Anita O Day - Anita O'Day: Tea for Two (A Centenary Tribute)

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 of 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 Bregman, Billy May, Jimmy Giuffre, Galt McFarland, Cal Tjader and many more.