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On 07/07/08, Aaron Levinson wrote: > That's so great to hear Bob. I'm not surprised of course just happy > that she was acknowledged as such. I think it is important to note as > well that she was really the first person to do the "songbook" of a > particular composer or team. We have Norman Granz to thank for that idea - and for a great many other outstanding recordings. > When you got the Ella treatment you knew > that at least you're finest work was being immortalized by the zenith > of popular singers. Of course, everyone knows her version of Tisket a > Tasket which brought her into the spotlight and the duets with Pops > which are a special delight all their own but if I may single out a > performance that I believe is among the 5 or 10 greatest in the > history of recorded sound I urge people to listen to her version of > "Miss Otis Regrets". It is certainly not her most famous song but if > you are not moved by this extraordinary bit of magic you are simply > not alive. > Regards -- Don Cox [log in to unmask]