Ella herself said in an interview that her biggest influence was Connie Boswell, from New Orleans, who was performing jazz in the 1920s. I heard her say it. Don't know why that wasn't mentioned in the documentary. Instead, Louis Armstrong is shownas "probably" being an influence for skat singing.
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
2019
Biography / Documentary / Music
Ella Fitzgerald: Just One of Those Things
2019
Biography / Documentary / Music
Plot summary
Canvassing six decades of Ella Fitzgerald's astonishing trajectory from a teenager living on the streets of Harlem to her life changing appearance at the Apollo Theatre, JUST ONE OF THOSE THINGS illustrates her sublime transformation, reconstructing the stale stock narrative into a well-rounded examination of her mixed fortunes.
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Ella's Major Influence
Underrated
This is not a comprehensive biography but it captures her aura beautifully. Forget being critical, just sit back and enjoy. As she would say: boy doo bee bwee boy doot doo boop bwee boot dih dee oot hat laht lad dlee oo dah loh dn loh dey oht dey loh dl ah loh bee oh boy oo dee boo bwee oo dee oo boo blap oo dee oo beh.
Ella's is a fascinating story of strife, success, and its price..
This documentary is not. A weak strand holds it together, with a whole lot of unworthy interviews, and ending with a star struck unknown rendering ella's tisket tasket without any of ella's flavor.. A lost opportunity..