Tag Archives: Ella Fitzgerald

“Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most” by Ella Fitzgerald

A reminder of how beautiful the blues can be
Posted on April 5, 2018 by Laura B Hayden (Blog Writer, Sevenponds)

No lyricist has better captured how fickle the purported season of rebirth, flowering trees and, oh yes, love can be, than Fran Landesman in the jazz classic “Spring Can Really Hang You Up the Most.” Once I was a sentimental … Continue reading →

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Reveling in Sadness: “Into Each Life Some Rain Must Fall” by Ella Fitzgerald

The First Lady of Jazz talks about what it means to have the blues
Posted on January 28, 2016 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

There’s something about the deep resonance of Ella Fitzgerald’s voice that is at once beautiful and profoundly sad. When she sings about the joys of life, each word spills from her lips like sugar drops, but when she sings the … Continue reading →

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”A Satisfied Mind” by Jeff Buckley

Jeff Buckley sings his own funeral song years before his death
Posted on April 21, 2015 by Marissa Abruzzini (Blog Writer, SevenPonds)

In 1954, Joe “Red” Hayes and Jack Rhodes recorded what would become one of the most covered songs of all time. Everyone from Johnny Cash to Ella Fitzgerald has put their own special spin on “A Satisfied Mind.” The song’s … Continue reading →

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