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Vickie Smith

With jazz, swing and latin stylings, and inspired by music legends such as Ella Fitzgerald, Peggy Lee, and Sarah Vaughan, Vickie Smith works regularly with her trio -- Bob de Benedette (piano), Ron Naspo (bass) and Rick Visone (drums), or her newly formed Vickie Smith HOT Seven with horn section, performing her shows throughout the New York tri-state area at clubs, colleges and festivals. Spurred by audience requests, Smith released her CD "c-Ella-brate" - a celebration of the music and spirit of Ella Fitzgerald - an inspiration to Smith's stylings and musical tastes. All of the arrangements in Smith's live performances and on her CD are her own

cELLAbrate

By Vickie Smith

Label: Unknown label
Released: 2004
Track listing: Oh Lady Be Good, Love You Madly, Dedicated to You, Cottontail, How High The Moon, Undecided, So Danco Samba, What Am I Here For, Takin' A Chance On Love, Just Squeeze Me, I'm Beginning To See The Light, In A Mellow Tone

c-ELLA-brate!

By Vickie Smith

Label: Vickie Smith Productions
Released: 2004

Vickie Smith: cELLAbrate

by Craig W. Hurst
April 20, 2004

cELLAbrate! is exactly as advertised. Vickie Smith’s newest recording celebrates the memory and irreplaceable talent of the “Queen of Scat,” Ella Fitzgerald. Smith, a Bloomfield, New Jersey-based big band and cabaret singer, draws music for cELLAbrate! from two tribute shows that she performs in the greater New York City area, “Ella!—The Song is You!” and “Ella ...