ELLA

by Geoffrey Mark, Mies Hora (Editor)

Overview

Ella Jane Fitzgerald, "First Lady of Song," became an internationally celebrated cultural force who has been called the greatest female singer in history. ELLA chronicles the ultimate rags-to-riches embodiment of the American dream, whose personal life was one of the best-kept secrets in show business--until now.

This Centennial Birthday Edition is illustrated with dozens of photos of Ella, including artifacts from her life and internationally acclaimed career. Developed with material from the archives of her estate, ELLA reveals the unknown side of the famous vocalist. This tome not only covers her career spanning seven decades with many never-before seen photos, interviews, and anecdotes, but delivers for the first time the true, untold story of Ella--the woman.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940159085351
Publisher:	Ultimate Symbol
Publication date:	03/19/2018
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

About the Author

Critics have called Geoffrey Mark “a walking encyclopedia of show business history.” Born in Brooklyn, NY and raised all over the country, Mr. Mark has spent his entire life in one part of show business or another. He has appeared off-Broadway and in summer stock, been a singer and stand-up comedian in New York nightclubs and cabarets, and is the proud recipient of an Emmy Award and a Grammy Award nomination. He personally enjoyed seeing Ella 25 times in concert and was privileged to assist her, in her later years, by providing playlists utilizing songs that fit her vocal range in the order in which they should be performed. He also became a close friend to Joe Pass, her preferred guitar accompanist. Mr. Mark co-hosted (with Paul Petersen) the radio series Taking the High Road heard in eighty-two markets, as well as the local Los Angeles series The Geoffrey Mark Show on KRLA. He hosted two radio series in Los Angeles, writes comedy for several stand-up comedians, and writes and produces documentaries and reality shows for cable television. Geoffrey has hosted several special programs on radio and television and is also in demand as The Family Affair Cookbook. Geoffrey is the producer of Nigel: Come Back to Me, a CD with a seventeen-piece Big Band, and directed Spirit of the King, an Elvis show at the Spa Casino in Palm Springs. Mr. Mark lives in Rancho Mirage, California.

Editorial Reviews

A thoroughly engrossing treasure; lengthy bio, discography and hundreds of amazing anecdotes about the Queen of Jazz.

Feathered Quill - Barbra Scott

Finally, Ella Fitzgerald has gotten the biography that she deserves. Both the vocal legend and the woman are brought vividly, insightfully and movingly to life.

Award-winning author of Deep in a Dream: The Long Night of Chet Baker and Stormy Weather: The Life of Lena Horne - James Gavin

This is the authoritative compendium that will remain the last word on Ella Fitzgerald! Nobody has ever captured the amazing life and exemplary career of the Premiere Chanteuse as well as Mr. Mark has in this book.

Jazz radio host and legendary TV announcer - Randy West