Anita O'Day was one of jazz's first “slick chicks." Born Anita Colton in 1919, O'Day was raised in Chicago. She left home during the Depression at age 14 to become a walk-a-thon contestant—the last ...

We're marking our 30th anniversary as a daily NPR program, with a retrospective of some of our favorite interviews from our early days. Drummer Max Roach was one of the originators of bebop. Singer ...

Vicki Burns sings from the heart in a sparkling tribute to celebrated jazz vocalist Anita O’Day, known for her dynamic, rhythmically-assured vocals. Burns and her stellar trio - Art Hirahara on piano, ...

Anita O'Day, 87, whose breathy voice and witty improvisation made her one of the most dazzling jazz singers of the last century and whose sex appeal and drug addiction earned her the nickname "the ...