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Anita O’Day: Tea for Two - A Centenary Tribute | Retrospective RTS4360

Anita O’Day: Tea for Two - A Centenary Tribute

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Label: Retrospective

Cat No: RTS4360

Barcode: 0710357436024

Format: CD

Number of Discs: 2

Genre: Jazz

Release Date: 4th October 2019

Contents

Artists

Anita O’Day
Bob Brookmeyer
Nat King Cole
Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison
Roy Eldridge
Herb Ellis
Stan Getz
Jimmy Giuffre
Stan Kenton
Barney Kessel
Gene Krupa
Oscar Peterson
Charlie Shavers
Cal Tjader
Charlie Ventura
Ben Webster
Teddy Wilson

Artists

Anita O’Day
Bob Brookmeyer
Nat King Cole
Harry ‘Sweets’ Edison
Roy Eldridge
Herb Ellis
Stan Getz
Jimmy Giuffre
Stan Kenton
Barney Kessel
Gene Krupa
Oscar Peterson
Charlie Shavers
Cal Tjader
Charlie Ventura
Ben Webster
Teddy Wilson

About

October sees the centenary of the most influential white female postwar jazz vocalist of them all: Anita O’Day (1919-2006), whose appearance on Jazz on a Summer’s Day singing Tea for Two established the singer as a jazz icon. Retrospective’s tribute offers insight into her unique talent through 53 carefully chosen examples. They start with the fruits of her very first recording session (Alreet & Georgia on My Mind), when she rapidly became a star with Gene Krupa’s Orchestra, enjoying a series of hits ( Let Me Off Uptown, Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina), through her time with Stan Kenton (And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine ) and back to Krupa (Boogie Blues) before taking off for a solo career. Her golden period came with the stream of high-quality Verve albums recorded in the 50s and early 60s, the cream o f which is presented here: 33 classics featuring O’Day in the company of a broad array of top jazz artists. These include the Oscar Peterson Quartet as “her Rhythm Section” on six scintillating numbers (Them There Eyes, Tenderly), plus the best of contrasting sessions with Buddy Breg man, Billy May, Jimmy Giuffre, Galt McFarland, Cal Tjader and many more. It’s a remarkable legacy… to be enjoyed when you take Tea for Two with Anita O’Day.

Contents:

CD 1 (1941-1955)
Gene Krupa & his Orchestra:
1. Alreet
2. Georgia on My Mind
3. Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina
4. Slow Down
5. Let Me Off Uptown (with Roy Eldridge)
6. Skylark
7. Bolero at the Savoy
8. Thanks for the Boogie Ride (with Roy Eldridge)
9. That’s What You Think
Nat King Cole & his Trio:
10. Ain’t Misbehavin’
11. And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine
12. Gotta Be Gettin’
13. Are You Livin’, Old Man?
Lowel Martin & orchestra:
14. Memories of You
Gene Krupa & his Orchestra:
15. Opus One
16. Boogie Blues
Will Bradley & his Orchestra:
17. What is this Thing Called Love?
Ralph Burns & his Orchestra:
18. How High the Moon?
Abbey Brown & his Cool Ctas;
19. Jamaica Mon
Ben Homer & his Orchestra
20. Tennessee Waltz
Ralph Burns & his Orchestra:
21. Lover, Come Back to Me
22. Love for Sale
Roy Kral & his Quintet:
23. No Soap, No Hope Blues
Quartet:
24. Just One of Those Things
Buddy Bregman & his Orchestra:
25. Fine and Dandy
26. A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square
27. No Moon at All

CD 2 (1955-1962)
1. Honeysuckle Rose
Sextet:
2. Don’t Be That Way
3. Pick Yourself Up
Buddy Bregman & his Orchestra:
4. Stars Fell on Alabama
5. Stompin’ at the Savoy
6. Sweet Georgia Brown
Oscar Peterson & his Quartet:
7. Old Devil Moon
8. Tenderly
9. We’ll Be Together Again
10. Stella By Starlight
11. Them There Eyes
12. Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
Russ Garcia & his Orchestra
13. The Peanut Vendor
Marty Paich & his Orchestra
14. Take the “A” Train
15. Early Autumn
Trio:
16. Tea for Two
Billy May & his Orchestra:
17. All of You
Jimmy Giuffre & his Orchestra:
18. Easy Come, Easy Go
Billy May & his Orchestra:
19. Johnny One Note
Johnny Mandel & his Orchestra:
20. Trav’lin’ Light
Sextet:
21. Remember?
22. What a Little Moonlight Can Do
Gary McFarland & his Orchestra:
23. Night Bird
24. Do Nothin’ Till You Hear from Me
Cal Tjader & quintet
25. Peel Me a Grape
26. Thanks for the Memory

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