An outstanding set featuring recordings done by vocalist Anita O'Day in Japan between 1975 and 1978. They're standards and ballads, well-known and obscure, and show that she had come all [more]
This CD is a straight reissue of the original LP with singer Anita O'Day heard in prime form. Accompanied by an orchestra conducted and arranged by Buddy Bregman, O'Day is heard near the peak of her powers on such songs as
"Miss O'Day with her cool timbre, relaxed rhythmic conception, and graceful way of bending notes... is backed here by Tjader's group which provides both Latin and straight swinging accompaniments." —DownBeat ****
In another experiment, producer Creed Taylor teams O'Day with the alternately Latin and bop-grounded quartet of vibraphonist Cal Tjader -- and he gets some amazing performances from [more]
For this CD, which is greatly expanded from the original LP, Anita O'Day sings standards associated with other musicians, including "Four" (Miles Davis), "Early Autumn" [more]
Anita O'Day recorded many rewarding albums in the 1950s when her voice was at its strongest, and this collaboration with the Oscar Peterson Quartet (comprised of pianist [more]
For this well-rounded CD reissue that adds nine cuts to the original program, Anita O'Day, in her prime period, is mostly heard accompanied by Buddy Bregman & His [more]
Anita O'Day first came to fame singing Let Me Off Uptown with Gene Krupa's Orchestra in 1941. One of the hippest vocalists to emerge during the second [more]