Title:
Anita O'Day the life of a jazz singer
Publication Information:
[S.l.] : AOD Productions, c2009, 2007.
Physical Description:
1 videodisc (91 min.) : sd., col. with b&w sequence ; 4 3/4 in. + 1 booklet ([32] p. : ill. (some col.) ; 18 cm.)
General Note:
"Widescreen."
"Includes 90 minutes of bonus performances (uninterrupted) and interviews"--Container.
Contents:
Opening sequence -- Anita who? -- What a big baby -- Igpay Atinlay and walkathons -- Thanks for the boogie ride -- #1 fan -- Stan Kenton -- She looks so gorgeous, she don't move -- It's called improvising -- Her voice as an instrument -- What is jazz? -- My heart belongs to Daddy -- The jazz life -- Jail -- The Starlight Club -- Travelin' light -- If you've got the feeling -- Verve -- I lost every race -- Singing with feeling -- NIghtbird -- A free soul -- Newport '58 -- Japan -- Knowing when to stop -- The way it went down -- All I had was a broken arm -- One more mile -- Finale -- Credits.
Personal Subject:
Summary:
Anita O'Day was one of the greatest of American Jazz singers and this critically acclaimed award-winning documentary tells her astonishing story--a journey of survival and, above all, the endurance of her talent, told in a number of frank interviews with her and with those who knew her. Her career was long and eventful, spanning seven decades; her last album recording when she was 84.
System Details:
DVD.
