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Ella Johnson

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Wikimp3 information about the music of Ella Johnson. On our website we have 13 albums and 51 collections of artist Ella Johnson. You can find useful information and download songs of this artist. We also know that Ella Johnson represents Jazz genres.

Biography

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Ella Johnson made her mark as the vocalist with her brother Buddy Johnson's big band during the '40s and '50s, and that is the context where she really shines. Her later solo sides for Mercury are pale imitations of her work with the band. Although many of Ella's hits are uptempo (e.g., "I Don't Want Nobody"), it is on ballads and torchy blues that she really brings it together. In fact, her earliest work for Decca during the mid-'40s (much of which has not been reissued) is uncannily good. At her best, Ella sounds pouty, vulnerable, and very sexy. Like so much of her life, it was no affectation. The comparison to Billie Holiday is inevitable, but Ella was her own singer. Ella Johnson passed away February 16, 2004, in New York City.

Collections

Title: Soul On Fire

Genre: Blues

Title: East Coast Blues

Genre: Blues

Title: Party Jazz

Genre: Blues

Title: Lady 1942

Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz

Title: Lady 1944

Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz

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