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Monday is perfect for Anita O'Day. Here's an hour-long set of the hep swinger from 1986 at Ronnie Scott's in London. Backing O'Day were Tommy Whittle (ts,fl), Merrill Hoover (p), Lennie Bush (b) and John Poole (d). A big thanks to Jim Mentis for sending this one along...
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A mighty fine start into the week. I also highly recommend Aram Avakian's documentary JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY including Anita's wow performance at Newport in 1958... kind of a miracle since she was high on heroin during that unforgotten gig.
Posted by: Rich Fullbright | June 04, 2012 at 09:03 AM
Anita was truly amazing at Newport in 1958.
Appropos the recent four-part interview with Mike Stoller, the bass line on Ben E. King's Stand By Me was played by Gordon 'Whitey' Mitchell. Blink and you'll miss him, but the bass player behind Anita O'Day at Newport is Whitey Mitchell _ who went on to a successful second career as a TV comedy scriptwriter (Get Smart, All In The Family).
Posted by: Alan Hill | June 04, 2012 at 09:35 PM
All I can say is, YEP!
Posted by: JC | June 05, 2012 at 01:56 AM
Hey! Jazz on a Summer's Day isn't by Aram Avakian! It's still photographer Bert Stern's work.
Posted by: Paul Okami | June 05, 2013 at 10:10 AM