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PREVIOUSLY PLAYED

ELLA FITZGERALD SINGS THE GERSHWIN SONGBOOK

Wednesday, April 25 at 7:30

BACK BY POPULAR DEMAND!

Presented by jazz critic Will Friedwald

To celebrate the 101st anniversary of the birth of Ella Fitzgerald (born on April 25 in 1917), a reprise of this unique compilation of rare concert footage of the First Lady of Song performing George and Ira Gershwin classics, both solo and alongside the likes of Frank Sinatra, Duke Ellington, Sammy Davis Jr., et al.

Presented by Wall Street Journal jazz critic and columnist Will Friedwald, author of nine books on American music and popular culture, including his latest, The Great Jazz and Pop Vocal Albums.

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