High Times Hard Times (Limelight)
by Anita O'Day, George Eells
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Author: Anita O'Day, George EellsEdition: Paperback
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Unknown); English (Published)
Published: 2004-08-01
ISBN: 0879101180
Number of pages: 376
Publisher: Limelight Editions
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- ISBN13: 9780879101183
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Book Review: Anita stands alone
Summary: 5 Stars
Although I love jazz vocalists--Carmen McRae, Ella Fitzgerald, and Sarah Vaughn in particular--I had never heard of Anita O'Day until I listened to a replay of an interview she did with Terri Gross for Fresh Air. I actually bought and read her autobiography before (or at least while) I was getting to know her music.
What I enjoy about this book and O'Day's music is that she keeps it simple and honest. It is true that her career suffered because of heroin addiction. But it's her style to simply say: "And that's how that went down." Period. No regrets. Meanwhile, she made an important contribution to jazz, and she was there for much of its high season--swing, bebop, cool. There is so much joy in her singing--and that's what she said she wanted in life: to make people happy though music. Every time I hear Honeysuckle Rose, she lifts me up!
Summary of High Times Hard Times (Limelight)
"...in the tradition of the best jazz autobiographies...a fascinating travelogue through the jazz world, filled with vivid images of Gene Krupa, Stan Kenton, Roy Eldridge and Billie Holiday...Her prose is as hip as her music." -The New York Times Book ReviewRhythm & Blues Books
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