Anita O'Day clip on Nightmusic

[echo680]

"all of this is for the piano player"

[laparolachiave]

i love this woman

[ldnearthesea]

I saw her perform in San Francisco at a small venue in 1986, and remember that she sang a few sets during a two hour show. I had seen the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival film a few months before, so hearing on the radio that she was going to be doing some shows in the Bay Area, I wanted to see her. She still had her "chops." Is there any other female jazz singer today with her sense of timing, or scatting ability? She was unique, a one of a kind.

[jeansbass]

It is nice to pay our respect to people like her who gave her life to music business...great jazz singer.

[chapeauetbarbe]

What great vocal improvisation she was capable of. She should have been a millionaire. The pianist is talentless, who is that so i know not to buy his shit man. She looks like Hilory Clinton or Clinton looks like her.

[mansfield67]

One of my fave singers, I have her 1963 concert in Japan on video. The gal knew her way 'round a song. God Bless you, Lady O'Day.

[mikemckv]

Love You Anita. High Times, Great Times.

[Jatp55]

High Times Hard Times. Yes, that is the name of her book that she kindly signed to me with the words "Keep Swinging" in august 2004. My favourite female jazzsinger. We still have the great songs and she will be swinging for a long time yet. Love you Anita. RIP.

[lluvia92]

i love you

[TripleGinger]

An added bitter touch, the Los Angeles Times reported that she "died of cardiac arrest. . . she had been in declining health with Alzheimers." When I hunted her name on YouTube only FIVE videos were here. This lovely brief careey summary is a real pleasure. Thank you bobby4000

[Atiba]

Hard life. Drugs. Too many wrong men. But always ready to perform when the bell rang. RIP Anita. You gave all you had.

[bialistok]

You were the greatest, Anita. Rest In Peace.

[bruced47]

Anita O'Day (1919 - 2006) left this world on November 23, 2006. The Chicago Tribune had a nice obituary on her. In 1941 Gene Krupa hired her as his lead vocalist for $40 a week. She later worked with the Stan Kenton band from 1944-45. An interesting piece of trivia was that she accidentally had her uvula cut off at the age of 7 during a tonsillectomy, making it impossible for her to do vibrato. She said that in order to do a vibrato, she had to shake her head from side to side. R.I.P. Anita.

[kevinm107]

I'm listening to this and to her "Round Midnight" compilation.  Just fantastic.

[cnevitt]

A giver of the goosebumps. Rest in peace songbird.

[JashuganZ]

Rest in Peace, Anita.

[jazmaan]

We loved you Anita. And we will miss you dearly.

[mikemckv]

Great lady of jazz. Does nobody have her singing Blues Boogie at Newport, 1958. Unparalleled. Thanks for this.

[nocount1]

More Anita!

[clamarama]

Wonderful. Thanks so much!