Anita O'Day - The Best of (1956-1962)

01. Take The A Train                                                                                                    
02. Early Autumn                                                                                                        
03. Four Brothers                                                                                                       
04. My Funny Valentine                                                                                                  
05. Sing, Sing, Sing                                                                                                    
06. What's You Story, Morning Glory                                                                                     
07. The Peanut Vendor                                                                                                   
08. Whisper Not                                                                                                         
09. Stompin' At The Savoy                                                                                               
10. Hershey Bar							play 		                                                                                
11. Don't Be That Way                                                                                                   
12. Peel Me A Grape                                                                                                     
13. Just One Of Those Things                                                                                            
14. Love For Sale                                                                                                       
15. Easy To Love						play	                                                                                      
16. I Get A Kick Out Of You                                                                                             
17. What Is This Thing Called Love                                                                                      
18. Night And Day                                                                                                       
19. Get Out Of Town                                                                                                     
20. I've Got You Under My Skin                                                                                          
21. It's De-Lovely                                                                                                      
22. Honeysuckle Rose                             
23. Star Eyes

In 1998 the Giants of Jazz label released a collection drawing upon seven different Verve albums by Anita O'Day (1919-2006), a skilled and at times somewhat formidable vocalist who had the kind of chops and temperament usually associated with trumpeters, drummers, and booking agents. Recorded in early December 1955, "Honeysuckle Rose" first appeared on the album This Is Anita; technically speaking, this track falls outside of this collection's stated timeframe of 1956-1962. "Stompin' at the Savoy" and "Don't Be That Way" come from Pick Yourself Up, an LP that took almost all of 1956 to create. "Star Eyes" as well as tracks one through seven were taken from Anita O'Day Sings the Winners, a 1958 release that found her backed by a somewhat slick orchestra under the direction of Russ Garcia. Anita O'Day seems to have spent a lot of time in the recording studios during April 1959; during that month she made a Cole Porter album with Billy May (cuts 13 through 21) and collaborated with Jimmy Giuffre on the Cool Heat album, from which "Hershey Bar" was extracted. During 1962 this stunning woman made an LP with Gene Harris and the Three Sounds (see track eight "Whisper Not") and teamed up with vibraphonist Cal Tjader on the marvelous Time for Two album, the source for her rendition of Dave Frishberg's pleasantly smutty opus, "Peel Me a Grape." ---arwulf arwulf, allmusic.com

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