Anita O'Day?

Hey thanks guys! What a wonderful bit of footage, Larryi! She's got style and soul and technique. I've heard of all these records, but have yet to see them at my local record store or any of the online sources. The hunt continues! I've been listening to mostly Anita lately, and she just surprises and delights me!

In my opinion, Anita was the most outstanding performer on that DVD "Jazz on a Summer's Day". I will always recall an interesting contradiction; I have always hated that song she sang, but her style and the way she sang it, knocked my socks off. Sometimes it's the singer and not the song.

A number jazz musicians of that era consider Anita to be in the same league with three of the greats: Ella, Sarah, and Billie. I thoroughly agree with that sentiment.