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Dec 5, 2023 · Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song. Hardcover – December 5, 2023. by Judith Tick (Author) 4.5 35 ratings. Editors' pick Best Biographies & Memoirs. See all formats and editions. An NPR 2023 "Books We Love" Pick • A Kirkus Best Nonfiction Book of 2023.
Dec 5, 2023 · Ella Fitzgerald (1917–1996) possessed one of the twentieth century’s most astonishing voices. In this first major biography since Fitzgerald’s death, historian Judith Tick offers a sublime portrait of this ambitious risk-taker whose exceptional musical spontaneity made her a transformational artist.
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Dec 4, 2023 · Nonfiction. Ella Fitzgerald, a Voice That Set the American Standard. A new biography sheds light on her humble beginnings and prolific, genre-defining career. Share full article. Ella...
Dec 1, 2023 · Judith Tick’s “Becoming Ella Fitzgerald” is the first comprehensive biography written since the iconic jazz singer’s death. Tick’s research provides new details on Fitzgerald’s early ...
Feb 15, 2024 · A jazzy new biography unfurls Ella Fitzgerald’s life and career. Blending historical knowledge with insights gleaned from newly available archives of Black newspapers, Judith Tick recounts...
Dec 5, 2023 · As masterful and wonderful as its subject. bookshelf. shop now. Comprehensive and fascinating biography of an American music titan. Music historian Tick, author of Ruth Crawford Seeger, presents the first extensive biography of Ella Fitzgerald (1917-1996) since her death.