Anita O'Day (October 18, 1919 – November 23, 2006) was an American jazz singer. Many place her among the greatest female jazz singers (the only white one) in a group that includes Billie Holliday, Ella Fitzgerald, Carmen McRae, Sarah Vaughan, Abbey Lincoln and Betty Carter.
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.
O'Day, along with Mel Tormé, is often grouped with the West Coast Cool school of jazz. Interestingly, like Tormé, O'Day had some training in jazz drums (courtesy of her first husband Don Carter); her longest musical collaboration was with John Poole, a skilled jazz drummer whose career was severely...
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Track listing: AlreetGeorgia on My MindFool Am ILet's Get Away From It AllJust a Little Bit South of North CarolinaSlow DownI Take to YouGreen EyesLet Me Off UptownKick ItStop! The Red Light's OnThe Walls Keep TalkingTwo in LoveStop! The Red Light's OnHow Do?Coppin' A PleaBolero at the SavoySkylarkBolero at the SavoyThanks for the Boogie RidePass the BounceSide by SideHarlem on Parade
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Track listing: How High the MoonI Ain't Gettin' Any YoungerMalagueñaKey LargoMalagueñaWhat Is This Thing Called Love?September in the RainJamaica MoonDon't Kick It AroundSo Much of Nothing to DoPoor Simple SimonBlues for BojanglesYour Eyes Are Bigger Than Your HeartTennessee WaltzYea BooSomething I Dreamed Last NightIf I Could Steal You From Somebody ElseYou Took Advantage of MeOnce There Lived a FoolI ApologiseBlack MoonlightLovesick Blues
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Track listing: Fightin' Doug Mac ArthurThat's What You ThinkBarrelhouse Bessie From Basin StreetDeliver Me to TennesseeMassachusetts"Murder," He SaysRide OnBuild It Up, Paint It Nice, Tear It DownI Lost My Sugar in Salt Lake CityYou Betcha!In a Little Spanish TownI'm Going Mad for a PadAnd Her Tears Flowed Like WineThe Lady in RedGotta Be Gettin'Tabby the CatGotta Be Gettin'Wish You Were Waitin' For MeAnd Her Tears Flowed Like WineAre You Livin' Old Man?I Want a Grown Up ManTravellin' Man
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Track listing: What's Your Story Morning Glory?My Funny ValentineSing Sing SingBody and SoulThe Peanut VendorFrenesiTake the "A" TrainTenderlyFour BrothersEarly AutumnInterlude (A Night in Tunisia)FourCome Rain or Come ShineYou're a ClownEasy Come, Easy GoA Lover Is BlueMack the KnifeGone With the WindHershey BarMy Heart Belongs to DaddyLittle Orphan AnnieThe Way You Look TonightIt Had to Be YouHooray for Hollywood
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Track listing: Just One of Those ThingsLove for SaleAll of YouEasy to LoveYou'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToI Get a Kick Out of YouI Love YouI've Got You Under My SkinGet Out of TownWhat Is This Thing Called Love?Night and DayIt's De-LovelyFalling in Love With LoveJohnny One NoteLoverHave You Met Miss Jones?Little Girl BlueSpring Is HereIt Never Entered My MindBewitched, Bothered, and BewilderedI've Got Five DollarsTo Keep My Love AliveTen Cents a DanceI Could Write a Book
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Track listing: Medley: 'S Wonderful / They Can't Take That Away From MeLove Me or Leave MeOld Devil MoonTenderlyWe'll Be Together AgainStella by StarlightThem There EyesTakin' A Chance on LoveI've Got the World on a StringYou Turned the Tables on MeBewitched, Bothered, and BewilderedBut Not for MeMedley: I Have a Reason for Living / My Love for YouThe Varsity DragIt Never Entered My MindTea for TwoEverytime I'm With YouHave You Met Miss Jones?The Wildest Girl in TownStar EyesLoneliness Is a WellThe Song Is You
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Track listing: Lover, Come Back to MeLullaby of the LeavesRock and Roll BluesLove for SaleNo Soap, No Hope BluesSpeak LowThe Lady Is a TrampStrawberry MoonPagan Love SongAin't This a Wonderful DaySomebody's Cryin'Vaya con DiosThe Gypsy in My SoulJust One of Those ThingsThe Man I LoveFrankie and JohnnyAnita's BluesI Cover the WaterfrontI Didn't Know What Time It WasLet's Fall in LoveYou're Getting to Be a Habit with MeFrom This Moment onYou Don't Know What Love IsThere Will Never Be Another You; Just Friends
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Track listing: Peel Me a GrapeSpring Will Be a Little Late This YearThe Party's OverYour Red WagonIt Shouldn't Happen to a DreamThanks for the MemoryJust in TimeUnder a Blanket of BlueAn Occasional ManI Believe in YouMister SandmanI'm Not Supposed to Be Blue BluesAll Too SoonLet Me Off UptownFly Me to the MoonWhen the World Was YoungMy ShipWhisper Not
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Track listing: Beautiful LoveAs Long as I LiveWho Cares?Fine and DandyI Fall in Love Too EasilyI Can't Get StartedA Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareTime After TimeYou're the TopNo Moon at AllHoneysuckle RoseI'll See You in My DreamsBoogie BluesOpus 1That's What You ThinkLet Me Off UptownDrummin' ManSlow DownMemories of You
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Track listing: It Could Happen to YouBlue ChampagneAvalonOld Devil MoonThe Party's OverWhy Shouldn't I?Easy LivingCan't We Be Friends?Slaughter on 10th Ave.If I Love AgainSpeak LowIndian SummerYesterdaysMad About the BoyThat Old FeelingWaiter, Make Mine BluesWhen Sunny Gets BlueAngel EyesWhatever Happened to You?A Blues SerenadeThe Thrill Is GoneGoodbyeStella by Starlight
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Track listing: I'm With YouThe Rock and Roll WaltzThe Getaway and the ChaseYour Picture's Hanging Crooked on the WallWe Laughed at LoveI'm Not LonelyDon't Be That WayLet's Face the Music and Dance (alternate take)Let's Face the Music and DanceI Used to Be Color BlindPick Yourself UpThere's a Lull in My LifeMan With a HornIvyStars Fell on AlabamaStars Fell on Alabama (alternate take)Let's BeginSweet Georgia BrownI Never Had a ChanceStompin' at the SavoyI Won't Dance
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Track listing: Detour AheadTrav'lin LightDon't ExplainI Hear MusicCrazy He Calls MeLover, Come Back to MeIf the Moon Turns GreenRememberWhat a Little Moonlight Can DoThe Moon Looks Down and LaughsSome Other SpringMiss Brown to YouGod Bless the ChildOne More MileThe Ballad of the Sad Young MenUp StateYou Came a Long Way From St. LouisSeñor BluesBoogie BluesA Woman Alone With the BluesI Want to Sing a SongNight BirdDo Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
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Track listing: That Old FeelingBoogie BluesAngel Eyes(Ah, the Apple Trees) When the World Was YoungTen Cents a DanceEasy Come, Easy GoNo Soap, No Hope BluesJust in TimeOld Devil MoonA Nightingale Sang in Berkeley SquareThem There EyesIf the Moon Turns GreenJohnny One NoteWaiter, Make Mine BluesWhat Is This Thing Called LoveFly Me to the Moon
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Track listing: I'm Going Mad for a PadAnd Her Tears Flowed Like WineAnd Her Tears Flowed Like WineGotta' Be Gettin'Are You Livin' Old Man?I Want a Grown-Up ManThem There EyesMemories of YouHow Come?Ace in the HoleSometimes I'm HappyWhat Is This Thing Called Love?Hi Ho Trailus Boot WhipI Yold Ya I Love You, Now Get OutIt's Different When It Happens to YouHow High the MoonI Ain't Gettin' Any YoungerMalagueñaKey LargoTravellin' ManI Can't Believe That You're in Love With Me
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Track listing: WaveThe Song Is YouStreet of DreamsOn a Clear Day (You Can See Forever)Sweet Georgia BrownMy Funny ValentineFalling in Love With Love / Love for Sale'S Wonderful / They Can't Take That Away From Me[untitled]Tea for TwoThere Will Never Be Another YouYesterday / YesterdaysYou Are My Sunshine / You Are the Sunshine of My Life
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Track listing: Black CoffeeThere'll Never Be Another YouAngel EyesBewitchedWhen Sunny Gets BlueYou'd Be So Nice to Come Home ToMistyMy Heart Belongs to DaddyAfternoon in ParisAm I Blue
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Track listing: WaveBlue SkiesLet's Fall in LoveWhat Are You Doing the Rest of Your Life?In a Mellow ToneHershey BarP'townEmilyLittle Orphan AnnieClose Your EyesShaking the Blues AwayFalling in Love With Love / Love for SaleFour BrothersMy Funny ValentineOn Green Dolphin StreetTea for Two
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