Editing Ella Fitzgerald (section)

==Collaborations==
Fitzgerald's most famous collaborations were with the vocal quartet [[Bill Kenny (singer)|Bill Kenny]] & [[the Ink Spots]], trumpeter [[Louis Armstrong]], the guitarist [[Joe Pass]], and the bandleaders [[Count Basie]] and [[Duke Ellington]].
* From 1943 to 1950, Fitzgerald recorded seven songs with the Ink Spots featuring Bill Kenny. Of the seven, four reached the top of the pop charts, including "[[I'm Making Believe]]" and "[[Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall]]", which both reached No. 1.
* Fitzgerald recorded three Verve studio albums with Louis Armstrong, two albums of standards (1956's ''[[Ella and Louis]]'' and 1957's ''[[Ella and Louis Again]]''), and a third album featured music from the [[George Gershwin|Gershwin]] opera ''[[Porgy and Bess (Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong album)|Porgy and Bess]]''. Fitzgerald also recorded a number of sides with Armstrong for Decca in the early 1950s.
* Fitzgerald is sometimes referred to as the quintessential swing singer, and her meetings with Count Basie are highly regarded by critics. Fitzgerald features on one track on Basie's 1957 album ''[[One O'Clock Jump (album)|One O'Clock Jump]]'', while her 1963 album ''[[Ella and Basie!]]'' is remembered as one of her greatest recordings. With the 'New Testament' Basie band in full swing, and arrangements written by a young [[Quincy Jones]], this album proved a respite from the 'Song Book' recordings and constant touring that Fitzgerald was engaged in during this period. Fitzgerald and Basie also collaborated on the 1972 album ''[[Jazz at Santa Monica Civic '72]]'', and on the 1979 albums ''[[Digital III at Montreux]]'', ''[[A Classy Pair]]'' and ''[[A Perfect Match (Ella Fitzgerald album)|A Perfect Match]]''.
* Fitzgerald and Joe Pass recorded four albums together toward the end of Fitzgerald's career. She recorded several albums with piano accompaniment, but a guitar proved the perfect melodic foil for her. Fitzgerald and Pass appeared together on the albums ''[[Take Love Easy]]'' (1973), ''[[Easy Living (Ella Fitzgerald album)|Easy Living]]'' (1986), ''[[Speak Love]]'' (1983) and ''[[Fitzgerald and Pass... Again]]'' (1976).
* Fitzgerald and Duke Ellington recorded two live albums and two studio albums. Her ''Duke Ellington Song Book'' placed Ellington firmly in the canon known as the Great American Songbook, and the 1960s saw Fitzgerald and the 'Duke' meet on the [[Côte d'Azur]] for the 1966 album ''[[Ella and Duke at the Cote D'Azur]]'', and in [[Sweden]] for ''[[The Stockholm Concert, 1966]]''. Their 1965 album ''[[Ella at Duke's Place]]'' is also extremely well received.

Fitzgerald had a number of famous jazz musicians and soloists as sidemen over her long career. The trumpeters [[Roy Eldridge]] and Dizzy Gillespie, the guitarist [[Herb Ellis]], and the pianists Tommy Flanagan, [[Oscar Peterson]], [[Lou Levy (pianist)|Lou Levy]], [[Paul Smith (pianist)|Paul Smith]], [[Jimmy Rowles]], and [[Ellis Larkins]] all worked with Fitzgerald mostly in live, small group settings.