Anita O'Day, Antibes, 1966

Antibes Jazz Festival, France, 26 July 1966. Songs: S’Wonderful; Honeysuckle Rose. Anita O’Day, vocals; Tete Montoliu, piano; Eric Peter, bass; John Poole, drums.

[@susancain8505]

Anita O'Day and Nancy Wison two of my favorites.

[@stephenvincent4989]

Anita always added with her voice and interpretations another instrument to these sets - she was unafraid and truly experimental. A true “Jazz Great”.

[@JulieBluestoneMusic]

She totally swings!! I love when she counts off a tune !

[@johnbrowneyes7534]

Very hip. Taking old tunes and turning them inside out. She was an original. 💙

[@tonywolton]

Tete Montoliu is a monster on the piano. Anita O' Day's autobiography is a hair standing book - 'High times, hard times'; she saw some stuff.

[@aileen694]

Absolutely unique singer! Great energy and communicates strongly with her musicians... Wicked good band! I find it interesting that she often wears what we'd call "office wear". Guess that was her style, in those days. Thanks for this.

[@gerry4b]

She wore the white gloves to cover the needle tracks on the backs of her hands.

[@ArtArt-hq5qi]

El Gran TETE MONTOLIU !!!

[@StephanieJeannot]

I love Anita O'Day! One of my favorite jazz singers.

[@patriciagullickson9591]

Stephanie Jeannot me too.... great artist.....her phrasing is incredible

[@cjgaddy]

So GREAT - Anita!!! I view her as the Buddy Rich of Voice = a total freak of nature talent. Great support here too - love the classy brush work of John Poole.

[@newenglandartiste]

Great energetic performance all the way around. John Poole laying it down.

[@janwintz8137]

the beloved incomparable Anita O'Day!!! 😊😊😊

[@DannyPluto.]

The drummer 🔥🔥

[@janwintz89]

She's unbelievable. You just can't beat her!

[@SomeoneHasToSayIt2525]

Agonizing excellence.

[@frankmartinez2655]

The fine pleasure of chatting with this superlative jazz singer..at a Denver Jazz club...and at Colorado Springs club along with Johnny Smith one of jazz great guitarist..years later at a club at Malibu Beach,California...actually recalled our parle vous way back when...

[@ss06033]

That's Amazing!

[@Johnnycdrums]

Pianist is a beast, along with John Poole (d.), of course.

[@regnesublunar]

The beast and the best: Tete Montoliu

[@Jointlock]

AOD....an important voice in human history, and the band is wicked

[@yamatalana2]

THE GREAT ANITA O'DAY...NO ONE CAN COMPARE!!!!!

[@janwintz89]

So true!!!

[@giagiagii]

'S wonderful 'S marvelous You should care for me 'S awfully nice 'S paradise 'S what I love to see You've made my life so glamorous You can't blame me for feeling amorous S wonderful, it’s marvelous That you should care for me 'S wonderful 'S marvelous That you should care for me 'S awful nice 'S paradise

[@aDogNamedHandsome]

Love Anita. Thanks for posting. Excellent.

[@newenglandartiste]

It's wonderful! It's marvelous!

[@jfiddude]

I was born the day before. Love John Poole, esp. brushes.

[@Johnnycdrums]

I first feel in love with Anita O'Day from her vocal iterations with the Gene Krupa Big Band. I still have those re-issues from 1936-39, and they can't be beat in my opinion. The Anita, I love the best, minus her 1958 Newport Jazz Festival performance, is as a Big Band song stylist. Terry Gibbs Dream Band 1962, and Anita, can you imagine what might have been?

[@elizabethwilliams7790]

Unique...💕🎶

[@guitarman6742]

There are four musicians performing.

[@dorothypoole8908]

Drummer John Poole - Anita's "alter ego"

[@salviadivinorum1762]

I was 1 day old !! Why is John Poole virtually unknown as a great drummer? IMO he was a GREAT brush player.

[@Johnnycdrums]

Incredible chops. If you can do it with brushes, it's easier with sticks, always. Doubt it not.

[@davidpanzer1166]

He should be a household name!

[@michaeldraney5692]

She does the definitive version of honeysuckle rose.

[@gorangraberg1168]

love you Anita

[@DavidGlover-s7x]

In command, she was a force.

[@Jazzznbluezzz1]

AWESOME!

[@atoksuharto5271]

S'wonderfull .... 😎❤❤

[@vadinandez]

Oooo!!! You had better be an ear player when Anita says, "Echo!"😂

[@antonioarcas3159]

Also: Eric Peter, from Switzerland, on bass !

[@TheophilusBoone]

Anita didn't follow the band, she pushed it!

[@jiyujizai]

😃🌱💙🌸

[@iankimmey8836]

Sorry. You can't beat this

[@catholiccowboy8545]

Gloves were very useful in Antibes ... lol ...

[@gerry4b]

O’Day… dough in pig-Latin… money on the stage. As in, pay me.

[@michaelmakes1225]

Anita O day.." I need the dough".

[@Geekazoid78]

Miley Cyrus circa 1966...

[@Johnnycdrums]

They look similar, but Miley better get to work if she wants the part.

[@LovelyKauai]

Ya' know, I thought the same. Very similar timbre.

[@janwintz8137]

the beloved incomparable Anita O'Day!!! 😊😊😊

[@lnsightsonlife]

incomparable Anita!