Ella Fitzgerald British TV 1961 Mr Paganini

[@flosoleil9118]

Personne ne peut..pourra.. remplacer cette grande Dame ..du jazz..

[@lelalanae8123]

Effortlessly perfection. I literally cried. I only wish I could’ve seen her. My absolute favorite!!

[@realfredwithtires]

Nobody! Repeat: NOBODY comes within a 1,000 miles of her!

[@vincenzofevola6060]

E' più' clarino la sua voce che il clarino stesso!

[@marcocolecchia4147]

10000000000 I'd say

[@soulscanner66]

You can't say that enough.

[@kendaves3841]

So true. She was a gift.

[@aarondigby5054]

Mr. Pagannini??

[@Sailorlluna]

An icon. A legend. The immortal crooner. The timeless songstress. My heart. My soul. 💖

[@CelestialGatez]

Her voice is so angelic and soothing. Akin to a warm embrace. Just Beautiful.

[@RandyRobertslive]

untouchable. there will never be another like her.

[@kendaves3841]

It tears at the heart, because it's so true.

[@lieberbarzel]

Greatest singer ever.

[@stefangiudici5547]

Probably the best to ever do anything lol

[@jeanettesteed3326]

They’ll never be another I’m 75 and I have idolised her since I was 13 If there is a heaven and I’m lucky enough to get there, I would kneel at the feet of Miss Ella

[@christineb7304]

the raaaaaaange! the vocal acrobatics! the greatness of Ella Fitzgerald

[@JoshDavionOfficial]

2022 still listening and watching...

[@valeriesara]

Scat away in Heaven Miss Ella for you are the Queen.

[@wernermatrisch2]

She will live on for many, many generations of music lovers. She is so wonderful!

[@Nacho-Mamma]

Dame Ella had the best voice ever. Simply love hearing her sing. And she has such fun singing this masterpiece of jazz.

[@llddau]

Dame? A North American cannot be a Dame. Even if some people like to use the word just for somebody older, or accomplished, or who runs a house. The closest they can ever come is a DBE after their name, and never an actual title.

[@Nacho-Mamma]

​@@llddau I don't support the "Woke" police! As I said, "DAME"!

[@donwardell6368]

We all grew a foot taller and moved towards the heavens - thank you Ella you make the world a better place - Love You Don Wardell

[@littletwinburn9754]

Don Wardell thanks for the post. You hit the nail on the head!

[@kendaves3841]

What a great comment. Thank you!

[@rachelritarichter7591]

Her rendition of Round Midnight was Heavenly!!!

[@kendaves3841]

F***!!! Almighty God proves his existence here and now in 1961 on a stage in London. THE very best. THE BEST! What a singer. What a great performer. What a living musical instrument. What an amazing humble and sweet talent!

[@sherryab3964]

Let this be a lesson to humanity: Ella Fitzgerald grew up in a single Mom household, never knew who her father was and dirt poor. Her albums are the most quintessential of the most elitist jazz collections. There are poor kids today who are looked down upon and no chances or considerations given. Just think of that. Ella Fitzgerald, the greatest singer who ever lived, a legend and the First Lady of song forever.

[@thequeen5684]

Music! Ella looks beautiful. The band is perfection. Classy. Classic.

[@jpbowie]

Round Midnight - perfection

[@irenekent4335]

Oh such a huge favourite of mine my dear brothers played records on a radio gram they put together and they had most of Ella's I have happy plus tearful memories as my darling brothers are at peace and I miss them so

[@bobtaylor170]

😘

[@nannacordeiro]

There should be a Love button. I had only listened to the song, but the video is as great as the song itself.

[@sauquoit13456]

On this day in 1968 {April 28th} Ella Fitzgerald performed "Mr. Paganini" on the CBS-TV musical variety program, 'The Ed Sullivan Show'... In 1961 it reached #20 on Billboard's Adult Contemporary Tracks chart... And on the same 'Sullivan' show she also performed her covered version of "Can't Buy Me Love", four years earlier in May of 1964 Verve Records released "Can't Buy Me Love", b/w "Hello Dolly", neither side made Billboard's Top 100 chart, but "Can't Buy Me Love" did peak at #24 on Germany's GfK Entertainment chart... Between 1936 and 1963 the Virginia native had fifty-seven charted records, twenty made the Top 10 with four reaching #1, "Goodnight, My Love" {1936}, "A-Tisket, A-Tasket" {1938}, "I'm Making Believe" {1944}, and "Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall" {1944}... Ella Jane Fitzgerald passed away at the age of 79 on June 15th, 1996... May she R.I.P.

[@greentape7817]

YES! Thank goodness, Ive been looking for this version for ages. Legend of all legends, GOAT of all GOATs

[@quantumdino]

Wow,I love her so much. She isthe greatest voice

[@needahandle]

Her voice, the tone. I love it

[@shadabundi]

lets give credit to The creator for giving ella such a beautiful voice God rest her soal

[@eltonallen3006]

She was just unbelievable! Wow ! 🙏🏻

[@asmerceadar7]

this is from her European tour in 1961,, the concert in Berlin is AWESOME !! This # from Berlin was never arranged better!

[@MimusNajiuss]

She's incredible....

[@bobtaylor170]

This is wonderful. Thank you for posting it. Ella's performance of Mr Paganini from the April 28, 1968 Ed Sullivan Show is also now on KZbin.

[@randomperson902]

Such an amazing singer and musician she was.

[@alanhope8971]

There are hardly words available to describe the level and depths of her talent and artistry. She truly knew how to serve a song. There will never ever be another Ella Fitzgerald.

[@RanBlakePiano]

Alan Hope maybe an instrumentalist. Herbie ?

[@khaimang4]

In the second song in the clip "Round Midnight", the pianist is the great Oscar Peterson!

[@donnmckinney9057]

Speaking of Virtuosi !

[@direfranchement]

And who said Gods aren't still coming to Earth disguised as mortals? Talent divine.

[@steviebentley2248]

Fun fact: Ella Fitzgerald, the greatest jazz singer of all time, had such horrible stage fright and THAT'S why she closes her eyes.

[@kendaves3841]

And why she goes straight from one song to the next, never soaking up applause. Just giving.

[@山下恵美子-v4o]

Ella,You are the best,forever!

[@ivh1968]

I only realized at the end of this clip that i hadn't breathed all the way through... totally fixated by her voice.

[@yomama861]

Thank you for reposting this! I wondered where it went.

[@maureengibbons2172]

THE BEST!

[@maureen1938]

SUPER.....!!! Thanks for posting this great video.

[@bereza2]

Всегда ,как в первый раз ! талантлива и неповторима

[@aarondigby5054]

LISTEN PAGANINI !!!

[@murielstern6242]

Quel plaisir,, enchantement et bonheur Merci Dame Fitzgerald

[@maonia1465]

Juste incroyable ♥️💣

[@MJLeger-yj1ww]

Brilliant -- just plain incomparable, Lady Ella! Absolutely NO one can do this song like Ella! But then, she sings every song she does with such great aplomb. RIP, dear Ella. (BTW, Celine can't even touch this song like Ella, though she tries, because NO one in the world could or ever will do scat like Ella. Mel Torme tries too, but no!

[@brucekuehn4031]

The dress seems to be the same so I assume it is the same show but of course there is a switch in piano players. Lou Levy starts out with Mr Paganini. They had a hit with it in 1961 on Ella in Hollywood recorded live at the Crescendo. Then we have Oscar Peterson at the keys for Round Midnight. And hey, her cadenza at the end? Wow! I wonder what else they played and if there is more available from the broadcast?

[@erikpauls80]

Simply amazing and calming thank you Sirius Sinatra

[@tulumize]

I never cared much for moonlight skies I never blinked back at fireflies !

[@yasingulec113]

The concert was over in Carnegie Hall The maestro took bow after bow He said, "My dear friends I have given my all I'm sorry, it's all over now" When from the gallery way up high There suddenly came this mournful cry "Mr. Paganini, please play my rhapsody And if you cannot play it, won't you sing it? And if you can't sing it, you'll simply have to " "Mr. Paganini, we breathlessly await Your masterful baton, go on and sling it And if you can't sling it, you'll simply have to " We heard your repertoire and at the final bar We greeted you with a round applause But what a great ovation, your interpretation " "Mr. Paganini, now don't you be a meanie What have you up your sleeve? Come on and spring it And if you don't spring it, that means you'll have to " "Mr. Paganini, please play my rhapsody And if you cannot play it, won't you sing it? And if the boys is bopping ain't no need in stopping " "Mr. Paganini, we breathlessly await Your masterful baton, go on and sling it If the boys are bopping ain't no need in stopping" A Tisket a tasket I lost my yellow basket We heard your repertoire and at the final bar We greeted you with a round applause But what a great ovation, your interpretation "Listen Paganini, now don't you be a meanie What have you up your sleeve? Come on and spring it And if you don't spring it, that means you have to" We've heard your repertoire and at the final bar We greeted you, we greeted you with wild applause But what a great ovation, your interpretation "Mr. Paganini, now don't you be a meanie What have you up your sleeve? Come on and spring it And if you don't spring it, that means you have to swing it"

[@bobtaylor170]

Isn't this the most wonderful song? I don't know of a song which exhilarates me as much.

[@jasminwilliams5565]

Incomparable

[@deeliciousplum]

Oh, my! I love this rendition of this most fun and beautiful composition. Thanks for sharing this.

[@leong50k1977]

Excellent~!

[@irenekent4335]

Ella is just wonderful

[@MissNatalonga]

MOTHER has arrived.

[@oxford172]

Wow, what a treasure thanks for putting this up I hope it gets lots of views!!

[@jpbowie]

@bachboy111 That's Lou Levy - wonder pianist! Played for Ella at many concerts I saw years ago!

[@ericfluellen8957]

My God what a gifted woman!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@paulajaviera3178]

mi cancion favorita de la vida

[@patrickriviere697]

Mr Paganini par Ella : un souvenir mémorable en juillet 1969 lors du festival de jazz d'Antibes Juan les pins. Personnel : tommy Flanagan ( piano ) ; éd Thigpen ( drums ) ... J'avais une vingtaine d'années, voilà comment je suis tombé dans la marmite du jazz !

[@marisaazevedo3768]

What a singer!!!

[@Ylinets]

hah! zero dislikes! who would ever dislike this? oh, bad eggs would

[@fasbc]

The greatest of them all, male or female.

[@gabrieletarchetti8987]

LA PIÙ GRANDE DI TUTTI!!!!

[@Rosannasfriend]

This was just insane! Queen!

[@antonioeuclides8587]

What can we say? Just listen and join this marvelheuse piece

[@rorroboarder]

AWESOME

[@sopchan]

@largsfairlie You've summed up the rush of gorgeousness that swept over me the minute the post started. So disarmingly pure. What can you do but gush!

[@Clemsonshawty]

WOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@thomascampbell9171]

I love her so much

[@lastknowngood0]

Ella is The First Lady of Song! Looks like Ray Brown back there ;-)

[@jenniferridout]

Oh, her improv!!

[@yuriymusayev8127]

Thank you, Ella.❤

[@sashapopova1539]

Great!

[@satanas5975]

What a force

[@brittanyBFL]

i have yet to hear a scatter better than ella.

[@randyedmund3796]

so true, yet to hear it myself

[@SamPendleton]

The goddess.

[@sheilaoliveira8717]

Swing it, Ella!!

[@ianskidmore]

sHE WAS THE BEST OF THE BEST

[@allexlima4224]

I watched Celine singing this song, and I thought it was great. Not come close to the perfection of Ella, but I really do not think that was the intention of Celine. She knows her limitations. She obviously wanted to make a tribute. And she did a good job.

[@manolorodriguez9822]

Sam Coslow, super super !!!!!!!!!!.

[@RIFICA777]

Classic!

[@TimmuDammu]

Pure gold ✨️ 💛

[@msvanessavaccari]

WOW...the one and only..regina

[@a.j.roberts4476]

There has never been an equal to the talent this Lady had. In the sixties, I thought Mama Cass Elliot might come close, but her untimely death robbed her of a chance to prove it.

[@bobtaylor170]

Very interesting perception. I'd never thought of that. It's a tantalizing idea, and a shame that we can't know.

[@ЮрийЛифанов-й2и]

очень очень душевно

[@RanBlakePiano]

So fabulous. Surpasses her earlier Decca. Version

[@maocharlisme]

is she singing about the legendary classical violist/composer paganini because if so... IT WOULD BE FREAGIN' AWESOME! One of the greatest and most virtuose singing about one of the earlier greatest and most virtuose =D

[@bobtaylor170]

That's something of the idea, but it's really about the unique relationship and sense of expectation which an audience has of a great live performer. It's also implicit that the performer is relishing the tricks he has up his sleeve ( referred to in the lyric ). All in all, one of the most glamorous songs ever written.

[@donnmckinney9057]

I always thought it was...

[@donnmckinney9057]

​@@bobtaylor170 I think you know what you are talking about!

[@bobtaylor170]

@@donnmckinney9057 , thank you! It's my interpretation, anyway. This may be my favorite song, period.

[@irenekent4335]

oh years ago my friends and me tried to copy Mr Paganini what a giggle ha ha by Ella

[@jeanettesteed3326]

Ella, love you xx

[@bobtaylor170]

As of May 23, 2021, 22 defectives have thumbsdowned this, thereby making a strong implicit case for eugenics.

[@largsfairlie]

@direfranchement What a lovely thought

[@anikastr]

Well

[@piustwelfth]

The 2nd song is 'Round Midnight -- not Airmail Special.

[@aionair77]

@direfranchement She's a godess indeed!

[@D1ndo]

Who's the pianist on the first recording (Mr. Paganini)? What a marvelous accompaniment!

[@valerydekov4514]

Великая королева джаза.

[@AllrounderJ]

Ladybird ❤️

[@bolder2009]

@bringtheRain223 That can be said about a lot of singers.

[@clarencemarkjr3144]

Fred, you better believe it no body.

[@tonyflorimon3324]

WAO WAO WAO WAO

[@thatspoonybard8013]

All jokes aside, not a single living soul *EVER* covers this song. *PLEASE* , somebody freaking do it. Give it your all. I will too for fun, but I'll suck.

[@bobtaylor170]

Nikki Yanofsky has a version of it here on KZbin.

[@reggienadelson6296]

DOES ANYBODY KNOW WHO OWNS THE RIGHTS TO THIS CLIP OF ELLA FITZGERALD SINGING MR PAGANINI IN 1961...IT SAYS BRITISH TV. I'M DESPERATE TO FIND OUT. THANK YOU

[@angelopirovano6023]

La Sublime e mi fermo qui