Verve Jazz Masters 49 by Anita O'day - Uhune

ALBUM

This is an excellent one-disc roundup of Anita O'Day's output for Clef, Norgan and Verve -- arguably her most important, most experimental period -- and it is especially valuable because Anita and her manager Alan Eichler made the selections themselves. It was during this decade of activity that O'Day made the transition from a spent former big-band thrush to an acclaimed jazz diva, despite the turmoil in her personal life and her feeling that she was playing second-fiddle to Ella in Norman Granz' recording stable. The selection is remarkably wide-ranging, sampling from twelve of O'Day's sixteen albums for Granz and his successor at Verve, Creed Taylor, with lots of loosely swinging mid- and uptempo numbers and ballads that can be alternately world-wise and innocent. Among the many highlights that illustrate the diversity of O'Day's Verve period are "No Soap, No Hope Blues," from O'Day's first rare ten-inch album for Granz; her saucy remake of "Boogie Blues" with the innovative Gary McFarland orchestra; and the sexy, swaggering title track of Waiter, Make Mine Blues. Anyone seeking an entryway into the tough yet vulnerable song world of Anita O'Day will get a lot of helpful direction from this album.
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1. That Old Feeling

Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Guitar: Barney Kessel; Performer
Performer: Barney Kessel
Bud Shank
Anita O'day
Russell Garcia; Performer
Saxophone: Bud Shank; Performer
Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Lew Brown
Sammy Fain; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording Arrangement: Russell Garcia; Production
Composer Lyricist: Lew Brown
Sammy Fain; Other

2. Boogie Blues

Featured Artist: Gary Mcfarland's Orchestra; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Anita O'day
The Gary Mcfarland Orchestra; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Phil Woods; Performer
Double Bass: George Duvivier; Performer
Drums: Mel Lewis; Performer
Guitar: Barry Galbraith; Performer
Performer: Doc Severinsen
George Duvivier
Bernie Glow
Bob Brookmeyer
Mel Lewis
Hank Jones
Zoot Sims
Phil Woods
Barry Galbraith
Anita O'day
Willie Dennis
Herb Pomeroy; Performer
Piano: Hank Jones; Performer
Recording: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Studio Personnel: Rudy Van Gelder; Production
Tenor Saxophone: Zoot Sims; Performer
Trombone: Bob Brookmeyer
Willie Dennis; Performer
Trumpet: Doc Severinsen
Bernie Glow
Herb Pomeroy; Performer
Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Producer: Creed Taylor; Production
Orchestra: The Gary Mcfarland Orchestra; Ensemble
Composer: Gene Krupa
Ray Biondi
Remo Biondi; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Remo Biondi
Gene Krupa
Ray Biondi; Other

3. Angel Eyes

Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Guitar: Barney Kessel; Performer
Performer: Barney Kessel
Bud Shank
Anita O'day
Russell Garcia; Performer
Saxophone: Bud Shank; Performer
Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Earl K. Brent
Matt Dennis; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording Arrangement: Russell Garcia; Production
Composer Lyricist: Matt Dennis
Earl K. Brent; Other

4. (Fly Me To The Moon) In Other Words

Primary Artist: Anita O'day
The Three Sounds; Main Performer
Double Bass: Andrew Simpkins; Performer
Drums: Bill Dowdy; Performer
Performer: Andrew Simpkins
Gene Harris
Anita O'day
Bill Dowdy; Performer
Piano: Gene Harris; Performer
Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Bart Howard; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Bart Howard; Other

5. When The World Was Young

Primary Artist: Anita O'day
The Three Sounds; Main Performer
Double Bass: Andrew Simpkins; Performer
Drums: Bill Dowdy; Performer
Performer: Andrew Simpkins
Gene Harris
Anita O'day
Bill Dowdy; Performer
Piano: Gene Harris; Performer
Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Angele Marie Therese Vannier
Gérard Philipe
Johnny Mercer; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Johnny Mercer
Gérard Philipe
Angele Marie Therese Vannier; Other

6. Ten Cents A Dance

Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Composer: Richard Rodgers; Composer
Author: Lorenz Hart; Production
Producer: Norman Granz; Production

7. Easy Come, Easy Go

Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Performer: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Edward Heyman
John W. Green; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Edward Heyman
John W. Green; Other

8. No Soap, No Hope Blues

Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Performer: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Jerry Ross
Richard Adler; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Richard Adler
Jerry Ross; Other

9. Just In Time

Primary Artist: Anita O'day
Cal Tjader; Main Performer
Composer: Jule Styne
Adolph Green
Betty Comden; Composer
Producer: Creed Taylor; Production
Composer Lyricist: Adolph Green
Betty Comden; Other

10. Old Devil Moon

Featured Artist: The Oscar Peterson Quartet
Oscar Peterson Quartet; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Double Bass: Ray Brown; Performer
Drums: John Poole; Performer
Guitar: Herb Ellis; Performer
Performer: Ray Brown
Herb Ellis
John Poole
Oscar Peterson; Performer
Piano: Oscar Peterson; Performer
Composer: Burton Lane
E.y. Harburg; Composer
Producer: Anita O'day
Norman Granz; Production
Composer Lyricist: E.y. Harburg
Burton Lane; Other

11. A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square

Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Arranger: Robert Farnon; Composer
Composer: Manning Sherwin; Composer
Author: Eric Maschwitz; Production
Producer: Norman Granz; Production

12. Them There Eyes

Featured Artist: The Oscar Peterson Quartet
Oscar Peterson Quartet; Main Performer
Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Double Bass: Ray Brown; Performer
Drums: John Poole; Performer
Guitar: Herb Ellis; Performer
Performer: Ray Brown
Herb Ellis
John Poole
Oscar Peterson; Performer
Piano: Oscar Peterson; Performer
Composer: Doris Tauber
Maceo Pinkard
William Tracey; Composer
Producer: Anita O'day
Norman Granz; Production
Composer Lyricist: Maceo Pinkard
Doris Tauber
William Tracey; Other

13. If The Moon Turns Green

Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Composer: Bernie Hanighen
George Cates; Composer
Producer: Russell Garcia; Production
Composer Lyricist: Bernie Hanighen
George Cates; Other

14. Johnny One Note

Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Performer: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Lorenz Hart
Richard Rodgers; Composer
Composer Lyricist: Richard Rodgers
Lorenz Hart; Other

15. Waiter, Make Mine Blues

Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Guitar: Barney Kessel; Performer
Performer: Barney Kessel
Bud Shank
Anita O'day
Russell Garcia; Performer
Saxophone: Bud Shank; Performer
Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Bessie Brown
Remo Biondi; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording Arrangement: Russell Garcia; Production
Composer Lyricist: Remo Biondi
Bessie Brown; Other

16. What Is This Thing Called Love?

Primary Artist: Anita O'day; Main Performer
Alto Saxophone: Skeets Herfurt
Wilbur Schwartz; Performer
Baritone: Chuck Gentry; Performer
Bass: George Morrow; Performer
Drums: Mel Lewis; Performer
Guitar: Tommy Tedesco; Performer
Performer: Skeets Herfurt
Wilbur Schwartz
Mel Lewis
Billy May
Gene Cipriano
Anita O'day
Tommy Tedesco
Si Zentner
Ed Kusby
Uan Rasey
Conrad Gozzo
Justin Gordon
Dave Wells
Frank Beach
Dick Noel
Chuck Gentry
George Morrow
Al Pellegrini; Performer
Piano: Al Pellegrini; Performer
Tenor Saxophone: Gene Cipriano
Justin Gordon; Performer
Trumpet: Uan Rasey
Conrad Gozzo
Frank Beach; Performer
Tuba: Si Zentner
Ed Kusby
Dave Wells
Dick Noel; Performer
Vocals: Anita O'day; Performer
Composer: Cole Porter; Composer
Producer: Norman Granz; Production
Recording Arrangement: Billy May; Production
Composer Lyricist: Cole Porter; Other

Technical Specifications

Volume

1 volume only

Tracks

16 tracks available

Type

ALBUM

Format

Digital Media

Duration

48 minutes and 13 seconds

Explicit

None

Coverart

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Booklet

Not available

Max Quality

CD Quality (Lossless)

16bit / 44.1 kHz

Stereo

Audio Extension

Lossless: FLAC, M4A, WAV, WV, AIFF

Lossy: AAC, MP3, M4A, MP4, OGA, OGG, OPUS, WMA

Archive Format

Available in these formats: ZIP, TAR, RAR

Lyrics

15/16 tracks have lyrics

Synchronized Lyrics

4/16 tracks have synced lyrics

Genres

Jazz

Label

Verve

Music Distribution Service

Unknown

Country

United States

Language

English (United States)

Popularity

Release Date

Dec 31, 1994

Track Preview

Available

Delivery Charge

Free

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UPC

73145276532