol, and experienced various mental health problems that included depression, anxiety, low self-esteem, and chronic insomnia'. Her affair with Kennedy had nothing to do with communism. Stop with this bullshit.
@@2eleven48 But what is true is her standing up for Ella, and against the racism she experienced. They remained good friends until Marilyn's death.
@@bonepicker1 ...I never said otherwise.
You have found the queen! Her voice and delivery- perfection! The shadings and her interpretations- unequaled! And, Amber, that woman can skat! 😊❤❤❤
She introduced me to skat on one of those variety shows in the late sixties - not Ed Sullivan.
Amber! The look on your face thru the whole song said, "It can't get any better than this!" You are right, it can't.
Ella has such an inspirational story. She was a homeless teenager, and was discovered at a talent show at the Apollo Theatre in New York. Her music has touched my soul - she is truly the First Lady of Song.
My favorite vocalist, period.
You need to add that she originally was auditioning as a dancer, but she was so nervous, her knees were shaking, so she sang instead.
@@randyhuman I thought that was Sarah Vaughn?
Ella also spent time in a reform school for juveniles when she was 15 years old.
Ella and Louis did a lot of duets together. Selections from Gershwin’s “Porgy and Bess”, classic jazz standards, etc. you really can’t go wrong, no matter what song(s) you choose!
Love Porgy & Bess!!! I’ve seen Porgy’s grave!!!
Congratulations! You have come across one of THE most recorded voices of the 20th century. Ella's catalogue is immense - her series of the "Great American Song Book" are the gold standards to which all others are compared. Also known as "Lady Time", Ella had a career that spanned 6 decades. One of the greats who we will never see the like of again
One of the voices of the 20th Century… but don’t forget the musicians backing her, especially Lou Levy on piano and the legendary Herb Ellis on guitar. Wonderful licks and lines interwoven with Ella’s vocal but never stepping on it. Class!
Herb Ellis? Joe Pass was the man!
I would gladly listen to Ella sing the phone book.
Her voice was an instrument that other musicians were in awe of. My parents introduced her to me in the early 60's when I was a kid and I was lucky enough to see her in concert twice when I was older. She was amazing!
I always get goosebumps when I hear Ella Fitzgerald sing - just gorgeous. You should listen to her sing Summertime.
Agreed.
The amazing, one of a kind, Ella....say no more
Ella has a voice like no other and is amazing at scatting and improvising. Her voice is like liquid gold so it's wonderful that you're discovering her - she's a classic and a true musician.
Jes, you may like Madeline Peyroux "Don't Wait Too Long". I get Ella vibes every time I hear that song
Originally it was called rapping, not scatting as they sang over notes where scat was singing over notes.
You can add Sarah Vaughan to your female Fridays along the lines of Ella Fitzgerald and Billie holiday… Can’t go wrong
Great choice! One of my mother’s favorite singers.
Absolutely. "Summertime" "Over the Rainbow" "Send in the Clowns"
Don't forget Julie London.
Get Ether Kitt you are going to blow your minds
Her voice is sublime perfection!
Welcome to one of the greatest singers who ever lived!!! Meet Ella!
She was the queen of runs and scats. Back when I was singing I used to work hard to try to scat like her. She was amazing. Her holiday albums are my all time faves… It’s not Christmas until I hear my first Ella song.
No one could do it like Ella. The song Mustang Sally was reportedly written for her and she is super great
You just hit GOLD!. Miss Ella is the benchmark for fabulous singing!
This was the era where the "standards" were born. These artists could commanded the attention of a room the minute they picked up a microphone. They all loved to entertain and did it extremely well.
Just like someone else is already commented here “female songstress legend” and I don’t see many people on RUclips reacting to her and I just don’t know why, thank you
She’s my favorite female vocalist, ever!
I love Ella and her voice is perfection. My favorite is Bewitched, Bothered, and Bewildered but To Keep My Love Alive is a close second.
I absolutely love this singer. She’s one of my favorites.
Every vocal coach I have ever studied under has cited her no matter what gender you are to listen to her nuanced breath control. She was an absolute master!
I love Ella's rendition of " Begin the Bequine", a Cole Porter tune.
I LOVE when she sings Cole Porter…
🥰🥰🥰
An amazing classic song...Awesome talent Queen Ella...I would have loved to see her live, in a dark night club and her voice just soaring thru my soul...Thanks so much Guys, Peace
My girl Ella!! Voice as smooth as silk and she can scat with the best of them! You guys are so eclectic in your taste and I dig that about you!
When personal headphones first became a thing in the early 80s I used to lay on the floor listening to Ella and the hairs on the back of my neck would stand on end. It was like having music intravenously direct into your head 🎧
She's also a great piano player so she often sings while playing.
I’ve never seen her play the piano. You might be thinking of someone else.
Ella Fitzgerald, just a legend one of the greats!!
Ella's bell tone voice--incredible--perfect musicality--an instrument in the truest sense.
Her version of Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered is amazing.
A jazz icon!! I love her song, "Mr. Paganini." Dinah Washington is another must. My favorite song ever is Dinah's song, "This Bitter Earth." Then there is the legendary Sarah Vaughan, Billie Holiday, Lena Horne...so many amazing voices!
Yes... Lena Horne
I love Ella, every thing she sings is moving.
Im 80 yrs old and Ella has always had the best voice I've ever heard.
Agreed. An American success in every sense
Ella sings the Cole Porter songbook. is one of the greatest jazz albums of all time.
Yessss! ❤
Ella Fitzgerald had a great voice, excellent choice! You both have a wide taste in music just like myself. Some music you can just close your eyes and you can just feel it in your soul. Another jazz/soul singer you need to do is Aretha Franklin. I especially love her duet with George Michael- I knew you were waiting for me. They harmonize well together and hit some insane notes.The song is a timeless classic.
Thank you for putting Aretha in this same class different time but same quality
'Aretha sings the Blues' is one of the best Albums you could listen to. Just pop on the CD/Vinyl, lie back and reeeelax.
Ella's recording of the Rodgers & Hart song book is the best vocal performance I've ever heard.
Goosebumps & music appreciation on steroids every time I listen to her!
There is a documentary by Ken Burns called Jazz that I think you both would enjoy. The sound track is incredible. it gives the backstory some of the artists you have listened to and you get to hear a lot of great music.
Discovered jazz 50 years ago at 14. Liked a lot of other genres, but jazz has been it. Burns documentary is very flawed.
Ella is THE G.O.A.T. of scat! Check out "How High The Moon".
Nah fuck all that. She's the GOAT of vocals in general
just think how she was so natural and no fake recordings, ALL GOD GIVEN TALENT!!
Ella is the Queen, Glad to see you listening to her. Also, you two are awesome, love watching your reactions.
"Ella Fitzgerald is the only performer with whom I've ever worked who made me nervous, " Frank Sinatra said in 1959, "Because I try to work up to what she does. You know, try to pull myself up to that height because I believe she is the greatest popular singer in the world, barring none, male or female."
Awesome you worked with her. You must be an amazing person too!🙂
@@dianeorr8937 That was Sinatra, not OP...
I just realized "Sinatra said. And all in quotes...My bad. You're still awesome to know that cool trivia!!! Thanks for steering me straight😇 @Andy Fletcher... Thanks. Reading too fast... Yikes
Ohhhh NOW WE’RE COOKIN! 🔥
Ella is the greatest!
So much to explore!
Just read Wikipedia about her
She sang almost up till she died.
The whole Porgy and Bess album she did with Louis Armstrong!!! (I love you Porgy)
And one of her last appearances was a live duet with Frank Sinatra (the Lady is a Tramp) which imho was the swan song/sign off for the big band jazz eras
The most perfect voice ever. My fave duet with Louis Armstrong is Dream a Little Dream. Ella singing "Begine the Beguine" is my phone ringtone.
Ella is the absolute best! Do more with her, please.
Billie Holiday, Nina Simone you have only just scratched the surface.
Please react to these horns
Louis Armstrong + Ella Fitzgerald - they can't take that away from me
Louis Armstrong + Ella Fitzgerald - dream a little dream for me
Louis Armstrong + Ella Fitzgerald - summer time
Louis Armstrong - La vie en rose
Louis Armstrong - cheek to cheek
Louis Armstrong - do u know what it means to miss new orleans
Royal crown revue - Hey pachuko! (caught in the act live)
Royal crown revue - Barflies at the beach (caught in the act live)
Benny goodman - sing sing sing
Frank sinatra - you make me feel so young
Dean Martin - ain't that a kick in the head
Billie holiday - I'll be seeing you
Frankie valli - can't take my eyes off you
The Andrews sisters - rum & coca cola
Vera Lynn - we'll meet again
Dame Shirley bassey - hey Big spender
Dame Shirley bassey - goldfinger
Kenny g - songbird
Cannonball Adderley - mercy mercy mercy
This is one hell of a fabulous list!
ALL EXCELLENT choces!
BUT,my favorite Louis Armstrong song ever,is A Kiss To Build A Dream On! Killer horn solo!
That’s a STUNNING list of tracks and all are well well worth it !
Powerful song.. Love Ella's beautiful voice with NO pitch correction ala natural.
I'm so thrilled to see young people appreciating the classics ~ great music will live on because of you~~ Thank you~
I grew up listening to great singers of color. There was no barrier in our home. Lena Horne, Billie Holiday, Mahalia Jackson, Pearl Bailey, Nina Simone. I could go on & on. Not to forget the men, Muddy Waters, Bo Diddley, Ray Charles, Sammy Davis Jr. Fats Domino, Sam Cooke, Jackie Wilson, B.B. King, Chuck Berry. There is so much great music out there. 72 tomorrow & the roller deck of songs in my head is enormous.
My parents were the same way. They were born in the 40's, and loved the music of Bo Diddley, Little Richard, Fats Domino, Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker, and on and on. Loved it!!
@@rickswhiskeyjourney We've lived through some awesome music.
My dad had a love affair going on with Lena Horne. My mom thought it was so funny, "She wouldn't look twice at you". :-)
Same as that.... being mixed race the word boundary didn't exist musically.
Love your comment, Joan. My parents were the same way; they were small-town Minnesota: white, Scandinavian Lutherans, but they loved lots of kinds of music, they loved to dance, and they had no hate (or fear) in their hearts.
Ella and Louis is one of the best albums ever made. The entire album.
She's pure genius talent. Always loved her
Absolutely the best singer of all time!!
Ok, now give Billie Holiday a try. My favorite is "Just the Thought of You" but if you want one with some serious social commentary try "Strange Fruit".
To me, the holy trinity of female singers is Sarah Vaughn, Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. Sarah for her perfect pitch and dynamic control, Billie for raw emotion and Ella for versatility and being able to use her voice as an extra instrument in the band. Anyone wanting to sing should listen to these three regularly for homework.
I would drop Billie Holiday and add Beth Hart in that list
No one should ever drop Lady Day.
Nina Simone belongs in your list somewhere, personal opinion
Bingo. I LOVED SARAH VAUGHN!!!!!!!!
From that era I would add Dinah Washington.
Another voice like a trumpet....
So smooth, controlled, drifting through those notes. Over 60 years of beautiful music to listen to.
Another singer to check out...
Billy Holiday! The balance of vocals and band/orchestra was so well executed during these times.
Love Ella. Such a pure and beautiful voice.
you should hear Ella sing SCAT! Phenomenal!
Oh yes, the Ella Fitzgerald scat! Wow, the best
I was thinking the same thing.lol
Nina Simone, Billie Holliday, Sarah Vaughan, Dinah Washington and Ella! None of these ladies needed to hide anything.😁 I love this era. From the incredible musicians to the distinctive vocals, of not only the ladies but the gentlemen as well! I'm very happy that you have discovered the greatest form of music there is. MO ...I'm right though! 😁
The best singer ever. Smooth, silky, sweet.
One of the greatest voices of all time.
Ella's voice was so iconic that in the 1970's, Memorex used her in a series of commercials to show off their audio cassette tapes. Here are two of them: ruclips.net/video/PN8cHwamcJA/видео.html
I loved those commercials!
You never heard Miss Ella!?!?! She is the best in her field. Such a smooth voice. Now Pearl Bailey & Eartha Kitt. All have great voices because they knew their craft & nobody could do anything to electronically enhance their voices. They knew what to do w/their voices & how to take care of their voices.
Yes ma'am, love Pearl Bailey
The woman was a giant in music. Truly one if the greats.
She is the Queen of ALL singing. My favorite singer, period.
At Last by Etta James would be a good follow up for sure.
First Louis & now Ella! They were my dads 2 favorites. Memories flood back to Sunday mornings with Dad cooking breakfast singing along to them. That was over 50 years ago now but the warmth & love they evoke is like it was yesterday. Thank you.
I've always thought Ella was perfect to listen to anywhere, any time. Cup of coffee in the morning, hanging with friends, while doing chores, at dinner, at bedtime. Love her.
You just listened to my favorite vocalist of all time. I have portrait of her hanging on my wall till this day. It was given to me by my friends for my birthday because they know how much I love this woman.
If Ella Fitzgerald is the Queen of Jazz then Billie Holiday is the Goddess. "God Bless the Child", "Solitude", "Them Their Eyes", Lover Boy", "Willow Weep for Me". There's not one song that you could go wrong with.
Edit: I forgot to mention she also did a number of duets with Louis Armstrong. One of my favorites is "My Sweet Hunk O'Trash".
Billie is amazing also…
You forgot Strange Fruit
Blues too with Billi Holliday. Strange fruit is amazing. Billi played the South . She is said to have wrote this on the bus south . When her and the band so a lynching 😪🌍✌
Saw a *
Ella will amaze you. It’s probably insipid or trite to suggest “Summertime” because it’s such a ubiquitous jazz cover, but that song is lovely, influential, and so easy to listen to.
Ella and louise have a lot of songs together and they are amazing i love her so so much
I was blessed to have been able to see Ella in concert at The Hollywood Bowl in Los Angeles in 1987. She was older and not at her prime, but still so amazing and wonderful. Such an incredible entertainer! She was my dad's favorite female artist and I love her music
Ah...such BUTTAH!! Sweet, Queen, MISS ELLA!! God bless, you guys! Beautiful!
Ella had perfect pitch, which is a kind of mutant superpower: if she sang a note, it was always the absolute middle of that note, pitch perfect. babies have perfect pitch, but the vast majority of us lose it as we mature.
???? babies have perfect pitch????? How could anyone know that?
I heard that Duke Ellington would use her to tune up the orchestra instead of a tuning fork! 🤣
@@armadillotoe They don't. Babies couldn't have perfect pitch, because the musical scales we use are cultural and not universal. And even for the concept of our western 12 tones, each note don't have a fixed frequency.
Ella also did songs with Loius Armstrong like Dream a little dream of me where Louis plays trumpet and she sings!
the best of the 20th century and beyond.
Ella gives me goosebumps.. every..time...
I've always loved this song and it gets extra points for using the word "plebeian" and rhyme it with "me and" and it works so well. Does not seem forced or cutesy at all.
Joe cocker of all people did an incredible version of this song in the woodstock era.
Before my time, but she was incredibly talented. Nancy Wilson, Dinah Washington and Billie Holiday are all from that era and worthy of female Friday. I hope you delve into their music also. Great reaction.
Don't forget Nina Simone
I know Nancy Wilson as one of the two sisters from Heart. I assume this was a different one.
@@Shrykespeare Yes, she was a jazz singer who predated Heart by a number of years. Definitely worth checking out.
One of the greatest female singers.
Thank you, thank you so much. I have been waiting for you all to react to Ella Fitzgerald. Did you see where her voice is so pure that she could literally break glass with it?
I appreciate this music and I also appreciate the fact that you two are giving this type of music a chance and listening to it with an open mind. Thank you!
When you two decide to go the duet route - in 1956 the "Ella and Louis" album was released. It is absolutely the best duet album ever made in my opinion. They later did another one..... "Ella and Louis Again"..... and an album where they sang songs from "Porgy and Bess". If you ever decide to start doing full album reactions on Patreon you couldn't go wrong with any of those!
I have that CD! And it's one of my favorites. It's my favorite sing- along CD too. But only when no one else is in the apartment. Lol
the absolute QUEEN of Jazz !!!
That duet album with Ella and Louis may be one of the best albums of all time…every song perfect. I can’t think of one to recommend over the rest-maybe April in Paris or Blanket of Blue. You’ll love it.
FWIW, legend says she was Sinatra’s favorite duet partner and when you see them together Frank is obviously having the time of his life.
Great choice.
Back in those days there was a lot more live music, so these musicians were playing gigs 5-6 nights a week. Those who had the talent and the temperament worked hard and got good. Live music is so much less prevalent, so talented people have less opportunity to build up their chops in front of people, which makes a huge difference. I think that explains why there’s so much reliance on studio tricks; it’s not a lack of talented people, it’s a difference in culture.
I think it's a combination of that + celebrity/fame culture + technology increasingly supplanting the traditional gatekeepers while lowering the barrier to entry. People *can* do more with less so they do because everybody wants to be rich and famous. The potential Ellas get lost in the noise of mob narcissism.
And the control the music industry bean counters have over who gets heard.
@@armadillotoe Yeah, true. When the people who see art only as an investment are put in charge of the art, you're obviously going to see a lot more Britneys and far fewer Nina Simones.
If you want great Jazz, check out Duke Ellington In a Sentimental Mood, Dave Brubeck Take 5, Miles Davis Flemenco Sketches, and Thelonious Monk Ruby My Dear, all instrumentals.
Ella was sheer magic!!
I grew up in the 60sand70s listening to her classics and she is great. I am so glad you are loving something that I loved . I was a singer as a child and I knew she was untouchable.
I heard she broke a wine glass with her voice when I was little and that drove me into a love of all things Ella and opera. Btw Wine glasses are still safe around me. Not from a lack of trying.
Memorex cassette tape TV commercial.
Another great reaction to a Legend! And ya'll are just scratching the surface. One of our daughters recently bought us a 4 album set of the best of Ella Fitzgerald. And there are several songs with Louis Armstrong. She also was famous for what's called scatting on a song. You will be amazed. You should also react to another great female singer from back then...Sarah Vaughn singing Broken Hearted Melody. I would also recommend Johnny Mathis, The Twelfth Of Never. Thanks for reacting to these great legendary artists!
Ella had that smooth velvety bluesy voice, very jazzy from the 40's, 50's, glad you played this one.
Can't tell you how great it is to hear young people recognize the greatness of Ella Fitzgerald. She was more widely known as "The First Lady of Song". In my opinion she was the best who ever lived. You are absolutely right that in her era you could not hide. You either had it or you didn't. One song that shows her gifts as much or more than any was "These Foolish Things". It is worth your time to listen to it.