Probably no one has inspired as many young jazz singers as Ella Fitzgerald, and few jazz musicians have ever been so beloved and respected in the often-incompatible worlds of jazz and popular music. From the start of her career as a teenager singing with Chick Webb, to her immersion in bebop and then a series of albums produced by Norman Granz which established her as a quintessential performer of the Great American Songbook, Ella became known as the First Lady of Song. Her Memorex commercials seen in this clip harken back to a time when jazz musicians were a marketable commodity!

ABOUT THIS SERIES
The Jazz History series is a video adaptation of a PowerPoint presentation used to teach a university course. It traces the roots of jazz from Ragtime at the turn of the 20th century to jazz-rock fusion at the end of the 1960s. You’ll find a lot more videos like this one in the JAZZ HISTORY playlist on this channel.

If you want to learn more about the nuts and bolts of playing jazz, check out the videos in the
JAZZ TACTICS playlist.

JAZZ TACTICS SUGGESTIONS
Do You Speak Jazz?    • YOU ALREADY KNOW HOW TO IMPROVISE / J...  
What Makes Jazz Jazz?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Why I Can't Teach You Jazz    • WHY I CAN'T TEACH YOU JAZZ (a theoret...  
What's So Great About Chet Baker?    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Guido Basso: A Voice You Won't Forget    • GUIDO BASSO (A voice you won't forget)  
Trading Fours With Freddie Hubbard    • TRADING FOURS WITH FREDDIE HUBBARD (S...  
Improvising on Rhythm Changes    • IMPROVISING ON RHYTHM CHANGES Jazz Ta...  

ABOUT THIS CHANNEL
On this channel, jazz trumpeter, educator and author Chase Sanborn offers advice and tips for musicians and music students, based on more than forty years of experience as a professional musician.

LEAVE A TIP
Because I do not own the copyright to the video clips, the jazz history series cannot be monetized. If you want to express appreciation for the work that has gone into producing this series, you can leave a tip by clicking the THANKS button on other videos on this channel. Thanks!

PLAYLISTS
This link will take you to all the playlists on this channel:
   / @chasesanborn  

MORE INFORMATION
For more in-depth and personal information and instruction, check out Chase's books and online lesson options on his website:

http://www.chasesanborn.com