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Jazz Library: Anita O'Day
DISC 1
Title Let me off uptown
Artist Gene Krupa
Composer Evans, Bostic
Album Anita O'Day: Young Anita
Label Proper
Number Properbox 21 CD 1 Track 9
Personnel: Gene Krupa Orchestra, Norman Murphy, Torg Halten, Graham Young, t; Roy Eldridge t, voc; John Grassi, Babe Wagner, tb; Mascagni Ruffo, Clint Neagley, Sam Musiker, Walter Bates, reeds; Bob Curtis, p; Remo Biondi, g; Buddy Bastien, b; Gene Krupa d; Anita O'Day voc. 11 April 1941.
DISC 2
Title And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
Artist Stan Kenton
Composer Lawrence, Kenton, Green
Album Anita O'Day: Young Anita
Label Proper
Number Properbox 21 CD 2 Track 13
Personnel: Stan Kenton Orchestra: John Carroll, Buddy Childers, Karl George, Dick Morse, t; Bill Atkinson, George Fay, Hary Forbes, Bart Varselona, tb; Chet Ball, Eddie Myers, Stan Getz, Dave Matthews, Bob Gioga, reeds, Stan Kenton, p; Boib Ahern, g; Gene Englund, b; Jesse Price, d. 20 May 1944.
DISC 3
Title Tea For Two
Artist Gene Krupa
Composer Caesar, Youmans
Album Anita O'Day: Young Anita
Label Proper
Number Properbox 21 CD 3 Track 15
Personnel: Don Fagerquist, Pinky Savitt, Vince Hughes, Tony Rosso, t; Leon Cox, Dick Taylor, Nick Gaglio tb; Henry Terrill, Charlie Kennedy, Charlie Ventura, Buddy Wise, Joe Koch, reeds, Teddy Napoleon, p; Frank Worrell, g; Irv Lang b, Gene Krupa, d; Anita O'Day voc. 23 Oct 1945
DISC 4
Title Tea For Two
Artist Anita O'Day
Composer Caesar, Youmans
Album Live In Tokyo 1963
Label Kayo Sterophonics / MRI
Number 1015 Track 10
Personnel: Anita O'Day with a Japanese All-Star Orchestra, conducted by Toshiyuki Miyama coupled with Inomata and his West Liners. Buddy Bergman, arr. Bob Corwin, piano.
[also available as a video, with downloadable segments on the Anita O'Day official website]
DISC 5
Title Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip
Artist Will Bradley
Composer Harding, Palmer, Ram
Album Anita O'Day: Young Anita
Label Proper
Number Properbox 21 CD 3 Track 20
Personnel: Jimmy Maxwell, Chris Griffin, Red Solomon, Carl Poole, t; Will Bradley, Phil Giardina, Billy Protchard, Al Philburn, tb; Paul Ricci, Toots Mondello, Art Drellinger, Hank Ross, Hank Freeman, reeds, Stan Freeman, p; Danny Perri, g, Bob Haggart b; Morey Feld, d, Anita O'Day voc. Sep 1947.
DISC 6
Title How High The Moon
Artist Ralph Burns and his Orchestra
Composer Hamilton, Lewis
Album Anita O'Day: Young Anita
Label Proper
Number Properbox 21 CD 4 Track 1
Personnel: largely unkown, but inc. Ray Linn, t; Ray Sims, tb; Benny Carter, as; Ralph Burns, p; Don Lamond, d. late 1947.
DISC 7
Title A Nightingale Sang In Berkeley Square
Artist Anita O'Day
Composers Sherwin / Maschwitz
Album This Is Anita
Label Verve
Number POJC 9243 Track 3
Personnel: Paul Smith, p; Barney Kessel, g; Joe Mondragon, b; Alvin Stoller, d; Corky Hale, hp; strings, Buddy Bregman, arr. 7 Dec 1955 Los Angeles.
[Japanese import]
DISC 8
Title Pick Yourself Up
Artist Anita O'Day
Composers Kern / Fields
Album Pick Yourself Up
Label Verve
Number 517 329 2 Track 5
Personnel: Sweets Edison, t; Larry Bunker vib; Paul Smith, p; Barney Kessel, g; Joe Mondragon, b; Alvin Stoller,. d. 18 Dec 1956.
DISC 9
Title Sweet Georgia Brown
Artist Anita O'Day
Composers Ben Bernie, Kenneth Casey, Maceo Pinkard
Album Jazz On A Summer's Day (Soundtrack)
Label Koch
Number 8501 Track 4
Personnel: Anita O'Day v; Jimmy Jones, p; Whitey Mitchell, b; John Poole, d. 7 July 1958 Newport R I.
DISC 10
Title Our Love Is Here To Stay
Artist Anita O'Day
Composer G and I Gershwin
Album My Ship
Label Kayo Stereophonics
Number 001 Track 10
Anita O'Day, voc, Merril Hoover, piano, George Morrow, bass, John Poole, d. Tokyo, 30 June 1975
DISC 11
Title My Funny Valentine
Artist Anita O'Day
Composer Rodgers / Hart
Album Skylark - Live at Sometime
Label Kayo / Absorb
Number ABJ 242 Track ?
Recorded, Tokyo 1978
Personnel Anita O'Day - Vocals; David Dickerson - Piano; Harvey Newmark - Bass;
John Poole - Drums
DISC 12
Title IsYou Is Or Is You Ain't My Baby
Artist Anita O'Day
Composer Jordan / Austin
Album Indestructible
Label Kayo Stereophonics
Number 002 Track 3
Personnel: Anita O'Day, voc. John Colliani Piano, Sean Smith Bass, Matt Fishwick Drums, Roswell Rudd Trombone. Recorded, 2004-6.
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Anita O'Day obituary at BBC News
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/entertainment/6179888.stm
