Anita O'Day

vocals · 1919–2006 · Kansas City

Singer born in Kansas City, known for her singing without vibrato and her fast scat. She recorded Let Me Off Uptown with Gene Krupa in 1941, moved to Stan Kenton, then Newport 1958 was filmed in Jazz on a Summer's Day.

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Styles

• Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese
• Swing, big bands

Landmark tracks

• Tea for Two (Newport 1958) (1958)

Cited in 2 radio episodes

• Dedicated episode · Oct 20, 2019: Anita O'Day, la Bad Girl du Jazz (59 Rue des Archives, TSF Jazz, in French)
• Oct 18, 2022: Anita O'Day live at Mingo's 1979 (Jazzlive, TSF Jazz, in French)

Sources

• EN : Wikipedia, Anita O'Day
• EN : Wikipedia, Let Me off Uptown
• EN : Jazz on the Tube, Anita O'Day Day

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