Anita O'Day

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Anita O'Day was an influential American jazz singer known for her rhythmic sophistication, cool vocal style, and celebrated performances with big bands and in bebop settings.

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Anita O'Day canonical 36
Anita O’Day 25

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Predicate Object
instanceOf human ⓘ
jazz singer ⓘ
recording artist ⓘ
vocalist ⓘ
associatedAct Buddy Rich ⓘ
Gene Krupa ⓘ
Roy Eldridge ⓘ
Stan Kenton ⓘ
birthName Anita Belle Colton ⓘ
causeOfDeath cardiac arrest ⓘ
countryOfCitizenship United States of America ⓘ
dateOfBirth 1919-10-18 ⓘ
dateOfDeath 2006-11-23 ⓘ
ethnicGroup European American ⓘ
familyName Colton ⓘ
genre bebop ⓘ
jazz ⓘ
swing music ⓘ
givenName Anita ⓘ
hasMusicalRole scat singer ⓘ
influenced Diana Krall ⓘ
Karrin Allyson ⓘ
numerous modern jazz vocalists ⓘ
influencedBy Billie Holiday ⓘ
Ella Fitzgerald ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName English ⓘ
name Anita O'Day ⓘ
notableFor bebop performances ⓘ
big band performances ⓘ
improvisational skill ⓘ
rhythmic sophistication ⓘ
notableWork album “Anita O'Day Sings the Winners” ⓘ
album “Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May” ⓘ
album “Anita O'Day at Mister Kelly's” ⓘ
album “Anita Sings the Most” ⓘ
album “Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day” ⓘ
autobiography “High Times, Hard Times” ⓘ
“And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine” ⓘ
“Let Me Off Uptown” ⓘ
“Sweet Georgia Brown” (Newport performance) ⓘ
“Tea for Two” (Newport performance) ⓘ
linked to: Tea for Two
occupation jazz musician ⓘ
singer ⓘ
performanceHighlight Newport Jazz Festival 1958 ⓘ
performedWith Gene Krupa Orchestra ⓘ
Stan Kenton Orchestra ⓘ
linked to: Stan Kenton
placeOfBirth Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
placeOfDeath Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
recordLabel Clef Records ⓘ
Norgran Records ⓘ
Verve Records ⓘ
residence Chicago, Illinois, United States ⓘ
Los Angeles, California, United States ⓘ
linked to: Los Angeles
sexOrGender female ⓘ
styleCharacteristic complex rhythmic placement ⓘ
cool, detached delivery ⓘ
minimal vibrato ⓘ
off-beat phrasing ⓘ
vocalStyle cool vocal style ⓘ
yearsActive 1930s ⓘ
1940s ⓘ
1950s ⓘ
1960s ⓘ
1970s ⓘ
1980s ⓘ
1990s ⓘ

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Referenced by (61)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Isn't It Romantic? → hasNotablePerformer → Anita O'Day ⓘ
I Could Write a Book → notablePerformanceBy → Anita O'Day ⓘ
Lover (jazz standard) → hasNotablePerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
linked to: Anita O'Day
My Funny Valentine → notablePerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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Someday My Prince Will Come → notableRecordingBy → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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Gene Krupa → associatedAct → Anita O'Day ⓘ
Skylark → hasNotableCoverVersionBy → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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"I'm Old Fashioned" → hasNotablePerformer → Anita O'Day ⓘ
subject linked to: I'm Old Fashioned
Imagination → hasPerformer → Anita O'Day ⓘ
I Thought About You → hasNotableRecordingBy → Anita O’Day ⓘ
linked to: Anita O'Day
The End of a Love Affair → hasNotableInterpreter → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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Anita O'Day → name → Anita O'Day ⓘ
Stars Fell on Alabama → performedBy → Anita O'Day ⓘ
"What Is This Thing Called Love?" → hasNotablePerformer → Anita O'Day ⓘ
subject linked to: What Is This Thing Called Love?
Easy to Love → hasPerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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Easy to Love → recordedBy → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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Easy to Love → hasNotableVersionBy → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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At Long Last Love → hasPerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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Peel Me a Grape → notableRecordingBy → Anita O'Day ⓘ
subject linked to: "Peel Me a Grape"
Peel Me a Grape → performedBy → Anita O'Day ⓘ
subject linked to: "Peel Me a Grape"
I'm Just a Lucky So-and-So → hasNotableRecordingBy → Anita O'Day ⓘ
subject linked to: I’m Just a Lucky So-and-So
Russell Garcia → workedWith → Anita O’Day ⓘ
linked to: Anita O'Day
Oh, You Crazy Moon → hasPerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
linked to: Anita O'Day
"You're Getting to Be a Habit with Me" → hasNotablePerformer → Anita O'Day ⓘ
Sometimes I'm Happy → hasRecordingBy → Anita O'Day ⓘ
subject linked to: Sometimes I’m Happy
Goodbye → hasNotablePerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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Speak Low → notablePerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
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I Hear Music → hasNotablePerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
linked to: Anita O'Day
Drum Boogie → notablePerformer → Anita O'Day ⓘ
subject linked to: "Drum Boogie"
The Gene Krupa Story → hasMusicPerformer → Anita O'Day ⓘ
subject linked to: "The Gene Krupa Story"
I Want to Be Happy → hasNotablePerformer → Anita O’Day ⓘ
linked to: Anita O'Day