Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer (2007)

This documentary explores the life of jazz singer Anita O'Day. As a child, Anita had a tonsillectomy, during which her uvula was accidentally removed. The surgery prevents her from singing vibrato and holding long notes, but lends to her much-revered percussive style. Anita overcomes her vocal hurdle, as well as many others -- including poverty, heroin addiction and jail time for a drug arrest -- to become one of the most prolific and respected jazz vocalists of the 20th century. Initial release: 30 April 2007

Released

2007-04-30

Genres

Documentary

Runtime

90 min

Status

Released

Directed / written by

Ian McCrudden, Robbie Cavolina

TMDB rating

7.7/10 from 3 votes