IS YOU IS OR IS YOU AIN'T MY BABY (scat version with A. O'Da

: http://web.mac.com/wolfrutto/Site_3/B...

Anita O'Day was (she died last year) one of those truly greatjazz-vocalists who inspire me to sing along. There are two reasons for this: the freedom of her delivery of well-known jazz-standards (especially while scatting) and her "camp style", which is probably best expressed in one of her titles: "Who Cares". May she rest in peace! She will always be with us in her songs.

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[pillsburydoughboy47]

this song works better when singing about women.

[Wolfgang Ruttkowski]

In case you meant: "when sung by women" I agree. I was just interested from a musical point of view (the scatting).

[malcolmlhj14]

that was beautiful

[Wolfgang Ruttkowski]

Thanks! But I think honestly, your home-page is too difficult to read. Love, Wolf

[cleosole]

Love that  voice. they don't make singers like this no more. it's so so sad. ms o day is pure classic jazz when it was at it's best. Scatting is such a lost art form. Thanks for the post.

[SD7268]

Some days ago casually i found this beautiful song by Anita O'Day i watch your video and my hears falling down on the floor............ you know man your video is pubblic !

Not a good idea you put on youtube your personal version on the anita version....you try a different way: call a musician and sing your personal version just with your voice.

[Wolfgang Ruttkowski]

Who forces you to listen to my experimental version?!

[SD7268]

please don't make again this type of experiments.... you destruct the original version.... just you try in your home and not share on YouTube

[Wolfgang Ruttkowski]

It's sooo easy to go yo Anita directly :-)

[texalina1]

I really like her voice in this. But then when that strange male vocal comes in . . .what is that about? It gets really, well, weird.

[matt bin]

sample

[kikitrud]

AWSOME! Check this version out : youtube.com/watch?v=z0bp0go7tv­s

[AwaTu]

Uh, i''ll keep it respectfully clean, as this is a public forum by simply saying I gotta go with you and leave it at that...

[steveknows62]

I had the pleasure of meeting Anita O'Day about 15 years ago. A truly great artist with a flair for squeezing more out of a lyric than any other singer, ever. Check out her version of "Ten Cents a Dance" to see what I mean.