The First Lady of Jazz possessed superlative musicianship and skill in scat singing (improvisational vocals). After being discovered at age 16 in a Harlem talent show, Fitzgerald performed throughout America, Europe and Asia and on milestone recordings with Duke Ellington, Oscar Peterson and Louis Armstrong.

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• http://www.public.iastate.edu/~vwindsor/Ella.html
• http://jazz.miningco.com/msubella.htm
• http://greatwomen.org/ftzgld.htm
• http://members.xoom.com/_XOOM/redsugar13/ella.html
• http://www.duke.edu/~wvc/biography.html