180g VINYL - LIMITED EDITION OF 750 COPIES ONLY - THE COMPLETE ALBUM + 4 BONUS TRACKS.
Always admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, the great Anita O'Day (1919-2006) shattered the traditional image of the big band "girl singer". Refusing to pander to any female stereotype, she presented herself as a "hip" jazz musician, wearing a band jacket
and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. Unable to sustain notes or use vibrato, O'Day used her clean sound to profound effect. An Evening with Anitahas her singing along with Jimmy Rowles, Barney Kessel, and Tal Farlow, among others.
ANITA O'DAY, vocals, with collective personnel:
Arnold Ross - piano, Barney Kessel - guitar, Monty Budwig - bass, Jackie Mills - drums.
Los Angeles, April 15, 1954.
Bud Lavin - piano, Monty Budwig - drums, John Poole - drums.
Los Angeles, June 28, 1954.
Jimmy Rowles - piano, Tal Farlow - guitar, Leroy Vinnegar - bass, Larry Bunker - drums,
Los Angeles, August 11, 1955.
Original sessions produced by Norman Granz.