Jazz in the post-war era had some very special female vocalists who have left a legacy of legendary recordings

The world of jazz in the post-war era was blessed with some very special female vocalists who have left a legacy of legendary and timeless recordings - Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Sarah Vaughan, Peggy Lee, Dinah Washington, among others, readily spring to mind. One name whom many jazz fans will cite among their favourites above even these luminaries is that of Anita O'Day, an artist who perhaps more than any of her contemporaries, stayed true to her jazz roots and resisted the temptation to move towards the middle ground of popular music. Perhaps more than any other jazz singer, she embraced the ethos of bebop and West Coast cool jazz, and shared some of the hard-living characteristics of her musician contemporaries. Her reputation was firmly established during her stints with Gena Krupa and Stan Kenton's Orchestras between 1941 and 1945, and it is this formative era on which this collection focuses. It's a great value 51-track 2-CD set which includes most of the studio sides she recorded with Krupa, and a fair proportion of those she did with Stan Kenton, and includes a few of the 'live' broadcast recordings she made with them. It showcases the development of her talent while working with two of the important orchestras of the swing era, as she honed not only her distinctive vocal styling but the sharp and individual image which set her apart from the traditional big band girl singers.

Track Listing

• Alreet
• Georgia On My Mind
• Fool Am I
• Just A Little Bit South Of North Carolina
• Slow Down
• Let Me Off Uptown
• Green Eyes
• Kick It!
• Amour
• Stop! The Red Light's On
• Watch The Birdie
• The Walls Keep Talking
• Two In Love
• How Do'
• Coppin' A Plea
• Bolero At The Savoy
• Skylark
• Thanks For The Boogie Ride
• Pass The Bounce
• Harlem On Parade
• Side By Side
• That's What You Think
• Fightin' Doug Macarthur
• Barrelhouse Bessie From Basin Street
• Deliver Me To Tennessee

• Massachusetts
• Murder He Says
• Ain't Misbehavin'
• Ride On
• Build It Up, Paint It Nice, Tear It Down
• I Lost My Sugar In Salt Lake City
• You Betcha
• Gotta Be Gettin'
• In A Little Spanish Town
• Are You Livin' Old Man
• Singing The Blues
• Special Delivery
• And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
• Tabby The Cat
• I'm Going Mad For A Pad
• I Want A Grown Up Man
• Travelin' Man
• Them There Eyes
• How Come
• I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me
• Opus 1
• That Feeling In The Moonlight
• Boogie Blues
• Chickery Chick
• In The Middle Of May
• Tea For Two

Additional Details

Label: Acrobat

Genre: Jazz

Language: English

Run Time: 140 mins

Region: 0

Release Date: 11/05/13

UPC: 824046309824