Singin' and Swingin'
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High energy performances by Anita O'Day, singing with strength, conviction, and intensity, backed by some good musicians doing vintage swing and big band-styled numbers. ~ Ron Wynn, All Music Guide
Time for Two
Released: Feb 26, 1962
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Released: Feb 26, 1962
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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 this team....
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Trav'lin' Light
Released: Jan 18, 1961
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Released: Jan 18, 1961
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A tribute to Anita O'Day's idol Billie Holiday -- who had died less than two years before the making of this recording -- O'Day's performances here are more notable for what she didn't borrow from...
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Anita O'Day Sings the Winners
Released: Apr 2, 1958
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Released: Apr 2, 1958
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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" (Stan Getz), "Four Brothers"...
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Anita Sings for Oscar
Released: Aug 8, 1957
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Released: Aug 8, 1957
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Originally issued as Anita Sings the Most, this album was picked up by the American Recording Society and sent out to its members as Anita Sings for Oscar. This was her fifth album for Norman...
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Anita Sings the Most
Released: Jan 31, 1957
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Released: Jan 31, 1957
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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 Peterson, guitarist Herb...
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Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day
Released: Jan 4, 1956
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Released: Jan 4, 1956
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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's Orchestra, but there are also a few...
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Angel Eyes
Released: 1978
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Released: 1978
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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 the way...
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