Anita O'Day
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Anita O'Day was an American singer known for her work in the jazz genre. She was considered an influential jazz vocalist for her ability to keep up with fast-tempo arrangements and for her characteris
O'Day in 1955
Anita O'Day performing at the Storyville Jazz Club in Boston in July, 1957. Photo: Mel Levine
After a near-fatal drug overdose, O'Day resumed her career such as performing at the Monterey Jazz Festival (1974).
O'Day in 2005.
Jazz on a Summer's Day
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Jazz on a Summer's Day is a 1959 concert film set at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival in Newport, Rhode Island. The film was directed and edited by Aram Avakian; he also was the principal cinematographe
Anita O'Day
…appeared at the Village Vanguard in 1958. The same year, she appeared at the Newport Jazz Festival, which was filmed and released on the documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day. The project signified another turning point in O'Day's career by allowing jazz listeners to identify her through a visual medium rather than just on…
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