Even without the powerful vocals of a Dinah Washington or Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day owned whatever song she sang. Her phrasing is next level. Talk about Girl Power!
Anita plays with "let's fall in love". Amazing how she uses her voice like a horn, producing melody lines that shouldn't belong, but somehow they do! This is a jazz simger!!!
Again again - I love how she plays with the consonants. This is SO difficult to do without it coming-off awkward. She does it like it's nothing. !!! ( :
Artists and tough lives go together. Then again there’s lots of people with very tough lives who never have anything near this amount of creative fun and prowess. She’s probably luckier than most :) 🍀
Saw her in the 80s in San Francisco at some club. Amazing voice. Not the best voice, but the best scatter ever and the best timing ever. No one could improvise like that. Too bad she never got invited to Monterey, along with Mose Allison and Mark Murphy. Too late now.
Although this lady is a talented singer and does an effective job in her style, I don't consider this song " Let's Fall In Love" a proper vehicle for her presentation. i have listened to several versions of this song and I really believe the composer's[Harold Arlen] intent is to evoke more tenderness and vulnerability. In this regard, there are a few versions I can recommend. Ella Fitzgerald [from her album E. L. Sings Sweet Songs For Swingers], Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, and even the composer, Harold Arlen in his 1933 recording. Notable points of observation are how these singers avoid rushing and stealing note values from certain words, like "Let's, Fall, Love, We....Close, Own, Paradise, etc." Ella sings, " Leeeettt's [with decrescendo] and delivers "..fall in love .." with a nice and gentle contour. Similarly, Ella's delivery of " Weee....fall in love"...very effective. Nat clips the word, "Let's", but makes up for it by caressing the words, "love....we...clooosse...our eyyyees... and oowwwnn....paradiiise..." Both very tender with vulnerability and fragility. Love their renditions. Tony Bennett gives a good treatment also, as does Harold Arlen.
She has her own distinctive style that subverted that slow style that you’re talking about even if it is what was intended by the composer. Anita just adds this spontaneity and playful personality to all the songs she covers. Try listening to her version of “Tea for Two”, you might enjoy it more and get what she’s about.
The Best White Jazz Singer that ever lived. j
One of the top three (maybe four) jazz singers of all time. Gender and ethnicity are unimportant.
Yes she is, along with the other best universal white jazz singer, Julie London.
Even without the powerful vocals of a Dinah Washington or Ella Fitzgerald, Anita O'Day owned whatever song she sang. Her phrasing is next level. Talk about Girl Power!
She had skills and powers and here she is lucky to have a killer band.
2023 Still one of the greatest.
Anita plays with "let's fall in love". Amazing how she uses her voice like a horn, producing melody lines that shouldn't belong, but somehow they do! This is a jazz simger!!!
100% agree. She's brilliant. Love.. Everything she does here.
Also - side note - Love that Bass player in the back light.
Right??
Style. ( :
Again again - I love how she plays with the consonants. This is SO difficult to do without it coming-off awkward. She does it like it's nothing. !!! ( :
Her phrasing is off the charts.
@@johnmc3862 RIGHT!!??
Great clip of Anita, really scatting.... great singer and song. Sad that she had such a tough life.
Artists and tough lives go together. Then again there’s lots of people with very tough lives who never have anything near this amount of creative fun and prowess. She’s probably luckier than most :) 🍀
Now people , that's a singer.
Incredible! You'll never see anyone ever try to sing like this on 'The Voice' jazz singing has become a lost art.
This song captures the uncertainties of love, and the risk your heart takes.
This is all new to me. I am shocked. and amazed. Wow!!! Anita O'day was - no is - sensational. Thank you....
夜中に小さな音量で聴くと良いですよね😃
A true jazz singer
What a beautiful voice 😍❤
Check her out in the 1958 Newport Jazz film. She stole the show.
sadly,first time I have come across Anitaxx
!!!! Talk about PHRASING!! DAMN!
Fantastic phrasing!!
Always real jazz singing from ms Anita. DIva O Day
Yes! In her time they called Anita "The Jezebel of Jazz." It was meant as a compliment.
💖🥳💖🥳💖🥳💖🥳💖🥳💖🥳💖
I love the way she doesn’t arrive steady and solid to the first parts. Thankfully that’s so real and so 👌👌👌
She’s sensational 😊
A MasterPiece!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
UNA JOYA!.-GRACIAS!.-
Love you Anita 🇬🇪
Saw her in the 80s in San Francisco at some club. Amazing voice. Not the best voice, but the best scatter ever and the best timing ever. No one could improvise like that. Too bad she never got invited to Monterey, along with Mose Allison and Mark Murphy. Too late now.
Chet Baker level of phrasing.
Let's Fall in LOVE. Knew New Break Through 2022🤞🏽🧡🥰💋👑🌸
She could swing and she had fantastic time.
What phrasing and rhythm
I love song
Really snappy
It comes easy to her.
much love, Kimmy
It sure would be nice to include when and where this is from. Very nice, thank you :-)
I believe it's her live in Sweden set from 1963. The full set may be on UA-cam
At 00:44 she looks like she's about to start singing, then holds off for a few seconds,
Nobody ever made it look easier.
She is TOO MUCH!!!!!
No vibrato ... maybe made her work a little harder?
Although this lady is a talented singer and does an effective job in her style, I don't consider this song " Let's Fall In Love" a proper vehicle for her presentation. i have listened to several versions of this song and I really believe the composer's[Harold Arlen] intent is to evoke more tenderness and vulnerability. In this regard, there are a few versions I can recommend. Ella Fitzgerald [from her album E. L. Sings Sweet Songs For Swingers], Tony Bennett, Nat King Cole, and even the composer, Harold Arlen in his 1933 recording. Notable points of observation are how these singers avoid rushing and stealing note values from certain words, like "Let's, Fall, Love, We....Close, Own, Paradise, etc." Ella sings, " Leeeettt's [with decrescendo] and delivers "..fall in love .." with a nice and gentle contour. Similarly, Ella's delivery of " Weee....fall in love"...very effective. Nat clips the word, "Let's", but makes up for it by caressing the words, "love....we...clooosse...our eyyyees... and oowwwnn....paradiiise..." Both very tender with vulnerability and fragility. Love their renditions. Tony Bennett gives a good treatment also, as does Harold Arlen.
She has her own distinctive style that subverted that slow style that you’re talking about even if it is what was intended by the composer. Anita just adds this spontaneity and playful personality to all the songs she covers. Try listening to her version of “Tea for Two”, you might enjoy it more and get what she’s about.
@@hr7460 Totally~
Get real! Ella, Tony, etc. Pathetically corny. Anita, she had it!
you do know there are no rules for jazz?
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