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Discovery Records
specialist music - mail order |
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• Few vocalists merited the compliment of “singer’s singer” as thoroughly as Anita O’Day. This is Miss O’Day at her best. On these 24 tracks she sings accompanied by some of the finest rhythm sections, who provide the perfect swinging backing to her intensely personal, jazz-driven phrasing that is an exciting delight.
• Above all, there is the warm, husky O’Day sound, a happiness, a sensual zest in the pleasures of ‘blowing’ with the voice, that combine into one of the most infectious delights of jazz listening. She is just as convincing on ballads as on up-tempos, proving to be one of the greatest jazz singers of all time. These recordings are gems of jazz singing.
• Personnel : Roy Kral, Arnold Ross, Bud Lavin, Jimmy Rowles, Paul Smith (p), Earl Backus, Barney Kessel, Tal Farlow (g), Johnny Frigo, Monty Budwig, Leroy Vinnegar, Joe Mondragon (b), Red Lionberg, Jackie Mills, John Poole, Alvin Stoller (d), Larry Bunker (d, vb), Jimmy Wilson (bg). Recorded Chicago, July 1952; Hollywood, April 15; June 28, 1954; August 11, December 8, 1955; and December 18, 1956. |
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Track Listing for Anita Meets the Rhythm Sections
1 No Soap, No Hope Blues
2 Speak Low
3 The Lady Is a Tramp
4 A Strawberry Moon
5 The Gypsy in My Soul
6 Just One of Those Things
7 The Man I Love
8 Frankie and Johnny
9 Anita’s Blues
10 I Cover the Waterfront
11 I Didn’t Know What Time It Was
12 Let’s Fall in Love
13 You’re Getting to Be a Habit with Me
14 From This Moment On
15 You Don’t Know What Love Is
16 Medley:
There Will Never Be Another You
Just Friends
17 Who Cares?
18 Fine and Dandy
19 As Long As I Live
20 Beautiful Love
21 Don’t Be That Way
22 Let’s Face the Music and Dance
23 Pick Yourself Up
24 I Used to Be Color Blind
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Reviews |
| Jazzwise - Peter Quinn |
| The music sounds so fresh and vital it could have been recorded yesterday. |
| The Jazz Rag - John Martin |
| Although all the tracks are short as was the practice at that time they are packed with examples of great jazz singing. |
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