Kathleen Battle-Creole Love Call

[@SpringNoel10]

Not only is Kathleen Battle a PHENOMENAL singer, but she's a very classy and elegant woman as well. My inspiration!

[@CBPCommunity]

Great jazz...gorgeous voice. Thank you for sharing this video with us.

[@corneliusbates460]

Wow vocals beautiful and she is stuning

[@mellandy87]

This is the best I have ever heard this song sung!!! Beautiful voice!

[@TheWriterWalker]

When, where and why did this happen?!? Was there no end to this woman's talent?

[@hardbossa]

Kathleen Battle, how can you manage to be such a phenomenal singer and a beautiful, elegant, sexy, classy and charming woman all at once.

[@BootLegJustice]

I hate it when people don't have enough respect for musicians to give them the credit they deserve!

[@westminster860]

Thanks for posting. Big fan. I thought I had seen almost everything from her. And nothing like a little Ellington on a Sunday morning!

[@lauraowens7059]

So exquisite. Refreshing it is, to hear the exchange between each instrumentalist and vocalist. On second thought, Battle's nearly four-octave range exceeds her coloratura status. She's a human instrument.

[@LouiseJazzmine]

Stupendous! And the duet with the trumpet just sends me!

[@leerhode1021]

Such a magnificent voice, such control, such effortless high notes, such a superb singer!

[@greenentrepreneurs]

Ms. Battle, you inspire me toward excellence, toward life and love more than any artist. Ever. Thank you.

[@SusanSingsSongs]

Lovely! One of my singing heroes!

[@charlieseable]

This lady is pure gold!

[@shismith10]

Outstanding!!!

[@hvydty09]

She is beyond AMAZING!!!!!

[@erwina.8582]

OMG!!!! @1:30-1:50!!!! Kathleen Battle @ her Finest!!!! Amazing God given gift!!!!

[@loekhuong]

No mention that this is "Creole Love Call", using the original 1928 Duke Ellington melody and major parts of the arrangement. Interesting to compare Kathleen's version to the original version by Adelaide Hall.

[@virginiannewyorker]

She is stunning, a beautiful complete package, exquisite!

[@savioalves1234]

THE DRESSSSSSSSSSSSS!!!

[@ChagoWilson]

Happy 72nd Anniversary Of Life Thursday, August 13, 2020 Our Dearest Soprano, Kathleen Battle

[@divamccall198]

Saaaaang girl- BEUUUATIFUL!!!! Plus you are so beautiful yourself💙💝💙

[@valreneebrin]

Pristine, Magnifique

[@TessinHaugabrook]

I just live for her!! The greatest!!!

[@Rhopoe]

This is just gorgeous... That voice was crystal clear, my God, the miracles You peform! Can someone tell me where this was taken from? Has she recorded this on disc?

[@lauraowens7059]

This is an Ellington masterpiece. It entered the Billboard USA song charts in 1928 at No. 19.

[@BahamaWynters]

Oh, my. Adelaide Hall. Elllington's arrangement. Magnficient. You have to love You Tube.

[@theblueangel28]

this is hittin!

[@Josquinquin]

Whooooo, Chile!!

[@BrandonTJones69]

AHHHHH I LOVE HER

[@okimawilcox1550]

Perfection

[@henridelagardere264]

Correct title is _Creole Love _*_Call_*

[@abaltarbaltar2718]

"En las distancias cortas...es donde un hombre se la juega...colonia de hombre Brummel"

[@solanyecaignet1308]

BELLISIMOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO

[@wilfneidhardt4048]

Solanye Caignet e9

[@nephelomaorionas3757]

ΘΕΑ!!!!

[@Tenorore]

Formidable.

[@anna-katehall9696]

She has one of the most beautiful operatic voices ever. Too bad she is crazy.

[@mcdonoghrahloh459]

Who cares what you say you're an Inbred.

[@hardbossa]

@Sax Man, thanks for the information. What a pity!

[@sharronsando-newman274]

Who really put thumbs down ffs. 🙄

[@yuehchopin]

Ich habe bloß großen Mund HA, Danke!

[@teresab208]

Damn!

[@amusedbygod]

Won't you return to us, Diva?!

[@PalomaSegarra]

Hola! ¿alguien tiene la partitura de esta obra (que incluya la parte de soprano)? Muchas gracias! Saludos.

[@hardbossa]

Does anyone knows on which of her CDs this song was recorded? Thanks.

[@Vwjl1207]

Beautiful only to be ruined at the end being abruptly cut off. Let the damn thing end smoothly.

[@icecap33]

Un-be-lie-vable!!

[@MatrixMaster777]

3.M.O.H ‏@avery_day Retweeted Yoko Ono (@yokoono): My religion is to trust myself. 3:36 PM - 17 May 2018

[@humblecharlie4383]

great singer, great artist, too temperamental yet in many cases that temperament is what made her the great artist she is (was?).

[@clehrich]

Beautiful, but Adelaide Hall did this WAY better. That "dirty" voice manipulation -- Battle just can't do it. Not sorry I heard this, but Adelaide Hall is still the best.

[@saxman3183]

I don't think she ever recorded this for an album. This was a PBS special from the 80s that focused on the music of Duke Ellington and this was recorded specifically for the program.

[@saxman3183]

Well I just feel kind of lucky I was able to capture about 4 to 5 performances from that program if you go to my page you can see the four performances that I was able to save.Ironically I had just bought my first VCR the same day It aired. Thank goodness I was able to capture these performances because I've never seen them aired anywhere since.

[@kcunning]

It's a shame that PBS has never released "Ellington: The Music Lives On" on DVD. I've contact WNET & received the brush-off. I taped it when it first aired & a boyfriend taped over it with Benny Hill!!! I'd pay good money to obtain a copy of the entire program.