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The sultry and timeless voice of Ella Fitzgerald captured the hearts of music listeners around the world. The first successful woman in jazz, she collaborated with some of the best jazz musicians of her time, including Duke Ellington and Louis Armstrong. She won 13 Grammys and her album sales exceeded 40 million. Her talents extended beyond jazz music and onto the big screen. She appeared and sang in the Abbot and Costello film, Ride 'Em, Cowboy, and made a cameo in the film Pete Kelly's Blues. The Stanford Jazz Festival honors Fitzgerald's legacy with vocalists Kenny Washington, Bobbe Norris and special guest Alex Brandenburg.
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