Time: 38:02
Size: 87.1 MB
Styles: Jazz vocals
Year: 1955/2016
Art: Front
[2:38] 1. Just One Of Those Things
[2:30] 2. Gypsy In My Soul
[4:10] 3. The Man I Love
[3:34] 4. Frankie And Johnny
[3:23] 5. Anita's Blues
[3:43] 6. I Cover The Waterfront
[2:42] 7. You're Getting To Be A Habit With Me
[3:09] 8. From This Moment On
[3:12] 9. Medley There Will Never Be Another You Just Friends
[2:53] 10. You Don't Know What Love Is
[3:40] 11. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
[2:23] 12. Let's Fall In Love
A combination of three sessions with three different small backing groups available currently on a Japanese CD -- this is an early revealing example of Anita O'Day's growth as a jazz artist since her days as a big band thrush. Her virtuosity at fast tempos is right on the dot, and she is fearlessly willing to take wide-open liberties with the melodies. The tune of "The Man I Love," and for instance, is completely taken apart and personalized; you wouldn't even recognize it were it not for the words. O'Day also shows us her vulnerable side in a remarkable on-the-edge performance of "You Don't Know What Love Is," and she gives listeners a rare taste of her songwriting in "Anita's Blues." Barney Kessel and Tal Farlow sit in on guitar on four tracks apiece; the other four are with piano trio. Low-key, modestly produced, this is best heard as directed -- in the evening. ~Richard S. Ginnell
An Evening With Anita O'Day
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