2006
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6 days ago · Despite health challenges that limited his growth, Baltimore-born Chick Webb rose to become the undisputed king of swing at Harlem’s famed Savoy Ballroom. The film explores how Webb’s band triumphed over legendary competitors like Benny Goodman, Count Basie, and Duke Ellington.
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Sep 22, 2024 · “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” was the breakthrough hit of vocalist Ella Fitzgerald with the Chick Webb Orchestra. She co-wrote the song with Al Feldman, the arranger who would later be known as Van Alexander, in 1938.
1 day ago · Fitzgerald was the vocalist for the Chick Webb Band, which was in competition with the Basie band. On January 16, 1938, the same day that Benny Goodman performed his legendary Carnegie Hall jazz concert , the Basie and Webb bands had a battle at the Savoy Ballroom .
6 days ago · In this episode of JAZZIZ Essentials, we take a look at Ella Fitzgerald’s breakthrough hit: “A-Tisket, A-Tasket,” first recorded with Chick Webb and His Orchestra in 1938. The song was based on a popular children’s nursery rhyme and recorded against the wishes of Decca Records.
1 day ago · After first becoming one of the most famous jazz artists of the swing era with the Chick Webb Orchestra – “A-Tisket, A-Tasket” was her first major hit – she became a star bandleader herself, recording and performing extensively until the late 1980s and winning 13 Grammy Awards along the way.
2 days ago · Originally recorded by Chick Webb in 1934, it was popularized by Benny Goodman's 1936 recording. [101] Both Webb and Goodman received composer co-credit for the song. [100]
