Anita ODay - The Chronological Classics: 1950-1952 '2003

Tracks list

Tracklist

01. Tennessee Waltz (3:01)
02. Yeah Boo (2:18)
03. Something I Dreamed Last Night (3:11)
04. If I Could Steal You from Somebody Else (2:29)
05. You Took Advantage of Me (2:20)
06. Once There Lived a Fool (2:58)
07. I Apologize (3:03)
08. Black Moonlight (2:44)
09. Lovesick Blues (2:37)
10. Lover, Come Back to Me (2:27)
11. Lullaby of the Leaves (3:09)
12. Rock and Roll Blues (3:18)
13. Love for Sale (3:36)
14. No Soap, No Hope Blues (2:33)
15. Speak Low (2:35)
16. The Lady Is a Tramp (2:39)
17. Strawberry Moon (3:07)
18. Pagan Love Song (2:39)
19. Aint This a Wonderful Day (2:40)
20. Somebodys Cryin (3:00)
21. Vaya con Dios (3:38) 

Compilations abound that center on Anita ODays work of the 40s and early 50s,
before she set about recording one of the liveliest string of LPs ever seen on
the planet (from 1955s This Is Anita to 1962s That Is Anita). With 1950-1952,
the seminal Classics label reissued a string of titles that havent seen light
very often, a selection of her recordings for labels including London, Clef, and
Norgran (the last two were Verve-associated labels). While they stand nowhere
near the twin pinnacles of her career -- her big-band heyday and her solo
revival yet to come -- ODay recorded much wonderful music during these two
years. In 1952 alone, she recorded three excellent sessions (the final
two-thirds of the program), including a swinging date with her Krupa bandmate
Roy Eldridge in New York and a sublime Chicago appearance with Roy Kral.~John
Bush

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