== History == Known under a number of variants names (mostly based on ''Ella Fitzgerald & Her Famous? (?:Band|Orchestra)''), this formation is pretty much the former [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/2a5ad80d-59a7-401c-842b-60567e6a06c2.html|Chick Webb Orchestra], without [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/8ecae52e-9c89-4b61-99d8-ac11abc26771.html|Chick Webb]. It lasted a couple of years under [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/54799c0e-eb45-4eea-996d-c4d71a63c499.html|Fitzgerald] leadership, before breaking up during the summer of 1941 - though a number of [http://musicbrainz.org/label/f18f3b31-8263-4de3-966a-fda317492d3d.html|Decca] sessions later that year were still issued under that name, with about half the former members (eg: a quintet) - these were Decca 4007, 4073, 4082 and 4291. == Listener Guide == Barely looking for "early" Fitzgerald? Or just Fitzgerald in general? Check [http://musicbrainz.org/artist/54799c0e-eb45-4eea-996d-c4d71a63c499.html|general Fitzgerald notes] for suggestions. Completists: [TODO]