Was Ella Fitzgerald a scatter

Answer 1

Scatting is a jazz vocalist's term for vocal improvisation and yes, Ella was a notable scatter though she often worked out her scats and then constantly repeated them when called upon to sing the same songs much as a jazz instrumentalist, if he's lazy, having a bad night,not felling particularly creative or simply cannot be bothered, plays what are known as "licks. Thus, many of her "scats" were not fresh improvisations at all.