Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa (Great Black Performers, 3)

Ella Fitzgerald: The Tale of a Vocal Virtuosa (Great Black Performers, 3) by Pinkney, Andrea. hardcover edition. ISBN: 9780786805686.

Ella Fitzgerald began her life as a singer on the stage of the Apollo Theater when she was just seventeen years old. Her rich voice and vocal innovations brought her fame and a remarkable career than spanned half a century and won her generations of fans around the world. Acclaimed author Andrea Davis Pinkney has told Ellas inspiring story in the voice of Scat Cat Monroe, a feline fan whose imagined narrative sings with the infectious rhythms of scat. Two-time Caldecott Honor winner Brian Pinkneys dramatic perspectives and fantastical images offer a jazzy improvisation all their own.