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Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 [1] – November 23, 2006), [2] known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any ...
Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer is a 2007 American documentary film about the jazz singer Anita O'Day.The documentary, directed and produced by Robbie Cavolina and Ian McCrudden, premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival in 2007 and had a limited release on August 15, 2008.
Anita Sings the Most was released by Verve Records. [2] Jazz: The Rough Guide identified the album as one that shows O'Day's "rhythmic invention and accuracy". [3] The AllMusic reviewer wrote: "The very brief playing time (just 33 minutes) is unfortunate on this set, but the high quality definitely makes up for the lack of quantity.
Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart is a 1960 studio album by American jazz singer Anita O'Day, arranged by Billy May. O'Day and May had previously recorded an album dedicated to a single composer , Cole Porter , in 1959.
[5] [6] In the 1930s and 1940s, as jazz and swing music were gaining popularity, it was the more commercially successful white artists Paul Whiteman and Benny Goodman who became known as "the King of Jazz" and "the King of Swing" respectively, despite there being more highly regarded contemporary African-American artists. [7]
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Cool Heat, subtitled Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements, is an album by vocalist Anita O'Day backed by an orchestra arranged and conducted by Jimmy Giuffre which was released on the Verve label in 1959.
Anita O'Day Sings the Winners is a 1958 album by Anita O'Day. The concept of this album was to pick the "winners" from the top Jazz and Orchestral Charts. Track listing