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Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007)
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A tribute to jazz diva Anita O'Day, completed just weeks before her death in November 2006. full summary | add synopsis
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A Well Deserved Tribute But Little New Information About An Exceptional Singer
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(Credited cast) | Louis Armstrong | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
 | Buddy Bregman | ... | Himself |
| Dick Cavett | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Leonard Feather | ... | Himself |
| Will Friedwald | ... | Himself |
| Johnny Mandel | ... | Himself |
| Anita O'Day | ... | Herself |
| John Poole | ... | Himself (archive footage) |
| Annie Ross | ... | Herself |
| George Wein | ... | Himself |
| Margaret Whiting | ... | Herself |
| Gerald Wilson | ... | Himself |
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First-ever feature documentary on the life of legendary jazz vocalist Anita O'Day.
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Factual errors: In one of the interview clips, Anita O'Day says that composer-arranger Gary McFarland died soon after the release of the album they made together, "All the Sad Young Men." McFarland actually lived another 10 years after the 1961 release of his record with O'Day, and died on November 2, 1971.
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Features Jazz on a Summer's Day (1960)
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I saw this tonight at the Tribeca Film Festival in New York City.
Anita O'Day's story was well documented in her autobiography "High Times, Hard Times", which is respected for its unflinching candor. The best feature of this documentary is the clips of Anita's performances, many of which have never been seen before. It includes, of course, her landmark performance of 'Sweet Georgia Brown' from the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, and several other performances that evidence her right to be considered one of jazz's finest vocalists. In addition to these clips there are interviews with jazz luminaries including George Wein (legendary founder of the Newport Jazz Festival), Margaret Whiting, and Dr. Billy Taylor. These experts credibly testify about Anita's genius and her standing relative to other jazz singers who obtained greater celebrity, such as Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughn.
This documentary does not provide new information about either Anita's private life or career, but it is important as a tribute to a singer whose talent justified greater acclaim than she received.