ANITA O'DAY - Sings The Most feat. Oscar Peterson (2024 Reissue with 3 Bonus Tracks) - LP - 180g Vinyl [MAY 10]

LP - Limited Edition 180g Vinyl featuring the Complete Album + 3 Bonus Tracks. Only 1,000 copies pressed in this edition. 

Taped in 1957, Anita Sings the Most was the only recording session ever, either live or at the studio, on which Anita O'Day was backed by the legendary pianist Oscar Peterson,who appears here with his trio of that time, featuring guitarist Herb Ellis and bass giant Ray Brown.

Anita's most enduring collaborator, drummer John Poole also performs on the date, which is one of the singer's absolute best recordings. O'Day, herself, considered it among her finest recordings.

"Anita O'Day recorded many rewarding albums in the 1950s when her voice was at its strongest, and this collaboration with the Oscar Peterson Quartet may very well be her best. Not only is the backup swinging, giving a Jazz at the Philharmonic feel to some of the songs, but O'Day proves that she could keep up with Peterson. "Them There Eyes" is taken successfully at a ridiculously fast tempo, yet the singer displays a great deal of warmth on such ballads as "We'll Be Together Again" and "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered". While Oscar and Herb have some solos, O'Day is never overshadowed and is clearly inspired by their presence." - AllMusic (Scott Yanow)

Tracklist: 

Side A
1. S Wonderful/They Can't Take That Away From Me
2. Tenderly
3. Old Devil Moon
4. Love Me Or Leave Me
5. We'll Be Together Again
6. All Too Soon *
7. Whisper Not *

Side B
1. Stella By Starlight
2. Takin' A Chance On Love
3. Them There Eyes
4. I've Got The World On A String
5. You Turned The Tables On Me
6. Bewitched, Bothered And Bewildered
7. As Long As I Live *

* = Bonus Tracks