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A tribute to Anita O'Day's idol Billie Holiday -- who had died less than two years before the making of this recording -- O'Day's performances here are more notable for what she didn't borrow from her vocal role model. Selections like the title track find her generating a slightly bitter tone quality and languorous phrasing in the manner of Holiday, but most of this beautiful record find O'Day going her own way in a more forthright, less vulnerable manner. While O'Day's version of "God Bless the Child" doesn't really make it, just about everything else is marvelous. Half of the tracks feature a small group led by guitarist Barney Kessel while the other half -- the more effective tracks, actually -- feature now-exuberant, now-exquisite arrangements for big band by Johnny Mandel that make haunting use of muted brass at ballad tempos. This was O'Day's favorite among her Norgran/Verve albums.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
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Johnny Mercer, Author - Anita O'day, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Jim Mundy, Composer - James Oliver "Trummy" Young, Composer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bert Kalmar, ComposerLyricist - Harry Ruby, ComposerLyricist - Anita O'day, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer - Sid Silvers, ComposerLyricist
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billie Holiday, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Herzog Jr., ComposerLyricist - Anita O'day, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Irving Berlin, ComposerLyricist - Anita O'day, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Irene Kitchings, Composer - Arthur Herzog Jr., Author - Anita O'day, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Anita O'day, MainArtist - Harry M. Woods, ComposerLyricist - Russ Garcia, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Leo Robin, ComposerLyricist - Ralph Rainger, ComposerLyricist - Richard A. Whiting, ComposerLyricist - Anita O'day, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Billie Holiday, ComposerLyricist - Arthur Herzog Jr., ComposerLyricist - Anita O'day, MainArtist - Norman Granz, Producer - Creed Taylor, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bernie Hanighen, ComposerLyricist - Anita O'day, MainArtist - George Cates, ComposerLyricist - Russell Garcia, Producer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
George Terry, Composer - FRANK LOESSER, Author - Burton Lane, Composer - Anita O'day, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Oscar Hammerstein II , Author - Sigmund Romberg, Composer - Anita O'day, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Bob Russell, ComposerLyricist - Carl Sigman, ComposerLyricist - Anita O'day, Vocals, MainArtist, AssociatedPerformer
℗ 1961 UMG Recordings, Inc.
Album review
A tribute to Anita O'Day's idol Billie Holiday -- who had died less than two years before the making of this recording -- O'Day's performances here are more notable for what she didn't borrow from her vocal role model. Selections like the title track find her generating a slightly bitter tone quality and languorous phrasing in the manner of Holiday, but most of this beautiful record find O'Day going her own way in a more forthright, less vulnerable manner. While O'Day's version of "God Bless the Child" doesn't really make it, just about everything else is marvelous. Half of the tracks feature a small group led by guitarist Barney Kessel while the other half -- the more effective tracks, actually -- feature now-exuberant, now-exquisite arrangements for big band by Johnny Mandel that make haunting use of muted brass at ballad tempos. This was O'Day's favorite among her Norgran/Verve albums.
© Richard S. Ginell /TiVo
About the album
- 1 disc(s) - 12 track(s)
- Total length: 00:36:01
- Main artists: Anita O'Day
- Composer: Various Composers
- Label: Verve Reissues
- Genre: Jazz
© 2006 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc. This Compilation ℗ 1961 The Verve Music Group, a Division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
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