Anita O'Day - This Is Hip
Hey, you! Yeah, you. C'mon and modulate over to
the hep side of street where the good vibes are still spinnin' like crazy, man,
crazy. Anita O'Day was one child of the depression who 
was
having none of it! She set her self on the path to real livin',
following her dream to be a singer wherever it led, and not stopping to
look down no matter how high she flew -- at least not until 1966 or so,
and then only long enough to regain her balance before setting off once
again.
This
swell new two-disc set from The
Primo Collection is without a doubt the best intro to
the song stylings of the one and only Ms. O'Day that you'll find
anywhere near this price point -- if anywhere else at all, period --
regardless. Spanning the first decade of her career and then some
-- 1941 - 1952 -- here are the songs with which she made her mark,
along with a healthy dose of the beginnings of her maturing
style. Accompanying her are a jumble of jammin' jazz journeyman
including legends like Gene Krupa, Roy Eldridge, Stan Kenton and
more. These are discs that you'll find yourself playing over and
over again.
Here's what's what:
CD One
1) Georgia On My Mind
2) Fool Am I
3) Let Me Off Uptown
4) Kick It
5) Stop! The Red Ligiht's On
6) Skylark
7) Bolero At the Savoy
8) Thanks for the Boogie Ride
9) That's What You Think
10) Massachussetts
11) Ride On
12) And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
13) The Lady In Red
14) Are You Livin' Old Man?
15) Travellin' Man
16) Ain't Misbehavin'
17) Penthouse Serenade
18) Rosetta
19) Boogie Blues
20 ) Tea for Two
run time: 57'09
CD Two
1) I Told You I Love You, Now Get Out
2) Gene's Boogie
3) What Is This Thing Called Love?
4) September in the Rain
5) Don't Kick It Around
6) So Much of Nothing To Do
7) Blues for Bojangles
8) Tennessee Waltz
9) Lover Come Back To Me
10) Lullaby of the Leaves
11) Rock and Roll Blues
12) Love for Sale
13) Pagan Love Song
14) Ain't This a Wonderful Day?
15) Somebody's Cryin'
16) Vaya Con Dios
17) No Soap, No Hope Blues
18) Speak Low
19) Strawberry Moon
20) The Lady Is a Tramp
run time: 58'28
copacetic
price
- $8.88
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For more Anita, check
out Proper Box 21: Anita
O'Day - Young Anita
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