Anita O'Day

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Jazz On A Summer's Day review by from London

Jazz on a Summer's Day 11 February 2005
...tion it is perhaps surprising that the star that burns longest in the memory is Anita O'Day: especially as she was (according to her autobiography) so stoned out of her he... Read customer review

The Big Bands Vol. 2 - The Soundies on DVD (2007)
Starring: Cab Calloway, Charlie Spivak & Orchestra, Jimmy Dorsey
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Features a collection of performances from Big Bands in the 1940s. Includes Jimmy Dorsey, Gene Krupa, Victor Young, and Al Donahue.

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Anita O'Day - The Life of A Jazz Singer on DVD (2007)
Starring: Will Friedwald, Johnny Mandel, Anita O'Day
Director: Robbie Cavolina, Ian McCrudden
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Before her death in November 2006 at age 86, Anita O'Day, one of jazz's most complex and rhythmic vocalists, smiled on the music world for six decades. This film portrait captures all the magic that took this sly Chicago native, a white girl who could hold her own against Billie and Ella, from Gene ..read more »

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Let's Hear It For The Girls on DVD (2005)
Starring: Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Thelma White
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Compilation of music tracks by the leading ladies of swing. Includes performances by Anita O'Day, Peggy Lee, Thelma White and more. Features twenty seven tracks in total.

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Jazz On A Summer's Day on DVD (1958)
Starring: Jimmy Giuffre, Thelonious Monk, Henry Grimes
Director: Bert Stern, Aram Avakian
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This video honoring the Newport Jazz Festival combines footage from the musical event with highlights of the 1958 America's Cup Race. Acclaimed as one of the best jazz films ever made, JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY captures some legendary performances by jazz greats such as Thelonius Monk and Louis ..read more »

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Anita O'Day - Live At Ronnie Scott's on DVD
Starring: Anita O'Day, John Poole, Merrill Hoover
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Recorded live on 4th March 1986. Tracklist includes: 'Wave', 'You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To', 'On Green Dolphin Street', 'It Don't Mean A Thing', 'The Street Of Dreams', 'My Funny Valentine' and 'I Cried For You'. Features thirteen tracks in total.

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The Ladies Sing Jazz - Vol.1
Starring: Billy Holiday, Nina Simone, Ethal Waters
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The most stunning and famous female vocalists in the history of jazz, including Billie Holiday, Dinah Washington, and Nina Simone, demonstrate their luminous virtuosity in rare film footage from clubs, music festivals, and television studio engagements. Uncluttered by introductions or talking heads,..read more »

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Jazz-O-Logy - Count Basie And Friends on DVD
Starring: Count Basie, Louis Armstrong, Anita O'Day
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'Soundies' (early versions of todays music videos) from some of the greatest names in Jazz.Tracks:COUNT BASIE:Basie's ConversationBasie BoogieTake Me Back BabyOne O'clock JumpI Cried For YouAir Mail SpecialIf I Could Be With YouGENE KRUPA:Thanks For The Boogie RideLet Me Off UptownBill 'Bojangles' ..read more »

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