The Complete Recordings, 1949-1950

Anita O'Day | Format: Audio CD

Product Details

• Audio CD (May 5, 1998)
• Number of Discs: 1
• Label: Baldwin Street Music
• ASIN: B000006OHT
• Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (3 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #340,827 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)

Track Listings

1. Them There Eyes

2. Memories Of You

3. How Come?

4. I Can't Believe That You're In Love With Me

5. Ain't Misbehavin'

6. Penthouse Serenade

7. Lonesome Road

8. I Can't Give You Anything But Love

9. Rosetta

10. Jamaica Mon

11. Don't Kick It Around

12. So Much Of Nothing To Do

13. Poor Simple Simon

14. Blues For Bojangles

15. Your Eyes Are Bigger Than Your Heart

16. Tennessee Waltz

17. Yea Boo

18. Something I Dreamed Last Night

19. If I Could Steal You From Somebody Else

20. You Took Advantage Of Me

See all 24 tracks on this disc

Customer Reviews

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11 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Nice set of Anita O'Day standards... and some rarites too..., May 30, 2000

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This review is from: The Complete Recordings, 1949-1950 (Audio CD)

This is a great set, that finds Anita in her young prime, highlights include a swingin' version of "Them There Eyes" as well as many other O'Day standards, and a few rarities such as "I Apologize." This well rounded set is highly recommeded, as is just about anything else this living jazz legend recorded.

1 of 1 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Spectacular!, April 18, 2002

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"nataliesnumber1fan" (Hollywood, California) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Complete Recordings, 1949-1950 (Audio CD)

That voice! That fabulous voice! A GREAT CD that no true Jazz Fan can live without! The clarity of this CD is amazing and Miss O'day is, as usual just SPECTACULAR! Run, don't walk to buy this CD...you won't be sorry!

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the only original white jazz singers., December 30, 2010

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Yellowkid (Casco, Maine USA) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Complete Recordings, 1949-1950 (Audio CD)

I can only think of two white jazz singers who had an original style, Mildred Bailey and Anita O'Day. About this time Ms. O'Day stopped singing with the big swing bands which she had been associated with from the early 40's and started to record with smaller groups. Her totally original sound really begins to blossom during this period and it is interesting to compare these recordings with her later work at Verve with Norman Granz. I can't think of any O'Day recordings that I wouldn't recommend and this group of standards is no exception.