The Frim Fram Sauce - Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong

I never tire of listening to Ella Fitzgerald.  In addition to an extraordinary vocal range (of more than three usable octaves, surpassing most opera singers), her skills with vocal improvisation and scat singing are legend.  Add in a voice of pure gold, and you have Ella.

Fitzgerald, known for her extreme shyness, was discovered in an amateur singing contest in Harlem in the early 30's.  Working with Chick Webb, she began a long and prolific live and recorded music career.  She started winning Grammy awards as soon as the Awards were given back in 1958, winning 13 over the course of her lifetime. She recorded over 200 albums before her death in 1996.  (With a reputation for being extraordinarily shy,

This is perhaps the best-known version of this classic jazz song originally made popular by the Nat King Cole Trio (although in my mind, Louis and Ella have made this a perpetual classic).

Happy listening!

Ella Fitzgerald – The Frim Fram Sauce