Documentaries or films of this nature don't really feature much on this blog (if any at all until now) but when someone passes me a film staring Ella Fitzgerald I don't hesitate. The quality of the film is fantastic for something so old. There is hardly any crackles and blank space or white noise in the recordings.
The chance to watch her in performance should never be turned down. Watching the expression in her face and being able to hear the tonality simultaneously is a treat! The filming of this is so good that close ups aren't too close and shots from further back are at the perfect distance to capture facial expression clearly from every member of the band playing on stage behind Fitzgerald.
There are hardly any films that are still successfully showing live performances but when you see this it seems unthinkable that now films have to star famous actors and be in colour to make a success. The style of her jazz is such that there is nothing nicer and more pleasant to do with your evening than to sit and not only watch her perform but listen to it as well.
This was watched just to take a break from the shoot 'em up films that are going to feature heavily over the next few days.
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