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Correspondence: Anita O’Day

November 30, 2009 by Doug Ramsey

Rifftides reader Len Gardner writes:

I recently purchased and viewed the Anita O’Day DVD in the Jazz Icons series.
I am writing to you, Doug, because you wrote the fine liner notes. What I’d really like to do is write to Anita, but that is no longer possible.
What a revelation this DVD is! How marvelous her artistry is!
Too often, I buy a CD or DVD and am disappointed. Not this time. This DVD exceeded my expectations, which were already high.
For those who haven’t yet seen it, be prepared to fall in love.

Doug Ramsey

Doug is a recipient of the lifetime achievement award of the Jazz Journalists Association. He lives in the Pacific Northwest, where he settled following a career in print and broadcast journalism in cities including New York, New Orleans, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Portland, San Antonio, … [MORE]

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