She lived an often lonely life that was sustained only by her passion for music. [4], In 1936, she left the endurance contests, determined to become a professional singer. She resumed making live and studio albums under the new management of Alan Eichler, many recorded in Japan, and several were released on Emily Records, owned by Anita O'Day and John Poole. She'd switched from marijuana to alcohol after her second arrest, and her first thought on feeling the effects of heroin was "Oh good, now I don't have to drink." She is shown teaching Billy Taylor how to be a jazz vocalist. The following year, O'Day made a cameo appearance in The Gene Krupa Story, singing "Memories of You". She cited Martha Raye as the primary influence on her vocal style, also expressing admiration for Mildred Bailey, Ella Fitzgerald, and Billie Holiday. During this time, her working trio included Chicagoan George Finley on drums, father of performance artist Karen Finley. She was commonly regarded as one of the top female artists of her time, together with Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan and Billie Holiday. She recorded infrequently after the expiration of her Verve contract in 1962, and her career seemed over when she nearly died of a heroin overdose in 1968. Disponible avec un abonnement Apple Music. The case was dismissed by a jury for lack of evidence, but while awaiting her trial O'Day was introduced to sniffing heroin by Harry the Hipster. In Groups: Anita O'Day And Her Orchestra, Gene Krupa And His Orchestra, Stan Kenton And His Orchestra, The Band That Plays The Blues, The … In 1942, she appeared with the Krupa band in two "soundies" (short musical films originally made for jukeboxes), singing "Thanks for the Boogie Ride" and "Let Me Off Uptown". This film showcases performances that date back to the 50's and clips from interviews on 60 Minutes and CBS This Morning. Min width: 500px. [2], Anita Belle Colton (who later took the surname "O'Day") was born to Irish parents, James and Gladys M. (née Gill) Colton in Kansas City, Missouri, and raised in Chicago, Illinois, during the Great Depression. She speaks openly about how she had to overcome great adversities, including a 20-year addiction to heroin and alcohol. Late in 1959, she toured Europe with Benny Goodman to great personal acclaim. During this period pianist John Colianni was her accompanist for numerous club appearances and special gigs (Colianni also plays on "Indestructible!"). Real Name: Anita Belle Colton. After leaving Krupa late in 1946, O'Day again became a solo artist.[6]. Her first album Anita O'Day Sings Jazz (reissued as The Lady Is a Tramp) was recorded in 1952 for the newly established Norgran Records (it was also the label's first LP). She admitted later that she was probably high on heroin during the concert. In 1934, she began touring the Midwest as a marathon dance contestant. Anita O'Day, whose sassy renditions of "Honeysuckle Rose," "Sweet Georgia Brown" and other song standards that made her one of the most respected jazz vocalists of the 1940s and '50s, has died. Unwilling to tour with another big band, she left Herman after the Orpheum engagement and finished out the year as a solo artist. [3] Colton took the first chance to leave her unhappy home when, at age 14, she became a contestant in the popular Walk-a-thons as a dancer. However, when she was in good voice she could stretch long notes with strong crescendos and a telescoping vibrato, e.g. Soon after her release from jail on February 25, 1954, she began work on her second album Songs by Anita O'Day (reissued as An Evening with Anita O'Day). Kaufen Sie Platten, CDs und mehr von Anita O'Day auf dem Discogs-Marktplatz. Copyright © TV Time. Profile: American jazz singer, born on October 18, 1919, Kansas City, Missouri, USA – died November 23, 2006, Los Angeles, California, USA. O'Day wrote in her 1981 autobiography that when Goodman's attempts to upstage her failed to diminish the audience's enthusiasm, he cut all but two of her numbers from the show. Despite her initial misgivings about the compatibility of their musical styles, she joined Stan Kenton's band in April 1944. O'Day married golf pro and jazz fan Carl Hoff in 1942. After her jail stint, O'Day performed with Woody Herman's Herd and the Stan Kenton Artistry In Rhythm Orchestra. Jonathan Poole trained for audio engineering under John Jacobson (Casino-Scorsese, Imagine Dragons) to remaster previously unusable content due to a host of imperfections that can now be corrected with today's technology.[9].