Ella Fitzgerald was born on April 25th 1917 100 years ago. She is one of the greatest jazz vocalist in jazz history and she got her start singing with the big bands. It seems as if every jazz radio station or podcast is doing some sort of tribute to Ella so I thought I would get mine in. On today's show we will be listening to some of the many side she recorded with the Chick Webb orchestra as well as some of the sides she recorded with her own big band. In between numbers we'll also learn about the woman they called "The First Lady of Song." Please visit this podcast at http://bigbandbashfm.blogspot.com