Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra
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Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra was the big band led by jazz vocalist Ella Fitzgerald following her rise to fame with Chick Webb’s orchestra, showcasing her swing-era vocal style in the late 1930s and early 1940s.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ella Fitzgerald and Her Famous Orchestra canonical | 2 |
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band
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swing-era jazz ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriodEnd | early 1940s ⓘ |
| activePeriodStart | late 1930s ⓘ |
| associatedAct |
Chick Webb
ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| audience | American popular music listeners ⓘ |
| basedOn | continuation of Chick Webb’s band after his death ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| era |
Big band era
ⓘ
surface form:
Swing Era
|
| genre |
jazz
ⓘ
swing ⓘ |
| hasMember |
rhythm section musicians
ⓘ
saxophonists ⓘ sectional brass players ⓘ |
| historicalContext | transition period from Chick Webb’s leadership to Ella Fitzgerald’s solo career ⓘ |
| influencedBy | big band swing tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| leader | Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| musicalStyleCharacteristic |
up-tempo swing arrangements
ⓘ
vocal features for Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| notableFor | showcasing Ella Fitzgerald’s swing-era vocal style ⓘ |
| notablePeriod | World War II era ⓘ |
| performanceType | vocal jazz with big band accompaniment ⓘ |
| precededBy | Chick Webb Orchestra ⓘ |
| primaryActivity |
live performances
ⓘ
studio recording sessions ⓘ |
| primaryVocalist | Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ |
| recordingFormat | 78 rpm records ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
brass section
ⓘ
reed section ⓘ rhythm section ⓘ |
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