Tea for Two (Newport 1958)
Context
A 1925 standard, "Tea for Two" is taken here at a fast tempo by Anita O'Day, who reworks its melody and rhythm during her appearance at the 1958 Newport festival, filmed for Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960). After a short piano solo, she moves into scat and four-bar exchanges with her trio's drummer. Together with "Sweet Georgia Brown," this performance brought her to a wide audience.
In the genealogy of jazz
This track belongs to Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese. Among the origins and influences of Vocal jazz, scat, vocalese: Classic blues (women singers), Swing, big bands, Bebop (Minton's, Monroe's).