Anita O'Day - The Complete Verve-Clef Sessions [1999] (9 x CDs) + Booklet

ANITA O'DAY

Anita O'Day - The Complete Verve-Clef Sessions [1999] (9 x CDs) + Booklet

Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919 - November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self-proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image of the "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, O'Day presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough", slang for money. (Wikipedia)

The box set Anita O’Day - The Complete Verve-Clef Sessions [1999] is a collection of 198 songs by the American jazz singer Anita O’Day, recorded for the Clef and Verve labels between 1952 and 1962. It was released by Mosaic Records in 1999 as a limited edition of 5,000 copies, with a 36-page booklet containing liner notes, photos, and discography. The box set covers the most prolific and creative period of O’Day’s career, when she collaborated with some of the finest musicians and arrangers in jazz, such as Oscar Peterson, Jimmy Giuffre, Buddy Bregman, Marty Paich, and Bill Holman. The box set includes some of her most acclaimed albums, such as Anita Sings the Most, Anita O’Day at Mister Kelly’s, Anita O’Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May, and Anita O’Day and the Three Sounds. It also features rare and previously unreleased tracks, such as her duets with Roy Eldridge and Louis Armstrong, her live performances at the Newport Jazz Festival and the Berlin Jazz Festival, and her recordings with Gene Krupa’s orchestra. The sound quality is superb, thanks to the remastering by Malcolm Addey. The box set showcases O’Day’s remarkable vocal skills, her distinctive style of phrasing and improvisation, and her ability to interpret a wide range of songs with emotion and swing. The box set is widely regarded as one of the best compilations of O’Day’s work and a must-have for any jazz fan. (B)

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Track lists

CD1

01 Anita O'Day - Lover Come Back To Me 2:27

02 Anita O'Day - Lullaby Of The Leaves 3:09

03 Anita O'Day - Rock And Roll Blues 3:17

04 Anita O'Day - Love For Sale 3:36

05 Anita O'Day - No Soap, No Hope Blues 2:33

06 Anita O'Day - Speak Low 2:36

07 Anita O'Day - The Lady Is A Tramp 2:40

08 Anita O'Day - Strawberry Moon 3:08

09 Anita O'Day - Pagan Love Song 2:40

10 Anita O'Day - Ain't This A Wonderful Day 2:41

11 Anita O'Day - Somebody's Cryin' 3:01

12 Anita O'Day - Vaya Con Dios 3:40

13 Anita O'Day - The Gypsy In My Soul 2:34

14 Anita O'Day - Just One Of Those Things 2:42

15 Anita O'Day - The Man I Love 4:14

16 Anita O'Day - Frankie And Johnny 3:38

17 Anita O'Day - Anita's Blues 3:27

18 Anita O'Day - I Cover The Waterfront 3:47

19 Anita O'Day - I Didn't Know What Time It Was 3:43

20 Anita O'Day - Let's Fall In Love 2:27

21 Anita O'Day - You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me 2:46

22 Anita O'Day - From This Moment On 3:13

23 Anita O'Day - You Don't Know What Love Is 2:58

24 Anita O'Day - Medley, There Will Never Be Another You, Just Friends 3:15

CD2

01 Anita O'Day - Beautiful Love 2:39

02 Anita O'Day - As Long As I Live 3:40

03 Anita O'Day - Who Cares? 3:15

04 Anita O'Day - Fine And Dandy 2:27

05 Anita O'Day - I Fall In Love Too Easily 2:55

06 Anita O'Day - I Can't Get Started 3:54

07 Anita O'Day - A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square 4:02

08 Anita O'Day - Time After Time 4:08

09 Anita O'Day - You're The Top 2:26

10 Anita O'Day - No Moon At All 2:29

11 Anita O'Day - Honeysuckle Rose 3:15

12 Anita O'Day - I'll See You In My Dreams 2:51

13 Anita O'Day - Boogie Blues 3:52

14 Anita O'Day - Opus 1 3:34

15 Anita O'Day - That's What You Think 3:59

16 Anita O'Day - Let Me Off Uptown 3:23

17 Anita O'Day - Drummin' Man 3:14

18 Anita O'Day - Slow Down 3:34

19 Anita O'Day - Memories Of You 2:53

CD3

01 Anita O'Day - I'm With You 2:07

02 Anita O'Day - The Rock And Roll Waltz 2:46

03 Anita O'Day - The Getaway And The Chase 2:28

04 Anita O'Day - Your Picture's Hanging Crooked On The Wall 2:31

05 Anita O'Day - We Laughed At Love 3:11

06 Anita O'Day - I'm Not Lonely 3:06

07 Anita O'Day - Don't Be That Way 2:33

08 Anita O'Day - Let's Face The Music And Dance (Alternate Take) 3:17

09 Anita O'Day - Let's Face The Music And Dance 3:17

10 Anita O'Day - I Used To Be Color Blind 3:09

11 Anita O'Day - Pick Yourself Up 3:06

12 Anita O'Day - There's A Lull In My Life 3:18

13 Anita O'Day - Man With A Horn 3:55

14 Anita O'Day - Ivy 2:48

15 Anita O'Day - Stars Fell On Alabama 2:52

16 Anita O'Day - Stars Fell On Alabama (Alternate Take) 2:50

17 Anita O'Day - Let's Begin 2:20

18 Anita O'Day - Sweet Georgia Brown 4:14

19 Anita O'Day - I Never Had A Chance 4:23

20 Anita O'Day - Stompin' At The Savoy 3:19

21 Anita O'Day - I Won't Dance 3:24

CD4

01 Anita O'Day - Medley, 's Wonderful, They Can't Take That Away From Me 2:58

02 Anita O'Day - Love Me Or Leave Me 2:34

03 Anita O'Day - Old Devil Moon 2:53

04 Anita O'Day - Tenderly 3:21

05 Anita O'Day - We'll Be Together Again 3:38

06 Anita O'Day - Stella By Starlight 2:05

07 Anita O'Day - Them There Eyes 2:39

08 Anita O'Day - Takin' A Chance On Love 2:23

09 Anita O'Day - I've Got The World On A String 4:00

10 Anita O'Day - You Turned The Tables On Me 3:43

11 Anita O'Day - Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered 3:56

12 Anita O'Day - But Not For Me 3:09

13 Anita O'Day - Medley: I Have A Reason For Living/My Love For You 4:54

14 Anita O'Day - The Varsity Drag 1:48

15 Anita O'Day - It Never Entered My Mind 3:07

16 Anita O'Day - Tea For Two 3:48

17 Anita O'Day - Everytime I'm With You 2:10

18 Anita O'Day - Have You Met Miss Jones? 2:09

19 Anita O'Day - The Wildest Gal In Town 2:39

20 Anita O'Day - Star Eyes 3:03

21 Anita O'Day - Loneliness Is A Well 3:09

22 Anita O'Day - The Song Is You 3:21

CD5

01 Anita O'Day - What's Your Story Morning Glory? 3:50

02 Anita O'Day - My Funny Valentine 3:36

03 Anita O'Day - Sing Sing Sing 3:33

04 Anita O'Day - Body And Soul 3:24

05 Anita O'Day - The Peanut Vendor 2:41

06 Anita O'Day - Frenesi 3:05

07 Anita O'Day - Take The 'a' Train 2:53

08 Anita O'Day - Tenderly 2:41

09 Anita O'Day - Four Brothers 2:26

10 Anita O'Day - Early Autimn 3:11

11 Anita O'Day - Interlude (A Night In Tunisia) 2:38

12 Anita O'Day - Four 2:51

13 Anita O'Day - Come Rain Or Come Shine 2:16

14 Anita O'Day - You're A Clown 2:32

15 Anita O'Day - Easy Come, Easy Go 3:13

16 Anita O'Day - A Lover Is Blue 3:02

17 Anita O'Day - Mack The Knife 3:09

18 Anita O'Day - Gone With The Wind 2:27

19 Anita O'Day - Hershey Bar 2:07

20 Anita O'Day - My Heart Belongs To Daddy 2:54

21 Anita O'Day - Orphan Annie 2:02

22 Anita O'Day - The Way You Look Tonight 2:12

23 Anita O'Day - It Had To Be You 3:14

24 Anita O'Day - Hooray For Hollywood 2:21

CD6

01 Anita O'Day - Just One Of Those Things 2:09

02 Anita O'Day - Love For Sale 2:44

03 Anita O'Day - All Of You 1:43

04 Anita O'Day - Easy To Love 2:03

05 Anita O'Day - You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To 1:50

06 Anita O'Day - I Get A Kick Out Of You 2:24

07 Anita O'Day - I Love You 1:59

08 Anita O'Day - I've Got You Under My Skin 1:48

09 Anita O'Day - Get Out Of Town 2:32

10 Anita O'Day - What Is This Thing Called Love? 2:32

11 Anita O'Day - Night And Day 2:03

12 Anita O'Day - It's De-Lovely 2:06

13 Anita O'Day - Falling In Love With Love 1:27

14 Anita O'Day - Johnny One Note 1:53

15 Anita O'Day - Lover 2:02

16 Anita O'Day - Have You Met Miss Jones? 1:53

17 Anita O'Day - Little Girl Blue 3:01

18 Anita O'Day - Spring Is Here 2:44

19 Anita O'Day - It Never Entered My Mind 2:24

20 Anita O'Day - Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered 4:19

21 Anita O'Day - I've Got Five Dollars 1:47

22 Anita O'Day - To Keep My Love Alive 3:13

23 Anita O'Day - Ten Cents A Dance 2:17

24 Anita O'Day - I Could Write A Book 2:07

CD7

01 Anita O'Day - It Could Happen To You 2:39

02 Anita O'Day - Blue Champagne 2:37

03 Anita O'Day - Avalon 2:13

04 Anita O'Day - Old Devil Moon 3:04

05 Anita O'Day - The Party's Over 3:13

06 Anita O'Day - Why Shouldn't I? 3:09

07 Anita O'Day - Easy Living 3:19

08 Anita O'Day - Can't We Be Friends 2:16

09 Anita O'Day - Slaughter On 10th Ave. 5:50

10 Anita O'Day - If I Love Again 2:50

11 Anita O'Day - Speak Low 3:04

12 Anita O'Day - Indian Summer 3:16

13 Anita O'Day - Yesterdays 5:13

14 Anita O'Day - Mad About The Boy 3:28

15 Anita O'Day - That Old Feeling 2:29

16 Anita O'Day - Waiter, Make Mine Blues 3:23

17 Anita O'Day - When Sunny Gets Blue 3:04

18 Anita O'Day - Angel Eyes 3:41

19 Anita O'Day - Whatever Happened To You? 4:42

20 Anita O'Day - A Blues Serenade 3:02

21 Anita O'Day - The Thrill Is Gone 2:15

22 Anita O'Day - Goodbye 3:41

23 Anita O'Day - Stella By Starlight 2:51

CD8

01 Anita O'Day - Detour Ahead 4:25

02 Anita O'Day - Trav'lin' Light 3:35

03 Anita O'Day - Don't Explain 3:12

04 Anita O'Day - I Hear Music 2:16

05 Anita O'Day - Crazy He Calls Me 3:25

06 Anita O'Day - Lover Come Back To Me 2:51

07 Anita O'Day - If The Moon Turns Green 2:55

08 Anita O'Day - Remember 2:39

09 Anita O'Day - What A Little Moonlight Can Do 2:29

10 Anita O'Day - The Moon Looks Down And Laughs 3:57

11 Anita O'Day - Some Other Spring 2:27

12 Anita O'Day - Miss Brown To You 4:03

13 Anita O'Day - God Bless The Child 2:08

14 Anita O'Day - One More Mile 2:42

15 Anita O'Day - The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men 4:26

16 Anita O'Day - Up State 2:33

17 Anita O'Day - You Came A Long Way From St. Louis 4:15

18 Anita O'Day - Senor Blues 2:47

19 Anita O'Day - Boogie Blues 3:47

20 Anita O'Day - A Woman Alone With The Blues 3:20

21 Anita O'Day - I Want To Sing A Song 2:46

22 Anita O'Day - Night Bird 3:59

23 Anita O'Day - Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me 4:09

CD9

01 Anita O'Day - Peel Me A Grape 3:05

02 Anita O'Day - Spring Will Be A Little Late This Year 3:26

03 Anita O'Day - The Party's Over 2:22

04 Anita O'Day - Your Red Wagon 2:51

05 Anita O'Day - It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream 3:02

06 Anita O'Day - Thanks For The Memory 2:47

07 Anita O'Day - Just In Time 2:51

08 Anita O'Day - Under A Blanket Of Blue 2:24

09 Anita O'Day - An Occasional Man 2:30

10 Anita O'Day - I Believe In You 2:27

11 Anita O'Day - Mister Sandman 1:58

12 Anita O'Day - I'm Not Supposed To Be Blue Blues 2:36

13 Anita O'Day - All Too Soon 3:18

14 Anita O'Day - Let Me Off Uptown 3:01

15 Anita O'Day - Fly Me To The Moon (In Other Words) 3:51

16 Anita O'Day - When The World Was Young 3:35

17 Anita O'Day - My Ship 4:31

18 Anita O'Day - Whisper Not 2:56

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