Billie Holiday began recording at 18, in a 1933 session with Benny Goodman and was musically active until her death at 44 in 1959. Ella Fitzgerald also began recording at 18 (in 1935 as the singer ...

In thinking about vocal jazz, I’m continually drawn to two legends: Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald. They are perhaps the most emblematic singers of the genre, voices that most have heard at ...

2017 marks 100 years since the birth of Ella ... and Billie Holiday. She has always had an appreciation for vintage music. “I guess I just have an old soul,” she says, laughing. Fitzgerald ...

The trio became the house rhythm section for Granz's record labels and the guitarist worked with and backed players like Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Stan Getz, Billie Holiday, Ben Webster ...