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Anita Ellis: Out in Front

Read "Out in Front" reviewed by Craig Jolley


One of the most talented and sensitive vocalists of her time (40's - 70's) Anita Ellis made few records or public appearances and acquired something of a cult following. She had no problem in front of a few close friends, but she never overcame her stage fright. Luckily for her audience she could occasionally be talked into enduring the terror of public performance.

This music was recorded in the early fifties for radio broadcast. As with her contemporaries Ella Fitzgerald ...

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Recordings: As Leader | As Sideperson

Out in Front

Soundies
2001

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Echoes

Specific Jazz
1979

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A Legend Sings

Specific Jazz
1979

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