For someone referred to as "the Queen of Jazz" and "First Lady of Song", there's a surprising amount we don't know about legendary jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald. She didn't fit the image of a star: she was incredibly polite, avoided drugs and swearing, and kept her private life entirely private. But when she sang, people listened. Her clear diction, perfect intonation and master of scat singing made her one of the greatest vocalists of the 20th century.   Music historian and author of Becoming Ella Fitzgerald: The Jazz Singer Who Transformed American Song Judith Tick reveals as much as she can about the great singer. Music heard in the show: Title: Lover, Come Back to Me Artist: Ella Fitzgerald Composer: Sigmund Romberg (music), Oscar Hammerstein II (lyrics) Album: Sweet And Hot Label: Decca DL8155 Title: A-Tisket, A-Tasket Artist: Ella Fitzgerald & the Chick Webb Orchestra Composer: trad., embellished by Ella Fitzgerald and Al Feldman Album: A-Tisket, A-Tasket Label: Decca S8140 Title: Oh, Lady Be Good Artist: Ella Fitzgerald Composer: George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin Album: Lullabies of Birdland  Label: Decca DL8149 Title: Oh, Lady Be Good Artist: Ella Fitzgerald Composer: George Gershwin (music), Ira Gershwin (lyrics) Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Songbook Label: Verve MG V-4029 Title: Ev’ry Time We Say Goodbye Artist: Ella Fitzgerald Composer: Cole Porter Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings the Cole Porter Songbook Label: Verve MG V-4001 Title: Cheek to Cheek Artist: Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong Composer: Irving Berlin Album: Ella & Louis Label: Verve MG V-4003 Title: Mack the Knife Artist: Ella Fitzgerald Composer: Kurt Weill Album: Mack the Knife: Ella in Berlin Label: Verve MG V-4041 Title: Cry Me A River Artist: Ella Fitzgerald & Joe Pass Composer: Arthur Hamilton Album: Duets in Hannover 1975 Label: Impro-Jazz IJ 546 Technical production by Simon Branthwaite, Tim James and Roi Huberman The Music Show is made on Gadigal, Gundungurra and Wurundjeri Woi Wurrung Country