The grandeur as well as magic of Ella Fitzgerald doing online is offered vibrant life in the brand-new computer animated video clip for the unbelievable, unique efficiency of her precious song, “Cheek To Cheek,” videotaped online at the Hollywood Bowl on August 16, 1958 with a complete band, carried out as well as prepared by Paul Weston.
Directed as well as computer animated by London-based musician Sharon Liu, the wayward, wonderfully hand attracted as well as repainted “Cheek To Cheek” video clip admires the world-famous location which played such a critical component in Ella’s tale as well as commemorates The First Lady of Song via a stunning range of lovely, ever-changing dress as she shows off as well as twirls throughout vibrant scenes while masterfully singing the classic song.
” Ella’s songs has actually constantly been a favored in my house, so I really feel exceptionally recognized to develop this video for the famous Ella Fitzgerald’s unique online recording,” Sharon Liu stated. “Every solitary structure of the “Cheek To Cheek” video clip is hand attracted as well as artworked, each shade is hand repainted on a different layer for each and every structure. I really feel that hand attracted computer animation is the best aesthetic enhancement for jazz!”
” Cheek To Cheek” is from the honest launch, Ella At The Hollywood Bowl: The Irving Berlin Songbook, which will certainly be launched June 24 by means of Verve/UMe, as well as is the 2nd track previewing the cd, adhering to the online performance of “Puttin’ On The Ritz,” which is gone along with by a computer animated video clip, routed by Alberto Baroni, that smartly brings the track as well as Giulia Pelizzaro’s vibrant cd art to life.
The cd, which will certainly be offered on CD, plastic, restricted version yellow splatter plastic, as well as electronically, consists of 15 never-before-released tracks of Ella doing options of her now-classic cd, Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Irving Berlin Songbook, to an adoring sold-out group at the Hollywood Bowl in August of ’58. Performed as well as prepared by Paul Weston, that likewise prepared as well as carried out the workshop sessions, this show noted the only time that Ella carried out these famous setups cope with a complete band.
Discovered in the personal collection of manufacturer as well as Verve Records owner Norman Granz, this spots document notes the very first time an online Songbook has actually been launched from Ella. It is likewise substantial because it records the only time Ella operated in show with arranger-conductor Paul Weston. As well as, although she carried out routinely at the Hollywood Bowl, this is the initial unabridged show by Ella from this famous location to be launched (significantly, Ella was included plainly on Verve’s Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl cd, videotaped as well as launched in 1956, the year Granz developed the tag).
The Hollywood Bowl, which is commemorating its centennial this year, impended huge in Ella’s life She made her Bowl launching together with Louis Armstrong in 1956 at a star-studded program, which was launched as the dual LP, Jazz At The Hollywood Bowl Ella holds the unusual difference of having actually offered out the Hollywood Bowl in each of 5 years, from the 1950s via the 1990s. In addition to headlining various times, Ella, that stayed in LA for much of her profession, likewise carried out as component of the yearly Playboy Jazz Festival; her last look was a pair years prior to her passing away in 1996.
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