Directed by Leslie Woodhead
UK | 2020 | 72 mins
Source: MTuckmanMedia
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Ella Fitzgerald ‘Just One of Those Things’ follows Ella’s extraordinary journey over six decades as her sublime voice transforms the tragedies of her own life and the troubles of her times into joy. The film uses “never-before-seen images” and unheard interviews to bring Ella Fitzgerald to life and to tell the story of her music. – A black woman who makes her career in the face of horrifying racism.
“A study of a much loved but little understood musical icon that was touching but also very funny. It was also great to see talking heads who actually knew what they were talking about. I particularly loved Will Friedwald’s analysis of her 1960 Berlin version of How High The Moon” ~ John Lewis -music critic for The Guardian
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The archive concert footage steals the show with plenty of priceless reminders of her irresistible charms, from the infectious glee of her vocal tightrope acts in the name of scat singing to the poise and nuance with which she interprets the Great American Songbook.” ~ Jamie Atkins – Record Collector
“There are great contributions, from Jamie Cullum, who gives a vivid description of Ella’s bebop language, and from Will Friedwald, who not only does a totally wonderfully forensic exegesis of the 1960 Berlin Mack the Knife, but also puts the case for the lasting significance of the “definitive” Songbook-era Ella” ~ Sebastian Scotney – Editor, LondonJazz News
If you’d like to enjoy some of the music from the film – click HERE for a Spotify playlist.