Anita O'Day

Anita O'Day

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From a broken home in Chicago, Anita O'Day made her showbusiness beginnings as a dancer, leaving home at 14 to compete in the various "walk-a-thons" popular around America during the hardships of the 1930s. A meeting with drummer Don O'Day (who she married in 1937) encouraged her ambition to be a singer, at first with the Max Miller Quartet and then, in 1941, with Gene Krupa. She went on to work with Woody Herman and Stan Kenton when her unusually aggressive swing vocal style - which she attributed to a throat operation when she was young - established her as one of the most striking jazz singers of the era. Her signature tracks included How High The Moon, Is You Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby and Key Largo as she became a popular festival attraction, appearing periodically with various jazz greats Louis Armstrong, Count Basie, Oscar Peterson and Thelonious Monk. O'Day had a hit album with Anita O'Day Sings Jazz in 1952 but the following year served time in prison for heroin possession. She later appeared in the famous 1958 documentary Jazz On A Summer's Day and received further acclaim at the end of the decade on tour with Benny Goodman. Drug problems continued through the 1960s but she made a comeback at the 1970 Berlin Jazz Festival. She continued to play shows and make TV appearances - writing her autobiography High Times, Hard Times in 1981 - and died in 2007 at the age of 87.

Top tracks

06
Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
04:19
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
02
Little Girl Blue
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
03:00
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
01
'S Wonderful / They Can't Take That Away From Me
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
02:57
Writer: Ira Gershwin / Composers: George Gershwin - Ira Gershwin
12
Beautiful Love
Anita O'Day
Anita
02:37
Writer: Heaven Gillespie / Composers: Victor Young - Wayne King - Egbert Van Alstyne
15
Waiter, Make Mine Blues
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
03:20
Writer: Remo Biondi - Bessie Brown / Composers: Remo Biondi - Bessie Brown
17
Sing, Sing, Sing (With A Swing)
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
03:30
Writer: Louis Prima / Composers: Louis Prima
01
That Old Feeling
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
02:26
Writer: Lew Brown - Sammy Fain / Composers: Lew Brown - Sammy Fain
17
Harlem On Parade (Album Version)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
02:43
Writer: Redd Evans - Benny Carter / Composers: Redd Evans - Benny Carter
04
(Fly Me To The Moon) In Other Words
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
03:47
Writer: Bart Howard / Composers: Bart Howard
01
Take The A Train
Anita O'Day
Sings The Winners
02:50
Writer: Billy Strayhorn / Composers: Billy Strayhorn
01
Black Coffee
Anita O'Day
Angel Eyes
03:36
08
Time After Time
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
04:06
Writer: Sammy Cahn / Composers: Jule Styne
18
Avalon
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
02:11
Writer: Al Jolson - Buddy DeSylva / Composers: Vincent Rose
05
I Could Write A Book
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
02:09
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers / Composers: Richard Rodgers
10
You Turned The Tables On Me
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
03:41
Writer: Sidney D. Mitchell / Composers: Louis Alter
15
Them There Eyes
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
02:35
Writer: William Tracey - Doris Tauber - Maceo Pinkard / Composers: William Tracey - Doris Tauber - Maceo Pinkard
05
We'll Be Together Again
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
03:37
Composers: Carl Fischer - Frankie Laine
07
The Man I Love
Anita O'Day
My Ship
03:19
06
Peel Me A Grape
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
03:03
Writer: Dave Frishberg / Composers: Dave Frishberg
01
You're The Top
Anita O'Day
Anita
02:24
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
03
Old Devil Moon
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
03:00
Composers: Burton Lane - Yip Harburg
04
Georgia on My Mind (with Gene Krupa & His Orchestra)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
02:54
Writer: Stuart Gorrell / Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
03
Honeysuckle Rose
Anita O'Day
Live in Tokyo 1963
03:08
03
Lullaby Of The Leaves
Anita O'Day
The Lady Is A Tramp
03:08
Writer: Joseph Young - Bernice Petkere / Composers: Joseph Young - Bernice Petkere
11
Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
Various Artists
Shortbus (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)
04:24
Writer: Louis Jordan - Billy Austin / Composers: Louis Jordan - Billy Austin
03
Falling In Love With Love
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
01:26
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
10
I'll See You In My Dreams
Anita O'Day
Anita
02:49
Writer: Gus Kahn - Isham Jones / Composers: Gus Kahn - Isham Jones
11
Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
03:55
Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
16
Frankie And Johnny
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:36
Writer: Boyd Bunch - Frank Leighton - Bert Leighton / Composers: Boyd Bunch - Frank Leighton - Bert Leighton
01
What's Your Story Morning Glory?
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:48
Writer: Jack Lawrence - Mary Lou Williams - Paul Francis Webster / Composers: Jack Lawrence - Mary Lou Williams - Paul Francis Webster
28
Tenderly (Mocky Remix)
Anita O'Day
Apéro Jazz
04:44
Writer: Jack Lawrence - Walter Gross / Composers: Jack Lawrence - Walter Gross
11
To Keep My Love Alive
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
03:11
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers / Composers: Richard Rodgers
06
Have You Met Miss Jones
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
01:51
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
07
Sweet Georgia Brown
Anita O'Day
Pick Yourself Up
04:11
Writer: Maceo Pinkard - Ben Bernie - Kenneth Casey / Composers: Maceo Pinkard - Ben Bernie - Kenneth Casey
11
Let's Face The Music And Dance
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
03:16
Writer: Irving Berlin / Composers: Irving Berlin
11
Stella By Starlight
Anita O'Day
Live in Tokyo 1963
02:37
02
Honeysuckle Rose
Anita O'Day
Anita
03:13
Writer: Andy Razaf / Composers: Fats Waller
08
It Never Entered My Mind
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
02:22
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
10
You Don't Know What Love Is
Anita O'Day
An Evening With Anita O'Day
02:58
Writer: Don Raye / Composers: Gene DePaul
05
Early Autumn
Anita O'Day
Sings The Winners
03:09
Writer: Johnny Mercer - Ralph Burns - Woody Herman / Composers: Johnny Mercer - Ralph Burns - Woody Herman
12
Angel Eyes
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
03:40
Writer: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis / Composers: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis
01
It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
Anita O'Day
There's Only One
03:21
Composers: Edward Ellington - Irving Mills
01
Lover Come Back To Me
Anita O'Day
Keep The Coffee Coming
02:27
01
Just One Of Those Things (1954 Version)
Anita O'Day
An Evening With Anita O'Day
02:38
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
08
No Moon At All
Anita O'Day
Anita
02:28
Writer: Redd Evans - David Mann / Composers: Redd Evans - David Mann
08
I Love You
Anita O'Day
The Cole Porter Songbook
01:58
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
03
Sing, Sing, Sing (RSL Remix)
Anita O'Day
Verve Remixed 3
06:08
Composers: Louis Prima
15
Whisper Not
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
02:57
Writer: Benny Golson - Leonard Feather / Composers: Benny Golson - Leonard Feather
06
Ten Cents A Dance
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
02:15
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
09
I've Got The World On A String
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
03:58
Writer: Ted Koehler / Composers: Harold Arlen
06
I Can't Get Started
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:53
Writer: Ira Gershwin - Vernon Duke / Composers: Ira Gershwin - Vernon Duke
02
Love For Sale (1959 Version)
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter With Billy May
02:42
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
02
Tenderly
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
03:20
Composers: Jack Lawrence - Walter Gross
04
Love Me Or Leave Me
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
02:31
Writer: Gus Kahn / Composers: Walter Donaldson
03
Peanut Vendor
Anita O'Day
Forward
03:43
Writer: Moisés Simons - Marion Sunshine - L Wolfe / Composers: Moisés Simons - Marion Sunshine - L Wolfe
06
Stars Fell On Alabama
Anita O'Day
Pick Yourself Up
02:51
Writer: Frank S. Perkins - Mitchell Parish / Composers: Frank S. Perkins - Mitchell Parish
02
Just One Of Those Things (1959 Version)
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
02:07
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
03
Angel Eyes
Anita O'Day
Angel Eyes
04:23
38
Taking A Chance On Love
Anita O'Day
Oscar Peterson - Jazz Moods
02:23
Writer: John Latouche - Ted Fetter / Composers: Vernon Duke
06
Stella By Starlight
Anita O'Day
Anita Sings The Most
02:05
Composers: Victor Young - Ned Washington
16
Crazy He Calls Me
Anita O'Day
Jazz 'Round Midnight
03:24
Writer: Bob Russell - Carl Sigman / Composers: Bob Russell - Carl Sigman
02
It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
02:59
Writer: Don George / Composers: Duke Ellington - Don George
06
Frenesi
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:03
Writer: Alberto Domínguez - Sidney Keith Bob Russell - Ray Charles / Composers: Alberto Domínguez - Sidney Keith Bob Russell - Ray Charles
07
Don't Be That Way
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
02:32
Writer: Edgar Sampson - Benny Goodman - Mitchell Parish / Composers: Edgar Sampson - Benny Goodman - Mitchell Parish
03
Rock 'N Roll Blues
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:17
Writer: Anita O'Day / Composers: Anita O'Day
03
Stop! The Red Light's On (Album Version)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
03:16
Writer: Taps Miller / Composers: Taps Miller
14
Boogie Blues (Album Version)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
03:21
Writer: Gene Krupa - R. Biondi / Composers: Gene Krupa - R. Biondi
17
Drummin' Man
Gene Krupa Big Band
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:12
Writer: Gene Krupa - Tiny Parham / Composers: Gene Krupa - Tiny Parham

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  • Discography
Albums
The Diva Series
This Compilation â„— 2003 UMG Recordings, Inc.
20-05-2003
The Diva Series
01
What Is This Thing Called Love?
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
02:32
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
02
Ten Cents A Dance
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
02:15
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
03
Waiter, Make Mine Blues
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
03:20
Writer: Remo Biondi - Bessie Brown / Composers: Remo Biondi - Bessie Brown
04
Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
04:19
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
05
Tea For Two (Live At Mr. Kelly's Restaurant, Chicago, 1958)
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
03:58
Writer: Irving Caesar / Composers: Vincent Youmans
06
Honeysuckle Rose
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
03:13
Writer: Andy Razaf / Composers: Fats Waller
07
Love Me Or Leave Me
Anita O'Day
The Diva Series
02:31
Writer: Gus Kahn - Walter Donaldson / Composers: Walter Donaldson
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Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
This Compilation â„— 2000 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-2000
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
01
Honeysuckle Rose
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
03:13
Writer: Andy Razaf / Composers: Fats Waller
02
Little Girl Blue
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
03:00
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
03
Let Me Off Uptown (1956 Version)
Gene Krupa Big Band
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
03:20
Writer: Earl Bostic - Redd Evans / Composers: Earl Bostic - Redd Evans
04
An Occasional Man
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
02:27
Writer: Ralph Blane - Hugh Martin / Composers: Ralph Blane - Hugh Martin
05
Four Brothers
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
02:24
Writer: Jimmy Giuffre - Jon Hendricks / Composers: Jimmy Giuffre - Jon Hendricks
06
Tea For Two (Live At Mr. Kelly's Restaurant, Chicago, 1958)
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
03:58
Writer: Irving Caesar / Composers: Vincent Youmans
07
Boogie Blues
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour
03:44
Writer: Ray Biondi - Remo Biondi - Gene Krupa / Composers: Ray Biondi - Remo Biondi - Gene Krupa
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Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
Originally Released 1941, 1942, 1945, (P) 1999 Sony Music Entertainment Inc.
30-05-1999
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
01
Opus One (with Gene Krupa & His Orchestra) (Album Version)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
02:55
Writer: Sy Oliver / Composers: Sy Oliver
02
Skylark
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
03:07
Writer: Johnny Mercer - Hoagy Carmichael / Composers: Johnny Mercer - Hoagy Carmichael
03
Stop! The Red Light's On (Album Version)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
03:16
Writer: Taps Miller / Composers: Taps Miller
04
Georgia on My Mind (with Gene Krupa & His Orchestra)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
02:54
Writer: Stuart Gorrell / Composers: Hoagy Carmichael
05
Thanks For The Boogie Ride (Album Version)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
03:08
Writer: R. Buck - S. Mitchell / Composers: R. Buck - S. Mitchell
06
Tea For Two (Album Version)
Gene Krupa & His Orchestra; vocal by Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
02:24
Writer: Irving Caesar / Composers: Vincent Youmans
07
That's What You Think (Album Version)
Anita O'Day
Let Me Off Uptown: The Best Of Anita O'Day
03:10
Writer: Kay Werner - Sue Werner / Composers: Kay Werner - Sue Werner
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Ultimate Anita O'Day
This Compilation â„— 1999 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1999
Ultimate Anita O'Day
01
Let Me Off Uptown (1956 Version)
Gene Krupa Big Band
Ultimate Anita O'Day
03:20
Writer: Earl Bostic - Redd Evans / Composers: Earl Bostic - Redd Evans
02
Just One Of Those Things (1959 Version)
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
02:07
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
03
Little Girl Blue
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
03:00
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
04
Old Devil Moon
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
03:00
Writer: Burton Lane - Yip Harburg / Composers: Burton Lane - Yip Harburg
05
Don't Explain
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
03:11
Writer: Arthur Herzog Jr. - Billie Holiday / Composers: Arthur Herzog Jr. - Billie Holiday
06
Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
04:19
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
07
Ten Cents A Dance
Anita O'Day
Ultimate Anita O'Day
02:15
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
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The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
This Compilation â„— 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1999
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
01
Lover Come Back To Me (1952 Version)
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
02:27
Writer: Oscar Hammerstein II / Composers: Sigmund Romberg
02
Lullaby Of The Leaves
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:08
Writer: Joseph Young - Bernice Petkere / Composers: Joseph Young - Bernice Petkere
03
Rock 'N Roll Blues
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:17
Writer: Anita O'Day / Composers: Anita O'Day
04
Love For Sale (1952 Version)
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
03:34
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
05
No Soap, No Hope Blues
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
02:32
Writer: Jerry Ross - Richard Adler / Composers: Jerry Ross - Richard Adler
06
Speak Low (1952 Version)
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
02:34
Writer: Ogden Nash / Composers: Kurt Weill
07
The Lady Is A Tramp
Anita O'Day
The Complete Anita O'Day Verve-Clef Sessions
02:39
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
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Jazz 'Round Midnight
This Compilation â„— 1997 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1997
Jazz 'Round Midnight
01
Angel Eyes
Anita O'Day
Jazz 'Round Midnight
03:40
Writer: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis / Composers: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis
02
A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Anita O'Day
Jazz 'Round Midnight
04:00
Writer: Eric Maschwitz / Composers: Manning Sherwin
03
We'll Be Together Again
Anita O'Day
Jazz 'Round Midnight
03:37
Writer: Carl Fischer - Frankie Laine / Composers: Carl Fischer - Frankie Laine
04
I Cover The Waterfront
Anita O'Day
Jazz 'Round Midnight
03:44
Writer: Edward Heyman - Johnny Green / Composers: Edward Heyman - Johnny Green
05
If The Moon Turns Green
Anita O'Day
Jazz 'Round Midnight
02:56
Writer: George Cates - Bernard D. Hanighen / Composers: George Cates - Bernard D. Hanighen
06
Early Autumn
Anita O'Day
Jazz 'Round Midnight
03:09
Writer: Johnny Mercer - Ralph Burns - Woody Herman / Composers: Johnny Mercer - Ralph Burns - Woody Herman
07
I'm Not Lonely
Anita O'Day
Jazz 'Round Midnight
03:03
Writer: Lew Spence - Marilyn Keith / Composers: Lew Spence - Marilyn Keith
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Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
This Compilation â„— 1995 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1995
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
01
That Old Feeling
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
02:26
Writer: Lew Brown - Sammy Fain / Composers: Lew Brown - Sammy Fain
02
Boogie Blues
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
03:44
Writer: Ray Biondi - Remo Biondi - Gene Krupa / Composers: Ray Biondi - Remo Biondi - Gene Krupa
03
Angel Eyes
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
03:40
Writer: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis / Composers: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis
04
(Fly Me To The Moon) In Other Words
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
03:47
Writer: Bart Howard / Composers: Bart Howard
05
When The World Was Young
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
03:29
Writer: Johnny Mercer - Angele Marie Therese Vannier - Gérard Philipe / Composers: Johnny Mercer - Angele Marie Therese Vannier - Gérard Philipe
06
Ten Cents A Dance
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
02:15
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
07
Easy Come, Easy Go
Anita O'Day
Verve Jazz Masters 49: Anita O’Day
03:12
Writer: Edward Heyman - John W. Green / Composers: Edward Heyman - John W. Green
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Compact Jazz
This Compilation â„— 1993 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1993
Compact Jazz
01
Honeysuckle Rose
Anita O'Day
Compact Jazz
03:13
Writer: Andy Razaf / Composers: Fats Waller
02
When Sonny Gets Blue
Anita O'Day
Compact Jazz
03:02
Writer: Marvin Fisher - Jack Segal / Composers: Marvin Fisher - Jack Segal
03
Lullaby Of The Leaves
Anita O'Day
Compact Jazz
03:08
Writer: Joseph Young - Bernice Petkere / Composers: Joseph Young - Bernice Petkere
04
Let Me Off Uptown
Gene Krupa Big Band
Compact Jazz
03:20
Writer: Earl Bostic - Redd Evans / Composers: Earl Bostic - Redd Evans
05
I've Got The World On A String
Anita O'Day
Compact Jazz
03:58
Writer: Ted Koehler / Composers: Harold Arlen
06
Avalon
Anita O'Day
Compact Jazz
02:11
Writer: Al Jolson - Buddy DeSylva / Composers: Vincent Rose
07
God Bless The Child
Anita O'Day
Compact Jazz
02:07
Writer: Billie Holiday - Arthur Herzog Jr. / Composers: Billie Holiday - Arthur Herzog Jr.
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Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
This Compilation â„— 1962 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1962
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
01
When The World Was Young
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
03:29
Writer: Johnny Mercer - Angele Marie Therese Vannier - Gérard Philipe / Composers: Johnny Mercer - Angele Marie Therese Vannier - Gérard Philipe
02
Someday My Prince Will Come
The Three Sounds
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
04:23
Writer: Larry Morey / Composers: Frank Churchill
03
All Too Soon
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
03:18
Writer: Carl Sigman / Composers: Duke Ellington
04
My Heart Stood Still
The Three Sounds
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
03:35
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
05
My Ship
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
04:33
Writer: Kurt Weill / Composers: George Gershwin
06
Leave It To Me
The Three Sounds
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
04:15
Writer: Gordon Dukes - Robert Livingstone - Orville Burrell - Brian Thompson - Robert Livingston / Composers: Gordon Dukes - Robert Livingstone - Orville Burrell - Robert Livingston
07
Whisper Not
Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day And The Three Sounds
02:57
Writer: Benny Golson - Leonard Feather / Composers: Benny Golson - Leonard Feather
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Time For 2
â„— 1999 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1962
Time For 2
01
Thanks For The Memory
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
02:45
Writer: Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger / Composers: Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger
02
It Shouldn't Happen To A Dream
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
02:59
Writer: Don George / Composers: Duke Ellington - Don George
03
Just In Time
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
02:48
Writer: Adolph Green - Betty Comden / Composers: Jule Styne - Adolph Green - Betty Comden
04
Under A Blanket Of Blue
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
02:23
Writer: Al Neiburg - Marty Symes / Composers: Jerry Livingston
05
That's Your Red Wagon
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
02:47
Writer: Don Raye - Richard M. Jones / Composers: Gene DePaul - Don Raye - Richard M. Jones
06
Peel Me A Grape
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
03:03
Writer: Dave Frishberg / Composers: Dave Frishberg
07
An Occasional Man
Anita O'Day
Time For 2
02:27
Writer: Ralph Blane - Hugh Martin / Composers: Ralph Blane - Hugh Martin
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All The Sad Young Men
â„— 1962 UMG Recordings, Inc.
16-10-1961
All The Sad Young Men
01
Boogie Blues
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All The Sad Young Men
03:44
Writer: Ray Biondi - Remo Biondi - Gene Krupa / Composers: Ray Biondi - Remo Biondi - Gene Krupa
02
You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
Anita O'Day
All The Sad Young Men
04:14
Writer: John Benson Brooks - Bob Russell / Composers: John Benson Brooks - Bob Russell
03
I Want To Sing A Song
Anita O'Day
All The Sad Young Men
02:44
Writer: Gary McFarland - Margo Guryan / Composers: Gary McFarland - Margo Guryan
04
A Woman Alone With The Blues
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All The Sad Young Men
03:19
Writer: Willard Robinson / Composers: Willard Robinson
05
The Ballad Of The Sad Young Men
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All The Sad Young Men
04:23
Writer: Frances Landesman - Tommy Wolf / Composers: Frances Landesman - Thomas J. Wolf Jr. - Tommy Wolf
06
Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
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All The Sad Young Men
04:09
Writer: Bob Russell / Composers: Duke Ellington - Bob Russell
07
One More Mile
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All The Sad Young Men
02:40
Writer: Gary McFarland - Bobby Paxton / Composers: Gary McFarland - Bobby Paxton
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Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
â„— 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
14-03-1961
Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
01
That Old Feeling
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Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
02:26
Writer: Lew Brown - Sammy Fain / Composers: Lew Brown - Sammy Fain
02
Angel Eyes
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Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
03:40
Writer: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis / Composers: Earl K. Brent - Matt Dennis
03
The Thrill Is Gone
Anita O'Day
Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
02:12
Writer: Lew Brown / Composers: Ray Henderson
04
Detour Ahead
Anita O'Day
Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
04:21
Writer: Lou Carter - Louis Carter - Herb Ellis - John Van Frigo / Composers: Lou Carter - Louis Carter - Herb Ellis - John Van Frigo
05
Yesterdays
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Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
05:08
Writer: Otto Harbach / Composers: Jerome Kern
06
Waiter, Make Mine Blues
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Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
03:20
Writer: Remo Biondi - Bessie Brown / Composers: Remo Biondi - Bessie Brown
07
Whatever Happened To You?
Anita O'Day
Waiter, Make Mine The Blues
04:39
Writer: Rob Wasserman / Composers: Rob Wasserman
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Trav'lin' Light
This Compilation â„— 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1961
Trav'lin' Light
01
Trav'lin' Light
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Trav'lin' Light
03:35
Writer: Johnny Mercer / Composers: Jimmy Mundy - James Oliver "Trummy" Young
02
The Moon Looks Down And Laughs
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Trav'lin' Light
03:57
Writer: Bert Kalmar - Harry Ruby - Sid Silvers / Composers: Bert Kalmar - Harry Ruby - Sid Silvers
03
Don't Explain
Anita O'Day
Trav'lin' Light
03:11
Writer: Arthur Herzog Jr. - Billie Holiday / Composers: Arthur Herzog Jr. - Billie Holiday
04
Remember
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Trav'lin' Light
02:39
Writer: Irving Berlin / Composers: Irving Berlin
05
Some Other Spring
Anita O'Day
Trav'lin' Light
02:27
Writer: Arthur Herzog Jr. / Composers: Irene Kitchings
06
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
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Trav'lin' Light
02:28
Writer: Harry M. Woods / Composers: Harry M. Woods
07
Miss Brown To You
Anita O'Day
Trav'lin' Light
04:00
Writer: Richard A. Whiting - Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger / Composers: Richard A. Whiting - Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger
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Incomparable!
â„— 1960 UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1960
Incomparable!
01
It Could Happen To You
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Incomparable!
02:38
Writer: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke / Composers: Jimmy van Heusen - Johnny Burke
02
Blue Champagne
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Incomparable!
02:34
Writer: Jimmy Eaton - Grady H. Watts - Frank Ryerson / Composers: Jimmy Eaton - Grady H. Watts - Frank Ryerson
03
Avalon
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Incomparable!
02:11
Writer: Al Jolson - Buddy DeSylva / Composers: Vincent Rose
04
Old Devil Moon
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Incomparable!
03:00
Writer: Burton Lane - Yip Harburg / Composers: Burton Lane - Yip Harburg
05
The Party's Over (1960 Version)
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Incomparable!
03:08
Writer: Betty Comden - Adolph Green / Composers: Jule Styne
06
Why Shouldn't I (1960 Version)
Anita O'Day
Incomparable!
03:07
Writer: Cole Porter / Composers: Cole Porter
07
Easy Living
Anita O'Day
Incomparable!
03:17
Writer: Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger / Composers: Leo Robin - Ralph Rainger
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Swings Rodgers And Hart
â„— 1960 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
01-01-1960
Swings Rodgers And Hart
01
Johnny One Note
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Swings Rodgers And Hart
01:51
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
02
Little Girl Blue
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Swings Rodgers And Hart
03:00
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
03
Falling In Love With Love
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
01:26
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
04
Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
04:19
Writer: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers - Lorenz Hart
05
I Could Write A Book
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
02:09
Writer: Lorenz Hart - Richard Rodgers / Composers: Richard Rodgers
06
Have You Met Miss Jones
Anita O'Day
Swings Rodgers And Hart
01:51
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
07
Lover
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Swings Rodgers And Hart
02:01
Writer: Lorenz Hart / Composers: Richard Rodgers
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