Anita O'Day passes.

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The great jazz vocalist Anita O’Day died on Thanksgiving morning.

I heard her sing with a small combo at Fat Tuesday’s in lower Manhattan back in the late '80s, after long admiring her 1940s work with the Gene Krupa band featuring Roy Eldridge. She was also showcased in the seminal jazz festival movie Jazz on a Summer’s Day back in 1960, turning in a spectacular set.

I suppose 87’s a pretty good age to make it to, considering all the junk and liquor she consumed.

(Yeah, I saw** Eve**'s thread, but I think Anita deserves one to herself.)

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Scat, young man, scat!

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I guess they let her off uptown.

(Anita, I mean. Not Eve.)

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Anita at her Best! :smiley: :frowning:

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Wonderful, wonderful voice. I’ll never forget the first time I saw her in the movie Jazz On A Summer’s Day.

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I found the clip on YouTube.

Tea For Two given the scat treatment!

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Man do I /did I/deed I love Anita. Sings the Most and Swings with Billy May were fantastic. Unfortunately I made the mistake of seeing her at Fat Tuesday’s in the early 90’s. Total Disaster. And Sad.

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Whaddaya think I am, Mel Torme?

Crow T. Robot (during the MSTing of Girls’ Town, as Torme speeds off in his sports car): “Hey! He’s leaving a trail of scat! Doo be doo be doobedoobedoobedoobedoooo…”