Inna purchased tickets to see Stella Heath singing a tribute concert to Ella Fitzgerald called "Stella Swings Ella".
Saturday, February 1st, 1-2pm - Stella Heath Sextet at Healdsburg Jazz Winterfest - "Stella Swings Ella" SOLD OUTSTELLA HEATH SEXTET
"Stella Swings Ella"
St. Pauls Episcopal Church
1-2pm; pre-curtain talk at noon
Setlist
- Downtown Strutters Ball
- Moon Ray
- They All Laughed
- How High the Moon
- Tenderly
- All of You
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
- Day Dream
- Making Believe
- When I Get Low I Get High
- Goodnight My Love
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
Stella Heath explained some of the famous songs that Ella Fitzgerald had made famous. Stella has a great voice and sounds quite close to Ella. I wished she had chosen less obscure songs.
I enjoyed the concert but it was a bit short. The standout songs included:
- Let's Call the Whole Thing Off
- When I Get Low I Get High
- It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing
I was hoping that Stella would have sung some of these famous standards:
Ella's Most Popular Songs:
- Dream a Little Dream of Me
- A-Tisket, A-Tasket
- Mack the Knife
- Summertime
- Cheek to Cheek
- Someone to Watch Over Me
- Misty
- The Lady is a Tramp
- I've Got You Under My Skin
Here is a video of Ella Fitzgerald singing "It Don't Mean a Thing If It Ain't Got That Swing" with Duke Ellington on piano.
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