(If You Can't Sing It) You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)
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" You'll Have to Swing It (Mr. Paganini)" is a song written by Sam Coslow
that is strongly associated with Ella Fitzgerald
.
It was first recorded by Fitzgerald on 29 October 1936 and became a firm fixture of her live performances, providing a springboard for her scat singing
.
On the 2007 tribute album
We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
recorded to mark Fitzgerald's 90th birthday, it was performed by Chaka Kahn and Natalie Cole
, and Cole and Patti Austin
performed the song at the tribute concert to Fitzgerald on June 6, 2007 . At the London concert in December celebrating Fitzgerald, it was performed by Ian Shaw
and Claire Martin
.
Sam Coslow
Sam Coslow was an American songwriter, singer, film producer, publisher, and market analyst. Coslow was born in New York City. He began writing songs as a teenager...
that is strongly associated with Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Fitzgerald
Ella Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
.
It was first recorded by Fitzgerald on 29 October 1936 and became a firm fixture of her live performances, providing a springboard for her scat singing
Scat singing
In vocal jazz, scat singing is vocal improvisation with wordless vocables, nonsense syllables or without words at all. Scat singing gives singers the ability to sing improvised melodies and rhythms, to create the equivalent of an instrumental solo using their voice.- Structure and syllable choice...
.
On the 2007 tribute album
Tribute album
A tribute album is a recorded collection of cover versions of songs or instrumental compositions. Its concept may be either various artists making a tribute to a single artist, a single artist making a tribute to various artists, or a single artist making a tribute to another single artist.There...
We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of Song
We All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song is a 2007 tribute album to Ella Fitzgerald, released to mark the 90th anniversary of her birth.-Track listing:#"A-Tisket, A-Tasket"...
recorded to mark Fitzgerald's 90th birthday, it was performed by Chaka Kahn and Natalie Cole
Natalie Cole
Natalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
, and Cole and Patti Austin
Patti Austin
-Life and career:Austin was born in Harlem, New York. She made her debut at the Apollo Theater at age four and had a contract with RCA Records when she was only five. Quincy Jones and Dinah Washington have proclaimed themselves as her godparents....
performed the song at the tribute concert to Fitzgerald on June 6, 2007 . At the London concert in December celebrating Fitzgerald, it was performed by Ian Shaw
Ian Shaw (singer)
Ian Shaw is a Welsh jazz singer, record producer, and former stand up comedian.Shaw was born at St. Asaph, Wales, and his career in performance began on the Alternative Cabaret Circuit, alongside such performers as Julian Clary, Rory Bremner and Jo Brand.In his music career he has recorded and...
and Claire Martin
Claire Martin (singer)
Claire Martin, OBE is an English jazz singer, born in Wimbledon, South London, England.Claire Martin grew up in a house "full of music", and claims to have learned all of Judy Garland´s songs by the time she was 12...
.
Notable recordings
- Ella FitzgeraldElla FitzgeraldElla Jane Fitzgerald , also known as the "First Lady of Song" and "Lady Ella," was an American jazz and song vocalist...
- Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1Jukebox Ella: The Complete Verve Singles, Vol. 1 is a 2003 compilation album by the American jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald.The album contains all the singles Fitzgerald recorded for the Verve label between 1956 and 1965....
(2003), Ella in HollywoodElla in HollywoodElla in Hollywood is a live 1961 album by Ella Fitzgerald, with a jazz trio led by Lou Levy, recorded in Hollywood, Los Angeles....
(1961), Ella in Budapest, HungaryElla in Budapest, HungaryElla in Budapest, Hungary is a live album recorded in 1970 by Ella Fitzgerald, accompanied by the Tommy Flanagan trio.The album remained unreleased until 1999 when it was issued by Pablo Records.-Track listing:...
(1970) - Dee Dee BridgewaterDee Dee BridgewaterDee Dee Bridgewater is an American Jazz singer. She is a three-time Grammy Award winning singer-songwriter, as well as a Tony Award - winning stage actress and host of National Public Radio's syndicated radio show JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater...
- Dear EllaDear EllaDear Ella is a 1997 studio album by Dee Dee Bridgewater, recorded in tribute to Ella Fitzgerald, who had died the previous year.For Dear Ella, Bridgewater won the Grammy Award for Best Jazz Vocal Album and Slide Hampton won the Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalist...
(1997) - Chaka Kahn and Natalie ColeNatalie ColeNatalie Maria Cole , is an American singer, songwriter and performer. The daughter of jazz legend Nat King Cole, Cole rode to musical success in the mid-1970s as an R&B artist with the hits "This Will Be ", "Inseparable" and "Our Love"...
- We All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of SongWe All Love Ella: Celebrating the First Lady of SongWe All Love Ella: Celebrating The First Lady Of Song is a 2007 tribute album to Ella Fitzgerald, released to mark the 90th anniversary of her birth.-Track listing:#"A-Tisket, A-Tasket"...
(2007) - Nikki YanofskyNikki YanofskyNicole "Nikki" Yanofsky is a Canadian jazz-pop singer from Hampstead, Quebec. She is involved in charitable causes, and released her first studio album on her own label, A440 Entertainment, and on Decca Records outside of Canada. Yanofsky sang Canada's national anthem at the opening ceremonies of...
- "Nikki" (2010)