FLAC (tracks) | 2h 24 min | Genre: Jazz, Vocal Jazz | 375 MB1. Anita O’Day With The Ralph Burns Orch. – Rock ‘N Roll Blues2. Anita O’Day With The Ralph Burns Orch. – Love For Sale3. Anita O’Day With The Ralph Burns Orch. – Lover Come Back To Me4. Anita O’Day With The Ralph Burns Orch. – Lullaby Of The Leaves5. Anita O’Day With The Roy Kral Quintet – No Soap, No Hope Blues6. Anita O’Day With The Roy Kral Quintet – The Lady Is A Tramp7. Anita O’Day With The Roy Kral Quintet – Speak Low8. Anita O’Day With The Roy Kral Quintet – Strawberry Moon9. Anita O’Day With Larry Russell’s Orch. – Pagan love song10. Anita O’Day With Larry Russell’s Orch. – Ain’t this a wonderful day11. Anita O’day – Gypsy In My Soul12. Anita O’day – Just One Of Those Things13. Anita O’day – The Man I Love14. Anita O’day – Frankie And Johnny15. Anita O’day – Anita’s Blues16. Anita O’day – I Cover The Waterfront17. Anita O’day – I Didn’t Know What Time It Was18. Anita O’day – Let’s Fall In Love19. Anita O’day – You’re Getting To Be A Habit With Me20. Anita O’day – From This Moment On21. Anita O’day – You Don’t Know What Love Is22. Anita O’day – Medley_ There’ll Never Be Another You, Just Friends23. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – Fine And Dandy24. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – Beautiful LoveCD21. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – Who Cares’2. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – As Long As I Live3. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – I Fall In Love Too Easily4. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – I Can’t Get Started5. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square6. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – Time After Time7. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – You’re The Top8. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – Honeysuckle Rose9. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – No Moon At All10. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – I’ll See You In My Dreams11. Anita O’day – Don’t Be That Way12. Anita O’day – Let’s Face The Music And Dance13. Anita O’day – I Used To Be Color Blind14. Anita O’day – Pick Yourself Up15. Anita O’day – I Never Had A Chance16. Anita O’day – Stompin’ At The Savoy17. Anita O’day – Let’s Begin18. Anita O’day – Sweet Georgia Brown19. Anita O’day – I Won’t Dance20. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – Man With A Horn21. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – There’s A Lull In My Life22. Anita O’Day With Buddy Bregman’s Orch. – Stars Fell On AlabamaAnita O’Day has long been admired as one of the very best jazz singers, with a rhythmic and dynamic style that she could readily deploy in big band, small group and sophisticated orchestral environments.

Acrobat has already showcased her work during the early 1940s with the orchestras of Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton (“Anita O’Day – The Early Years 1941-45” ADDCD3098), and in this collection we focus on a similar period of years during the 1950s when she firmly carved for herself a significant place in the jazz pantheon.

During the decade from 1952-62, she recorded for the labels established by jazz impresario Norman Granz – Clef, Norgran and, most famously, Verve – and her recordings during that time are recognised as the most significant of her career.

This excellent-value 46-track 2-CD set comprises the complete content of her albums during the first five years of that era – albums “Anita O’Day Collates”, “Songs By Anita O’Day”, “An Evening With Anita O’Day”, “Anita” and “Pick Yourself Up”, (some titles appear on more than one LP) plus tracks from singles.

On those albums she is accompanied variously by the orchestras of Ralph Burns, Roy Kral, Larry Russell and Buddy Bregman, with musicians on the sessions including Barney Kessel, Roy Eldridge, Stan Getz, Shelly Manne, Budd Johnson, Andy Secrest, Jimmy Giuffre, Paul Smith and many more.

It’s a snapshot of a key era in her career, and a fine showcase for her unique talent working across a range of musical environments.