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Born Anita Belle Colton in Chicago, Illinois on October 18, 1919, O’Day got her start as a teen. She eventually changed her name to O’Day and in the late 1930’s began singing in a jazz club called the Off-Beat, a popular hangout for musicians like band leader and drummer Gene Krupa. In 1941 she joined Krupa’s band, and a few weeks later Krupa hired trumpeter Roy Eldridge. O’Day and Eldridge had great chemistry on stage and their duet Let Me Off Uptown became a million-dollar-seller, boosting the popularity of the Krupa band. Also that year, “Down Beat” magazine named O’Day “New Star of the Year” and, in 1942, she was selected as one of the top five big band singers.
Hal Galper: Adventures In The Zone
by Paul Rauch
This article was first published on All About Jazz on October 20, 2020. The career of Hal Galper has earned the pianist acclaim as both a performer and educator. Perhaps most importantly, it has drawn attention to his contributions to the music as a true innovator. While other pianists of his era gained more ...
Sarah Vaughan, G. Thomas Allen, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Billy Eckstine and More!
by Jua Howard
Greetings Music Family! It's time for another episode of the “First Instrument Jazz Show!" I've got new music from The DIVA Jazz Orchestra with Ann Hampton Callaway, Nnenna Freelon, Benny Benack III, Emma Smith and Kieran Brown, and more timeless music from Sarah Vaughan, Billy Eckstine, Cecile McLorin Salvant, G. Thomas Allen, Kate McGarry, Take 6 ...
Ornette Coleman's and Horace Silver's "Lonely Woman" — A Disambiguation
by Artur Moral
Reality is filled with confusion and misunderstandings; some are suggestive or creative, while others are disappointing or, worse, malicious. The jazz world is no stranger to the first type: specific compositions are often confused or misidentified as if they were the same. Usually, this happens because of similar melodies or titles that are sometimes identical. This ...
The Master of Drums: Gene Krupa and the Music He Gave The World
by Richard J Salvucci
The Master of Drums Elizabeth J Rosenthal 320 Pages ISBN: 978-0-8065-4320 Kensington Publishing Company 2025 In the interests of full disclosure, I spent an extended period with Gene Krupa as an adolescent. Relatives were friends of Krupa's. All the nice things Elizabeth J. Rosenthal says about Krupa as a ...
David Pastor trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson at Barcelona Jamboree Sala 3
by Artur Moral
David Pastor Trio featuring Anna Pauline & Mattias Nilsson Jamboree Sala 3 Barcelona, Spain Pur Jazz March 4, 2025 If David Pastor had been born, say, in Sedalia, Missouri, instead of in Sedaví, in the Spanish Valencia province, his professional career and its media impact would probably have been quite ...
Get Happy: The Music of Harold Arlen’s Great American Songbook
by David Brown
Harold Arlen was a singer, pianist, arranger, and, most importantly, a composer of iconic popular songs in the 20th century. A highly regarded contributor to the Great American Songbook, Arlen wrote over 500 songs, with his most famous being “Over the Rainbow." Born 120 years ago in 1905, Arlen's music--primarily composed for Broadway shows and films--has ...
Anita Sings The Most
By Anita O'Day
Label: Verve Records
Released: 2024
Track listing: 'S Wonderful / They Can't Take That Away From Me; Tenderly; Old Devil Moon; Love Me Or Leave Me; We'll Be Together Again; Stella By Starlight; Taking A Chance On Love; Them There Eyes; I've Got The World On A String; You Turned The Table On Me; Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered;
Jazz Orchestras, Large Ensembles, Bigger Bands
by David Brown
This week we take a look at jazz orchestras, large ensembles and bigger bands.Playlist Thelonious Monk “Esistrophy (Theme)" from Live at the It Club-Complete (Columbia) 01:30 Jihye Lee Orchestra “Karma" from Infinite Connections (Motéma Music) 03:00 John Hollenbeck & NDR Big Band “Marimba Hocket" from Coloring Hockets (Norddeutscher Rundfunk) 10:45 Thad Jones/Mel Lewis Jazz ...
Sarah Hanahan, Samara Joy, Jenny Scheinman, Mavis Pan, Dwayne Clemons, Tania Grubbs, Diane Marino & More
by Mary Foster Conklin
This broadcast includes new releases from Sarah Hanahan, Samara Joy, Jenny Scheinman, Mavis Pan, Dwayne Clemons, Bill Charlap, Tania Grubbs and Diane Marino, with birthday shoutouts to Lakecia Benjamin, blues foremothers Victoria Spivey (Got The Blues So Bad) and Nellie Lutcher (He's A Real Gone Guy), vocalists Amy London, Anita O'Day, Esperanza Spalding, Laura Nyro and ...
