Ella Fitzgerald's isolated voice exposes her TRUE depth of expression! 

She is considered one of the GOATS! In her lifetime she recorded over 200 albums and won 14 Grammys!!! I could listen to her all day long!

She makes my heart bleed with sorrow and joy. An absolute master.

And keep in mind, 1968 was about 15 years past her prime. I'm convinced Miss Ella is the greatest singer ever. Period. Great analysis!

Finally we get see her artistry through the pitch monitoring software. Nobody had such a magnificent vocal instrument.

That was sheer vocal artistry. Control and improv within performance.

the recordings of Ella and Sachmo are among the most wonderful things that have ever happened.

Her vibrato covers a wider area than one seen on all the other people's pitch monitors? Shows how rich her voice is. She was a queen

I love the way Fil looks so admiringly as she sings. It’s rather appropriate that Ella’s performance is admired subjectively by Fil and objectively by the analysis software on either side of Ella’s video.

One of my favorite vocalists of all time. Her phrasing and scatting have yet to be topped to this day. In her live version of Lullaby of Birdland, she sounds like a rock singer.

And with a Voice like Ella's ringin' out, There's no way the Band can Lose!

She had brass, she had sass ,she had class. A world class singer. She makes people like billie eliish sound like a three year old. Ella was a real gem of the old guard.

Love it when she went loud and high, singing "one of these mornings", and the pianist turns towards her and smiles. Going to take a while for the chills I got from this to fade away. Thanks, Fil, this one is special.

I was introduced to Ella, Sarah Vaughn, the inimitable Nat King Cole, and many others from birth, (1958), by my Uncle Les. He loved jazz, amongst many other genres, but I never did latch on, especially to the really loose jazz. But I did love songs and performances such as this one. Ella was always Les' favorite. We moved to the US in 1988 and I was away from Les' music for a few years - then the internet brought them back to me!! Les passed away 18 months ago at age 92. He never grew tired of playing the same songs over and over again, much to my Mum's chagrin!! Lol.

I absolutely love Ella Fitzgerald

Ella was a Goddess of Song. No one could do it like Ella. She was at the height of powers in the late ‘50’s thru the ‘60’s. This performance: wow.

Just memorizing....Fil The push and pull of the voice... The notes moving where she puts them...she commands this performance... Keep on rocking Fil 🤘❤️

This song is less ornamented than many of the songs she was famous for. Its a lullaby so if you want to keep that it can't get too gymnastic. I did see Ella live and she got three standing ovations for sing Old MacDonald Hard a Farm. Few musicians had her virtuosity with an instrument.

So enjoyable to hear Ella in your analyses. As a toddler, my grandson either fell asleep listening to Ella’s soft sounds or enjoyed her upbeat singing while awake. Great pick, Fil!

It felt like the world stopped for a few minutes listening to that vocal, I adore that woman ❤️

I saw her in person in Chicago back in 1975 or 76. She was terrific.

Thank you for this review. Ella is a Master Class. I feel the best vocalist to have ever performed.

When I see/hear a performance like this, I cry. Ella would make most people's top five list of the greatest female vocalists of all time, and a performance like this would only cement that estimation. Artists of that era needed no autotune to be masters of the vocal arts. She used her voice like an instrument, akin to how the Mills Brothers utilized their voices to do the same. Fil you really should bookend this excellent analysis with one sampling the "Divine One' Sarah Vaughan's performance of "Misty' in Stockholm circa 1964, a performance of equal majesty, and considering she was ill at the time, one of the greatest performances ever committed to video.

This really shows how AMAZING Ella really was! To think this performance was also later in her career too!!!!!!

One of the most beautiful voices I’ve ever heard. Such control. Here she was no longer young either. Perfect pitch always. Just gorgeous.

Just before this I listened to Ella and Louie Armstrong, with his trumpet, preform Summertime. Beautiful!

This takes me back. She was Dad's favorite singer, & I fell asleep listening to her (on reel-to-reel tapes) so many nights as a child. What a voice!

Nooooo one like Ella Fitzgerald. Beautiful artistry, beautiful tone. One of the all time Greats! ❤❤❤

Thank you, Fil! No one today compares to Ella. These non-singers today can never do what this lady did.

She truly was and still is even after she passed away a Queen! A master of her art.

Such a voice and feeling, like perfect! ❤️

My dear friend... Paulo... who passed away this year.... used to play the house piano at the Royal York... Ella would often perform there.... I never heard Ella there... but Paulo did play the piano with her... When he'd play the song in latter years... he would play 50 notes... for every one note... that Ella sings here... Both performances... by Ella... here... and by Paulo... on his... or my piano... were truly anazing performances... which made me feel... that life is worth living... just to hear this song... performed by someone... who could express it... with their soul...

❤️❤️🔥🔥 My father's favorite singer, been listening to her my entire life. Thank you 🙏

Of course I've heard of her, but I never heard her. All I can say is, DAMN! She was freakin' phenomenal! I can't believe that range she had. Your voice is kickass as well Fil! Thanks for showing this, otherwise I would've never looked her up. Now I'm gonna go and check out some more of her songs.

Love Ella and as always you're astute anaylsis ... "Uses her voice as an instrument " "Dynamic subtely " "Applying vibrato to the soft notes " "Delaying the vocal lines " So much going on ,Thanks again Fil 😎Rock🤟

Bloody hell. Amazing. My dad got to meet Ella Fitzgerald. The bastard.

Wow, Fil, listening to Ella and your appreciation of her makes me both happy and sad. Happy because of her stratospheric talent and because you're spotlighting her in 2022, but sad because I feel like the modern music industry has almost completely crushed this kind of artistry. I don't know, maybe I'm being a sad old guy pining for the past, but I feel like the vibe these days is that singers can just do whatever and it's "fixed" in production. So many monumental talents of the past would never get past the gate today, or they have to kill what's special about their voices to even get airplay. Ugh. It's depressing!

Before I watched and listened to your analysis I had to look up Ella's Berlin appearances but I don't have any idea why Berlin was so important to her. So smooth - no words needed, all you have to do is close your eyes, open your heart and listen... Thank you so much! ❤

Ella...total class. Love her so much. I really enjoy her duets with Louise Armstrong...but alone she is hauntingly beautiful. Really nice to see her vocals isolated and with the software. It is cool to see technology kind of explain (with your help Fil) why we are drawn to an artist.

I have loved Ella since the early 60’s. She is perfection

I love the smile on your face as you are listening to Ella. You don't want to talk as much as you want to listen to her. Her breath and tone and pitch were magnificent. Thank you for playing it all the way before analyzing.

In the early 70s, my older brother took me to Baker's Keyboard Saloon in Detroit to see Ella who was accompanied by Joe Pass. I knew it was something special, but too young to know why. Too young to appreciate each greatness! Thanks for this analysis!

So glad to see you evaluate Ella's vocals! I have always loved her voice and performance! Just beautiful!

She certainly tells a story with her voice; holds those notes & caresses them or raises them. Thanks Fil😊💚💚

I've always loved her album from 1956, Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Song Book. I was listening to it this morning in celebration of her birthday and then, when I saw this notification, I thought wow, that was pretty artful timing on your part. She's another pure voice from my childhood that always makes me smile.😊 edit: I almost forgot to say how much fun listening to her and Louis Armstrong was for me back then too. I was 5 when both of those albums came out and we still had just a small box type phono, it wasn't even Hi-Fi but it didn't matter. 💖🤘

Voice of an angel . The smile of a greek god . Keep Up the good work pegasus !

Ella possibly the best ever. Thanks for featuring her.

I first caught this performance over 20 years ago and was just blown away. I still think it is the greatest vocal performance I have ever heard. Thanks for the analysis.

Love Ella, so much feeling in her voice. Highly recommend her Songbook CD collection box-set. So many standout performances. Thanks Fil for highlighting this American treasure.

The greatest female singer of all time.

I'm always soooo impressed that you appreciate the great singers of the past....unlike the crap of today's singers. You have an incredible ear. I love how you dissect a great vocal. I also love how you reveal and confirm auto-tune...the dead give-away of a poor vocalist. ❤🎼🎶

Her voice is incomparable. She easily sings from low to high and back. I was amazed at how even her vibrato is -high or low range. How would her range be classified? Contralto? However she sings through almost every register. Thanks for another analysis.

You, sir, are amazing. Thank you for doing this. This is one of my favorites. Ella was absolutely amazing….you sound amazing, too!

Ella was a One Off 🌹 No one compares. TY for showing her off ☺️

She’s always been my favorite singer. My parents took me to her concert when I was a 2 or 3 weeks old. I was very quiet and just enjoyed the concert. My first introduction to live music.

Brilliant brilliant Ella! Thank you Fil for including her here… she was an extraordinary coloratura mezzo soprano, with her virtuost scat singing. Beautiful sound here in lyrical Summertime

Ella's voice was liquid Gold, none better.

Oh wow. Look at how even those lines are!! Really awesome analysis. There's something so comforting about being in such skilled hands. Well, also my dad would sing this song to me as a lullaby. Comfort City.

Brilliant analysis... Dylan describes himself as 'first among equals, second to none' and this also fits miss ella... thanks for this great series...

I was a young child when Ella's was on TV fairly frequently. I love hearing this now and your analysis helps me appreciate her greatness. Thank you Fil.

She was great. She was still only 50 here, but appears much older. Ella was fantastic, she understood a song, and just what to do, to make it sound incredible. I love your video,s Fil you always hit the nail on the head.

Ella is in a class all of her own and just puts me on the floor. Thank you for this analysis of true genius.

My god! I always thought she had a voice like honey, but this was a whole other dimension ☺ Incredible range and control. Thanks for another detailed & appreciative analysis. I always learn something from your videos!

Her ‘gift’ (voice) is truly amazing! None like her since. 🎤❤️

I was so fortunate to have seen Ella in 1987 near the end of her life. She had lost some if her range but was still such a fantastic showman and still had so much technique it was wonderful! Thank for analyzing her!.

An orchestra in her voice. Such an emotional journey, she takes us. The only other lady of jazz with Ella's vocal skills is Sarah Vaughan. I would love to a video analysis of the lovely Ms Vaughan. I was really impressed how you pointed out Ella's breathing technique with the mike, Fil.

I love Ella. What a great voice she had. Too bad we don't have music like this anymore. I hope you will do more. Thank you Fil. Take care and see you Tuesday night.

Ella really is enchanting! Thank you for the video of the "First Lady Of Song". What a beautiful voice - no one sang like Ella Fitzgerald.

Masterpiece! My dad's favorite music. I inhereted it from him. But I lean more to blues. 💜

Truly the Queen of Jazz! There will never be another.

Your analysis of this incredible talent was first rate.

Gotta love Ella. I heard her when I was a kid and even then knew she was something special.

I discovered Ella when I was in college in the early 90s. Can’t exactly remember how I found her music, but I have been a fan ever since. I was Nirvana on the streets and Ella in the sheets. 😂

great analysis of my all time favorite singer. Thanks

Thanks! Sooo love Ella. ❤

Gives me goosebumps! An incredible performance.

Found it and enjoyed it. Actually I told my daughter (an opera student in university) about your channel last night which she then checked out. We then tonight watched this and the Julie Andrew’s episode together simultaneously. Tons of fun. And the secondary benefit to young performers is that imperfections make us unique!!

Just from listening to her sing I give this video a thumbs up!👍

Absolutely gorgeous! Ella is my favorite Jazz singer. I don't know if you've already been told, but Marilyn Monroe tried to emulate her singing because she adored her so much.

Eyowza! Thanks My favorite piece of music and my favourite version is by Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong. This version is a new gift. Thanks! She was an amazing singer. Thanks for you work.

Fantastic song to showcase Ella's magnificent voice, Fil, thank you so very much! Hearing you hit those same notes demonstrates what a great singer you are, coupled with your amazing ability to teach us about the intricacies of such a great artist's performance which is truly enlightening and why we keep coming back for more. Cheers~

There’s no one like Ella! As much as I LOVE Judy, Barbra, n Aretha…I gotta give the nod to Ella! Bing Crosby said “Man, Woman or child, Ella is IT!” Fully agree with NO denigration of my other favorites. She never made mega millions n ground out countless shows over decades from young until close to death. No one like her.

I think Ella Fitzgerald was one of the best female vocalist ever!!! Yes, as your video here proves this!!! And thank you so much for breaking that down for us!!! You did a fabulous job on that!!! Yes, the queen of jazz, the queen of the blues perhaps, and what else?! I’m so impressed with you, Fil, you’re being into hard rock and all, but you can and are willing to and seem to like to look at all kinds of music and artists!!!!

Suggestion: Marilyn McCoo. The track that really shows her vocal chops more than any is If I Could Reach You. She's also done this live for a comparison.

A voice like melted butter

My grandma had to be one of her biggest fans. I still have many of her vinyls! lol. This analyses was great!

On, "...high," (...and the cotton is high), she's not closing off to a hum. She closing the diphthong gradually. Essentially instead of two vowel sounds (AH and EE), she's slowly transitioning from the former to the latter...technically generating every vowel sound in between. In classical training, this is actually frowned upon; one is "supposed to" hold the first vowel sound until the very end, and _then_ close to the second. In _very_ untrained singers (or people intentionally stylizing their vocals, like Adele), one occasionally hears people going to the second vowel sound almost immediately. In Ella's case, the slow transition creates a change so smooth, you almost forget that the word _is_ a diphthong. She truly was a master of her instrument.

When she did the word “high” which is the AH-Ee vowel. She added a slight hum with the Ee vowel. The Ee is compressed. The Ah vowel is open.

Merci beaucoup for this. Just an amazing performance.

This was just fantastic Fil ! I'm a lifelong fan, and to see the isolated track is stunning. I never understood why she held the mic up so high, and you explained it so well. I sing, and took to heart Ella's intention of using her voice like a trumpet. Great video, and I truly thank you for your work.

Ella is magnificent and I love her voice I love for you to do a segment on Sarah Vaughan and Donna Washington to Great Ladies of Soul

Fabulous voice so full of style and emotion❤

The unstoppable voice of Ella Fitzgerald! As far as I am concerned, her voice would be on the Mount Rushmore of voices (alongside Karen Carpenter, Linda Rondstadt, and Aretha Franklin)

What a voice! I have always been in awe of her and her singing. An unmatched gift to ear. The respect she got from her fellow performers, including Frank Sinatra. Summertime is perfect for her voice, but I'm sure she'd never sing any song badly.

I really enjoyed your analysis of this performance. It's one of my favorites. I learned a lot and your adoring admiration for Ella shown through loudly when you'd smile at her sheer talent. Thank you!

Thank you so much for doing Ella! It took me a long time to realize how much of what I liked about her voice was the vibrato - very wide range, but at the right rate to make it part of the overall tone and not stand out in itself. This became obvious when a radio program long ago played a LP of hers at 45 rpm (or was it 78?). Anyway, the vibrato in the "chipmunk" rendition is overwhelming and all you can hear. Conclusion? She had a keen sense of the audible quality of her voice and could make it perform her vision of the music flawlessly.

Thank you for analyzing Ella. Always loved Billie Holiday's rendition of Summertime...until I heard Ella's version! Loved her voice and everything she sang. When I was a kid Memorex cassette tapes did a commercial featuring Ella's voice hitting a high note and breaking a wine glass and the quality of their cassette to capture the quality! Loved her scatting and duet with Louie Armstrong singing Cheek to Cheek and Dream a Little Dtram. Thanks again Fil!

Fil after hearing your demonstration on the way Ella was singing in this performance. you could do a great cover of this classic track. love your intro on Ella Fitzgerald she was one classy lady.

Someone once told me she had perfect pitch and Duke Ellington used her to tune the orchestra!

Incredible, timeless voice. Excellent pick and excellent review.

Her chosen notes remind me of what I might play melodically if I were to improv this on piano. Her vocal runs fit naturally on the keys of a piano so well.