Thursday, March 29, 2007

The livin' is easy

I was hoping to find some footage of 'I Loves You, Porgy' with Louis Armstrong and there may well be some. But I've got a weird fascination with this song so I always grab it when I find it. With the drums almost inaudible and the piano and bass filling in only the barest outlines of back-up, she is absolutely in charge here, a spare, moody performance. This is good stuff.

Ella Fitzgerald -- 'Summertime'

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