Becoming Ella Fitzgerald by Judith Tick
A landmark biography that reclaims Ella Fitzgerald as a major American artist and modernist innovator
"[A] worthy new biography" -- Christopher Bray - Daily Mail
"Thoughtful and thorough.. trace[s] the singer through the vast variety of songs she sang, songs that not only defined Fitzgerald's career but which came to define what it is to be a jazz singer." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Becoming Ella Fitzgerald offers a detailed account of the singer’s life, even if she remains a somewhat enigmatic figure. It succeeds in arguing that Fitzgerald’s legacy lies, in part, in how she forced an entire industry to become more accepting of talent—however it appears or sounds." -- The Economist
"[A] tenaciously researched book... This fine account reveals one of the greats in an entirely new light." -- Philip Clark - Prospect
"Thoughtful and thorough.. trace[s] the singer through the vast variety of songs she sang, songs that not only defined Fitzgerald's career but which came to define what it is to be a jazz singer." -- The Wall Street Journal
"Becoming Ella Fitzgerald offers a detailed account of the singer’s life, even if she remains a somewhat enigmatic figure. It succeeds in arguing that Fitzgerald’s legacy lies, in part, in how she forced an entire industry to become more accepting of talent—however it appears or sounds." -- The Economist
"[A] tenaciously researched book... This fine account reveals one of the greats in an entirely new light." -- Philip Clark - Prospect
Judith Tick is professor emerita of music history at Northeastern University. She has published award-winning books and articles about American music and women’s history in music, including Ruth Crawford Seeger: A Composer’s Search for American Music. She lives in Brookline, Massachusetts, and Studio City, California.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780393241051 |
| ISBN 10 | 039324105X |
| Title | Becoming Ella Fitzgerald |
| Author | Judith Tick |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | WW Norton & Co |
| Year published | 2024-01-26 |
| Number of pages | 592 |
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