Thursday, 10/1/09

The other night, when I saw Sheila Jordan (9/28/09 post), she dedicated a number to Ella: “No one else could scat like that.”

Ella Fitzgerald, “It Don’t Mean a Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing),” TV performance, 1974

(One of the great things about music is that it gives you a chance to get to know some great people—like, for instance, Linda Van Dyke, reed player, teacher, person extraordinaire, who sent me this clip.)