Nine disc, limited edition box set containing all the material (masters only) that Anita O'Day recorded for the Clef and Verve labels. Includes alternate takes and live performances. Issued by Mosaic Records in 2000. The original recordings were made by O'Day between 1952-1962. Now out-of-print. (Mosaic Limited Edition #188)
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Nine disc, limited edition box set containing all the material (masters only) that Anita O'Day recorded for the Clef and Verve labels. Includes … read more
Nine disc, limited edition box set containing all the material (masters only) that Anita O'Day recorded for the Clef and Verve labels. Includes alternate takes and live performances… read more
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Few female jazz singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O'Day for sheer exuberance and talent in all areas of jazz vocals. Her improvising, wide dynamic tone, and innate sense of rhythm made her more than just another big-band canary. At a time when most female vocals tended to emphasize the sweet timbres of their voice, she chose to emphasize a path blazed by the one major jazz singer who emphasized message over medium - Billie Holiday. Like Holiday, O'Day combi… read more
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Few female jazz singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O'Day for sheer exu… read more
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Few female jazz singers matched the hard-swinging and equally hard-living Anita O'Day for sheer exuberance and talent in all areas of jazz vocals… read more