Jazz

December, 1993

I'm in love with Ella Fitzgerald. This state of mind has existed for some time, despite the 34-year difference in our ages. In fact, the more I listen to her, the greater my surprise to find anybody who isn't completely under her spell.Perhaps a thousand exposures to hundreds of songs will do that to you, as all the daredevil glissandos, the turn-on-a-dime trills, the sensual plunges to her bottomless low register blend in memory into one ideal performance. This image takes note of Ella's slight...