Ella Fitzgerald - Live at Antibes Jazz Festival.

Format:

Video

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jazz.

Vocal Jazz.

African American Music.

United States and Canada.

African Americans.

Local Subjects:

Jazz.

Vocal Jazz.

African American Music.

United States and Canada.

African Americans.

Genre:

Performance

Physical Description:

1 online resource (31 minutes)

Place of Publication:

Paris, Ile-de-France : Qwest TV, 1964.

Language Note:

In English.

Original language in English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

In the 1960s, Ella Fitzgerald was touring a lot. We might fondly remember her fantastic live album *Ella In Berlin* with its version of "Mack The Knife," in particular. For this 1964 concert, she was accompanied by her inseparable trio made up of pianist Tommy Flanagan and Roy Eldridge, a leading trumpet player of the swing period. Being a character lacking neither grit nor spontaneity, the latter is an adequate interlocutor for Ella, who has never hidden her propensity for humorous scat. This is made clear in the dialogue on "Perdido," where Roy Eldridge pushes her into completely unbridled territory. The camera focuses on a well-known face, that of Sacha Distel, who seems to be overjoyed by Ella's imperial swing. It is pure pleasure, making the body move to the rhythm of the swing, and Ella, this artist whose voice keeps the juvenility of her 18 years old, offers boundless joy, like when she sang "A TisKet-A Tasket" in Chick Webb's big band. To finish with a salute and a curtsy, Roy Eldridge plays a theme that remains engraved in all memories. Philippe Lesage

Notes:

Performed Jazz à Juan

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