In Session with Ella Fitzgerald (Book & CD) [Sheet music]

Ella Fitzgerald (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: August 1, 2000 | Series: In Session With

Swing along with Ella Fitzgerald as she croons on eight classic jazz charts! With a voice and style like no other singer, Ella guides you into the world of some of the most classic standards! This book and CD is a comprehensive jazz education tool that includes notes, full demonstration tracks, and backing tracks as well as performance tips and hints. Titles include: Bewitched
* Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye
* Johnny One Note
* Makin' Whopee!
* My Funny Valentine
* Nice Work If You Can Get It
* Oh, Lady Be Good
* Slap That Bass.

Product Details

• Sheet music: 4 pages
• Publisher: IMP; Pap/Com edition (August 1, 2000)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1859098800
• ISBN-13: 978-1859098806
• Product Dimensions: 11.7 x 8.8 x 0.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 12.8 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,746,897 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars A gem for vocal teachers and students alike!!, June 15, 2006

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Ms. N. Henry (Australia) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: In Session with Ella Fitzgerald (Book & CD) (Sheet music)

I can not say enough about how wonderful this book and accompanying Cd are to singers studying the great Ella Fitzgerald. The demonstrated vocals are of the highest quality and along with the song scores and specific vocal notes accompanying each song,teachers and students alike can begin to understand and marvel at the vocal genius of Ella. Study notes aimed at vocalists are rare and usually extremely vague which makes this book stand out from the rest. I can only hope to find other books like this, looking specifically at the vocal aspects of some of the greatest singers in history.
I can not recommend this book highly enough for all vocalists, teachers, students and anyone who is slightly interested in the mastery that was Ella Fitzgerald.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Helpful Hints, October 21, 2001

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Alexina (Vancouver, BC Canada) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Session with Ella Fitzgerald (Book & CD) (Sheet music)

This book/CD is amazing. Not only does it include Ella's version of each song, it also has the backtrack, AND the sheet music! After each song in the book, there are a few pages that give you some tips on how to sing the songs JUST like she did! It's SUCH a good buy. It really helped me get ready for my competion this summer. Before I got this book, I didnt know what I was going to compete with, but then I bought it, read a few of the tips, mixed in a bit of my own style, and I got 3rd place out of 30!! Weither you want it for preformance ideas, or just to listen to around the house, it definately has my vote :)

4.0 out of 5 stars Jazz, November 29, 2008

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Laine (New Zealand) - See all my reviews

This review is from: In Session with Ella Fitzgerald (Book & CD) (Sheet music)

I really love this book and cd. Finally there are some music books coming out for the lower female voices. This is one of them. Only eight songs in this book but I like them all.There is a recording of Ella singing each song and backing tracks. A really good buy.