CNN - Ella Fitzgerald: the music world reacts

"Male or female, the best singer on the planet. Her loss is irreplaceable."

-- Mel Torme

"We'll all miss her. She created most of the pop singing tradition that has been around ever since."

-- jazz pianist Dick Hyman

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"I idolized her, and she was my inspiration. Her singing style was unparalleled. There was only one Ella Fitzgerald. I am so grateful that I knew her."

-- singer Phyllis McGuire

"She did a lot for music, and she did a lot for me. Everybody she touched or (who) worked with her sure has the greatest praise of any performer."

-- pianist and longtime Fitzgerald accompanist Tommy Flanagan

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"My all-time favorite."

-- Frank Sinatra

"I am deeply saddened by the death of Ella Fitzgerald. The jazz world and the nation have suffered a tremendous loss in the passing of someone with so much talent, grace and class."

-- President Bill Clinton

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"Male or female, the best singer on the planet. Her loss is irreplaceable."

"We'll all miss her. She created most of the pop singing tradition that has been around ever since."

"I idolized her, and she was my inspiration. Her singing style was unparalleled. There was only one Ella Fitzgerald. I am so grateful that I knew her."

"She did a lot for music, and she did a lot for me. Everybody she touched or (who) worked with her sure has the greatest praise of any performer."

"My all-time favorite."

"I am deeply saddened by the death of Ella Fitzgerald. The jazz world and the nation have suffered a tremendous loss in the passing of someone with so much talent, grace and class."

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