Artist
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day is a jazz artist from Chicago, Illinois, USA formed in 1919. 34 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Best jazz albums
- 34
- Releases
- 1982–2022
- Active years
- 1919
- Formed
Artist
Anita O'Day is a jazz artist from Chicago, Illinois, USA formed in 1919. 34 releases are catalogued on Riffiter.
Jazz · Chicago, Illinois, USA · Best jazz albums
Most popular
Anita O'day Swings Cole Porter With Billy May
1991
All the Sad Young Men
1998
Time for 2
2019
Anita O'Day at Mister Kelly's
2005
An Evening With Anita O'Day
2006
Trav'lin' Light
2006
The Lady Is a Tramp
2005
Pick Yourself Up
1992
This Is Anita
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Anita Sings the Most- With the Oscar Peterson Quartet
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There's Only One
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Anita O'Day Sings the Winners
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Mello'day
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Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
2022
Anita Sings The Most
2020
Sings The Winners
2020
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
2019
The Diva Series
2019
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
2018
Incomparable!
2017
Compact Jazz
2013
Anita O'Day: Verve Ultimate Cool
2013
Cool Heat
2011
Ultimate Anita O'Day
2010
Anita
2007
Swing Rodgers and Hart
2004
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
2004
Swings Rodgers And Hart
2004
Sometimes I'm Happy
2002
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
1999
Jazz 'Round Midnight
1997
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
1995
Rules of the Road (feat. The Jack Sheldon Orchestra, conductor: Buddy Bregman)
1993
Once Upon a Summertime
1982
Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Born Anita Belle Colton, O'Day was admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough," slang for money. In 1934, she began touring the Midwest as a marathon dance contestant and singing "The Lady in Red" for tips. In 1936, she started out as a chorus girl in such Uptown venues as the Celebrity Club and the Vanity Fair, then found work as a singer and waitress at the Ball of Fire, the Vialago, and the Planet Mars. At the Vialago, O'Day met the drummer Don Carter, who introduced her to music theory; they wed in 1937. Her first big break came in 1938 when Down Beat editor Carl Cons hired her to work at his new club at 222 North State Street, the Off-Beat, which became a popular hangout for musicians. Also performing at the Off-Beat was the Max Miller Quartet, which backed O'Day for the first 10 days …