Anita O'Day Verve Jazz Masters 49
CD, 1995, Compilation

Anita O'Day sings on all tracks, accompanied by:

[1] (Lew Brown-Sammy Fain) Russ Garcia's orchestra: Harry Betts, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino, Ken Shroyer, David Wells (tb); Bud Shank (as, fl); Geoff Clarkson (p); Al Hendrickson (g); Al McKibbon (b); Mel Lewis (d); Garcia (arr, cond).
Recorded August 1, 1960 at United Recorders, Los Angeles
Original LP issue: Waiter, Make Mine Blues, Verve MGV 2145

[2] (Remo Ray Biondi-Gene Krupa) Gary orchestra, including Herb Pomeroy (t); Bob Brookmeyer (vtb); Willie Dennis (tb); Walt Levinsky (cl, as); Phil Woods (as); Jerome Richardson, Zoot Sims (ts); Hank Jones (p); Barry Galbraith (g); McFarland (arr, cond).
Recorded October 16, 1961 probably in New York City
Original LP issue: All the Sad Young Men, Verve V6-8442

[3] (Matt Dennis-Earl Brent) Russ Garcia's orchestra, including Bud Shank (as); Barney Kessel or Howard Roberts (g); Garcia (arr, cond)
Recorded October 4, 1960 at United Recorders, Los Angeles
Original LP issue: Waiter, Make Mine Blues, Verve MGV 2145

[4] (Bart Howard) Gene Harris (p); Andrew Simpkins (b); Bill Dowdy (d)
Recorded October 12, 1962 in New York City
Original LP issue: Anita O'Day & the Three Sounds, Verve V6-8514

[5] (M. Philippe-Gerard-Angela Vannier-John Herndon "Johnny" Mercer) Personnel, recording and location, and original issue same as [4]

[6] (Richard Rogers-Lorenz Hart) Billy May's orchestra: Pete Candoli, Conrad Gozzo, Uan Rasey (t); Ed Kusby, Murray McEachern , Tommy Pederson, Bill Schaefer (tb); Fred Falensby, Chuck Gentry, Justin Gordon, Ted Nash, Wilbur Schwartz (tb); Joe Castro (p); Al Hendrickson (g); Ralph Pena (b); Irving Cottler (d); May (arr, cond).
Recorded June 8, 1960 at Radio Recorders annex, Hollywood
Original LP issue: Anita O'Day and Billy Mae Swing Rodgers and Hart, Verve, MGV 2141

[7] (John W. Green-Edward Heyman) Jimmy Giuffre's orchestra: Frank Rosolino (tb); Giuffre (wdwd, arr, cond); Al Harding, Bud Shank (wdwd); unknown (g); George Morrow (b); Mel Lewis (d).
Recorded April 6, 1959 at Radio Recorders, Hollywood
Original LP issue: Cool Heat - Anita O'Day Sings Jimmy Giuffre Arrangements, Verve MGV 8312

[8] (Richard Adler-Jerry Ross) Roy Kral (p, arr); Earl Backus (g); Johnny Frigo (b); Jim Wilson (bgo); Red Lionberg (d).
Recorded July 1952 in Chicago
Original 10''-LP issue: Anita O'Day Collates, Clef MGC 130

[9] (Jule Styne-Betty Comden-Adolph Green) Cal Tjader (vb) with Bob Corwin or Lonnie Hewitt (p); Freddy Schreiber (b); Johnny Ray (d).
Recorded February 27, 1962 at RCA Studios, Hollywood
Original LP issue: Anita O'Day and Cal Tjader, Time for Two, Verve V6-8472

[10] (Burton Lane-E. Y. "Yip" Harburg) Prob. personnel includes Lee Katzman, Al Porcino (t); Frank Rosolino (tb); Joe Maini (as); Bill Perkins (ts); Lou Levy (p); Joe Mandragon (b); Mel Lewis (d); Bill Holman (arr).
Recorded August 23, 1960 at Radio Recorders annex, Hollywood

[11] (Manning Sherwin-Eric Maschwitz) Buddy Bregman's orchestra: Dan Lube, Lou Raderman (v); Virginia Majewski (vla); Corky Hale (harp); Paul Smith (p); Barney Kessel (g); Joe Mandragon (b); Alvin Stoller (d); Bregman (arr, cond).
Recorded December 7, 1955 at Capital Studios, Hollywood
Original LP issue: Anita, Verve MGV 2000; available on CD 829 261-2

[12] (Maceo Pinkard-Doris Tauber-William Tracey) Oscar Peterson (p); Herb Ellis (g); Ray Brown (b); John Poole (d).
Recorded January 31, 1957 at Universal Studios, Chicago
Original LP issue: Anita Sings the Most, Verve MGV 8259, available on CD 829 577-2

[13] (Bernard Hanighen-Paul Coates) Johnny Mandel's orchestra: Stu Williamson (t, tb); John Anderson, Jr., Al Porcino, Jack Sheldon, Ray Triscari (t); Lou MacCreary, Dick Nash, Frank Rosolino (tb); Joe Maini (as, ts); Chuck Gentry (bs); Larry Bunker (vb); Russ Freeman (p); Al Viola (g); Buddy Clark (b); Mel Lewis (d); Mandel (arr, cond).
Recorded January 18, 1961 at Radio Recorders annex, Hollywood
Original LP issue: Trav'lin Light, Verve V6-2157

[14] (Richard Rodgers-Lorenz Hart) Personnel, except Tommy Shephard replaces Pederson, and orginal issue same as [6]
Recorded June 6, 1960 at Radio Recorders annex, Hollywood

[15] (Ray Biondi-Anita Belle Colton aka "Anita O'Day") Personnel, recording date, and original issue same as [1]

[16] (Cole Albert Porter) Billy May's orchestra; personnal unknown; May (arr, cond).
Recorded April 9, 1959 at Capitol Studios, Hollywood
Original LP issue: Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy Mae, Verve MGV 2118; available on CD 849 266-2

Original recordings produced by Norman Granz except [2], [4], [5} and [9] by Creed Taylor

Compilation
Supervised by Michael Lang
Selected by Antia O'Day and Alan Eichler
Sequenced by Todd Everett
Researched by Fernando dos Santos and Ben Young
Mastered by Suha Gur at PolyGram Studios
Notes edited by Peter Pullman
Production coordinated by Aric Lach Morrison
Art designed and directed by Sheryl Lutz-Brown
Layout by Scott Townsend
Design coordinated by Nichell Delvaille
Photographs by Herman Leonard

Special thanks to Pattie Chirico, Alan Eichler, Johnny Frigo, Steven Lasker, Anita O'Day, Jessica Reimi, Andy Simpkins, the Institute of Jazz Studies, and the staff at PolyGram Studios
Executive producer: Richard Seidel

Ein sechsseitiges, englischsprachiges, Beiheft mit einem Text von Todd Everett aus dem März 1995 ist der CD beigefügt

[Spielzeiten] Backcover
℗ 1995 PolyGram Records, Inc.

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