Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong were groundbreaking solo artists long before their collaborations. Ella, the “First Lady of Song,” mastered impeccable phrasing, extraordinary range, and virtuosic scat singing, transforming the Great American Songbook into her personal canvas.Visit<a href="https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/show/rapp-on-jazz"> southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz</a> for full transcripts.

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong were groundbreaking solo artists long before their collaborations. Ella, the “First Lady of Song,” mastered impeccable phrasing, extraordinary range, and virtuosic scat singing, transforming the Great American Songbook into her personal canvas. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong were groundbreaking solo artists long before their collaborations. Ella, the “First Lady of Song,” mastered impeccable phrasing, extraordinary range, and virtuosic scat singing, transforming the Great American Songbook into her personal canvas.Visit<a href="https://www.southcarolinapublicradio.org/show/rapp-on-jazz" rel="noopener noreferrer"> southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz</a> for full transcripts.

Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, pt. II

Rapp on Jazz, co-produced by South Carolina Public Radio and the ColaJazz Foundation, highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state.

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Rapp on Jazz, co-produced by South Carolina Public Radio and the ColaJazz Foundation, highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state.

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