Live in Tokyo '63
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Movie Reviews of Live in Tokyo '63
Movie Review: Cool Confident and one more reason she beat Billie Holiday in the polls
Summary: 5 Stars
You have got to see this. Anita O'Day in Tokyo, clearly in charge and getting performances out of the Japanese band they could only imagine in their dreams. Now you can understand why she consistently beat Billie Holiday in the polls at the time. She was hot, stylish, confident and striking both vocally and personally.
I had the privilege of seeing her twice in the 1990s and especially on the earlier performance (on a double bill with Chris Connor) she still had it in spades.
It's great to finally have this DVD available to the general public to enjoy. It's in black and white but otherwise it could have been taped last year and still be exciting to watch.
She was one of a kind.
Bill Donoghue
Movie Review: Singing, Swinging, Scatting
Summary: 5 Stars
After seeing the excellent new documentary Anita O'Day: Life Of A Jazz Singer, I got interested in further exploration of her music. This DVD catches Anita at the peak of her abilities. Whether she's fronting a big band on "Stella By Starlight" or a small combo on "Honeysuckle Rose," she swings hard, with humor and heart in equal measures. There's a depth of feeling in her singing that is completely captivating. She can move you with a single word. While I enjoy modern jazzy singers like Stacey Kent and Diana Krall, there simply is no comparison once you hear Anita O'Day. She is the real thing. I'd recommend this DVD to anyone who loves jazz and great singing.Movie Review: Great to see her in action
Summary: 5 Stars
This dvd is awesome... the video quality is not so great... but not bad enough that I would complain. I love Anita... and seeing her perform these songs is priceless. I am the hugest fan, if you like jazz, you will love Anita. My boyfriend and I were laughing because in the second part of the video, we got the vibe that she really wanted the guys to loosen up and "jam" a bit. They were playing the songs so much "to the book" and you can see her going around the stage tring to get the guys to vibe out a bit more. She is truely the real deal.Movie Review: Anita O'Day
Summary: 5 Stars
Anita O'Day? She is the best white jazz singer ever.
I have followed her career and own several LP's from the 50's...
Since dvd's came out, I have been collecting her dvd's.
If you have never heard of her, you won't be sorry you bought this dvd.
She is the best in jazz.
Try it you'll like it.
Movie Review: A diva in her prime
Summary: 4 Stars
Seeing Anita O'Day perform is always a treat. She is my favorite female singer from that era.
I have to ding this DVD one point for poor video quality. It was a TV show, but I don't think they even taped it. This looks like the old kinescope recordings from the early days of TV where they just filmed a monitor while the show was going out live.
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