爵士伟人暨歌曲第一夫人—埃拉·菲茨杰拉德埃拉·菲茨杰拉德留给人间的音乐遗产，其内容之丰富，流传之广泛和经久不衰是任何她的同龄歌手所无法相比的。音乐评论家理查·哈林顿在《华盛顿邮报》著文指出：“菲茨杰拉德是唯一独立地将美国流行歌曲提高成为艺术的人……。... Jazz great song and song first lady - Ela Fitzgerald Ela Fitzgerald left the world’s musical heritage, its content is rich, popular and enduring is any of her peers Unable to compare. In a Washington Post article, music critic Richard Harrington said: "Fitzgerald is the only one who independently raised American pop songs to art ....