EllaGeek External Media:
Date Posted |
Title | Author | Teaser | Reviewing THIS song or album | Search Terms | |
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| Thursday, July 2, 2009 - 18:15 | Bette Midler's Version of Miss Otis Regrets | mojo |
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Just what Mojo sez: Bette Midler doing Miss Otis Regrets. Slightly different from Ella's. |
Miss Otis Regrets (She's Unable to Lunch Today) (1956) | External Video, Work or performance mentioned in a review or blog. |
| Monday, July 6, 2009 - 20:30 | Kiss Me Kate Trailer | mojo |
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For those who have been wondering--a brief trailer of the MGM musical Kiss Me Kate. You can see a brief bit of Ann Miller doing her ultra-sexxaay tap-dancing to Too Darn Hot at 2:27. |
Too Darn Hot (1956) | External Video, Work or performance mentioned in a review or blog. |
| Wednesday, July 22, 2009 - 09:37 | NPR's Portrait of Ella | mojo |
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This is a really nice radio portrait of Ella. Lots of interviews with musicians, critics and the First Lady herself. (You'll even find out the names of her girlhood friends who all applied to get into that fateful talent show at the Apollo... |
Ella being interviewed, External Audio, External Webpage, Ella performing, Industry professional discussing Ella--critic, producers, etc., Other artist talking about being influenced by Ella, Other artists performing with Ella, Other artists talking about working with Ella | |
| Thursday, July 23, 2009 - 13:59 | Buddy Remembers Ella | mojo |
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Buddy Bregman, who arranged and conducted the legendary Cole Porter Songbook, reminisces about working with Ella. It's a mishmash of impressions and memories, with some very charming details. |
Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook | External Webpage, Ella--candid, Industry professional discussing Ella--critic, producers, etc., Other artists talking about working with Ella |
| Monday, July 27, 2009 - 17:18 | NYT Review | mojo |
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This is the New York Times review I was talking about.... |
All Through the Night (1956) | External Webpage, Industry professional discussing Ella--critic, producers, etc., Work or performance mentioned in a review or blog. |
| Friday, August 14, 2009 - 07:04 | Ella Singing "Old MacDonald Had a Farm" | mojo |
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Just what the title says. No, I am not kidding. |
Let's Do It (Let's Fall in Love) (1956) | External Video, Ella performing |
| Monday, August 31, 2009 - 04:33 | Remembering Ella | mojo |
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Setting Up The Stage: Tuning Up; Granz And Fitzgerald Talking | External Webpage, Industry professional discussing Ella--critic, producers, etc. | |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 15:16 | Ella Singing "That Old Black Magic" 1965 | mojo |
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Circa 1965, according to the title. Dig the blond hair! |
That Old Black Magic (1960) | External Video, Ella performing |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 15:20 | Ella Sings "That Old Black Magic" | mojo |
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Ella on the Dean Martin show. Anyone know the date? |
That Old Black Magic (1960) | External Video, Ella performing |
| Tuesday, September 8, 2009 - 15:25 | Ella Sings "That Old Black Magic" 1987 | mojo |
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Ella singing "That Old Black Magic", prefaced by some songs from "My Fair Lady". Sung in 1987. Which would put her close to 70 years old. Dang! |
That Old Black Magic (1960) | External Video, Ella performing |
