Slideshow
ELLA SINGS THE GERSHWIN SONGBOOK
2:20* 6:40*
Monday, January 27
Presented by Will Friedwald
SPECIAL ADMISSION: $22 NON-MEMBERS, $15 MEMBERS
A reprise of our acclaimed compilation of rare concert footage of the First Lady of Song, Ella Fitzgerald, 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 historian Will Friedwald. Produced by Bruce Goldstein.
Will Friedwald writes about jazz and nightlife for The Wall Street Journal, and is the author of eight books on music and popular culture, including the award-winning A Biographical Guide to the Great Jazz and Pop Singers, Sinatra: The Song is You, Stardust Melodies, Tony Bennett: The Good Life and Jazz Singing. He has written over 600 liner notes for compact discs, received ten Grammy nominations and appears frequently on television and other documentaries.