It is simply a Wikipedia entry of Ella's albums and concerts. But even my love of Ella can't stop me from thinking that this is one of the worst biographies I have ever read. I'm also puzzled why he chose Ella as he seems to dislike 90% of what Ella has done despite acknowledging the fact that she has an amazing musical talen I love Ella's music. I think the writer would have been better off writing a book on history of jazz based on facts as there is nothing humane about Ella in this work. Supplemented by Phil Schaap's authoritative discography, Ella Fitzgerald is a rich and revealing portrait of one of the most popular American singers in history.more In this fullest account ever of her life, Nicholson draws on fresh research and interviews with Ella's friends and colleagues. She succeeded, and is now the definition of "jazz singer" to millions, one of the greatest of all jazz musicians. What emerges in Stuart Nicholson's groundbreaking biography is a remarkable story of a poor black girl's determination to realize the American Dream in the face of racial and sexual prejudice. She succeeded, and is now the definition of "jazz singer" t The life of the very private and media-shy Ella Fitzgerald has long been shrouded in a mixture of half-truths and fiction. The life of the very private and media-shy Ella Fitzgerald has long been shrouded in a mixture of half-truths and fiction.
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