Anita of day biography dvd

          Anita O'Day was one of the greatest American Jazz singers and this critically acclaimed award-winning documentary tells her astonishing story - a journey of..

          Born Anita Belle Colton December 18, 1919, in Chicago, IL.

          Addresses: Record company--Verve Records, 825 8th Ave., 26th fl., New York, NY 10019.

          Called "one of the finest singers to emerge from the swing era" by Scott Yanow in the All Music Guide to Jazz, Anita O'Day has been hailed as one of the most distinctive voices in the history of jazz.

          Anita O Day has been a favorite of mine for many years and I am pleased to be able to find her story on DVD Read Less.

        1. Anita O'Day was one of the greatest of American Jazz singers and this critically acclaimed award-winning documentary tells her astonishing story--a journey.
        2. Anita O'Day was one of the greatest American Jazz singers and this critically acclaimed award-winning documentary tells her astonishing story - a journey of.
        3. Anita O'Day was one of the greatest of American Jazz singers and this critically acclaimed award-winning documentary tells her astonishing.
        4. Explores the life and jazz career of Anita O'Day, told in a number of frank interviews with her and with those who know her.

          5. She advanced from a Billie Holiday-type style to her own inventive technique that made her equally adept at interpreting songs as written and improvising with a flair matched by few. O'Day was also the chief inspiration of many famed singers who came to prominence in the 1940s, including June Christy, Chris Connor, and Helen Merrill.

          She has had one of the longest active careers among jazz singers, now spanning over 60 years. Her tenure in front of the microphone is all the more incredible considering that she was addicted to heroin during many of her peak years.

          New York Times writer Stephen Holden reported that during a 1995 performance