Ella Fitzgerald at the Downbeat in New York Eartha Kitt Louis Armstrong was one of

Louis Armstrong was one of the most influential figures in jazz history

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Ella Fitzgerald at the Downbeat in New York Eartha Kitt Louis Armstrong was one ofPortrait of Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Ray Brown, Milt (Milton) Jackson, and Timmie Rosenkrantz, Downbeat, New York, N. Y., circa Sept. 1947. Ella Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer sometimes referred to as the First Lady of Song, Queen of Jazz, and Lady Ella. She was noted for her purity of tone, impeccable diction, phrasing, intonation, and a "horn like" improvisational ability, particularly in her scat singing.