Anita O'Day - In a Mellow Tone

Title: In a Mellow Tone Artist: Anita O'Day Release Date: 1989 Re-Released On: 7/7/1989 Label: DRG Duration: 50:57 UPCs: 021471520927, 021471520941 Genre: Vocal Music Styles: Traditional Pop, Vocal Jazz Moods: Cheerful, Exuberant, Lively, Springlike, Boisterous, Confident, Joyous, Playful, Rousing, Street-Smart, Witty, Amiable/Good-Natured, Carefree, Passionate, Refined/Mannered, Romantic, Stylish, Sentimental, Bittersweet, Brash, Freewheeling, Intimate, Laid-Back/Mellow, Reflective, Smooth, Soothing, Elegant, Irreverent, Sophisticated Total Copies: 0 Members Wishing: 1 Number of Discs/SwapaCD Credits: 1

1. In a Mellow Tone
2. On the Trail
3. The Man With a Horn
4. Once in a While
5. A Sleepin' Bee
6. I Cried for You
7. No Moon at All
8. Anita's Blues
9. Gee Baby, Ain't I Good to You
10. Like Someone in Love
11. More Than You Know
12. Lover, Come Back to Me

Year Type Label Catalog # 1989 CD DRG CDSL-5209

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It is extremely difficult for a vocalist to hide his or her age while singing. Anita O'Day, 69 at the time of this recording, no longer sounded like she had in 1959, but this was actually her best all-around set in several years. O'Day still retained her highly appealing phrasing and most of her range; she still took chances (her version of "I Cried for You" is a good example), and she sounded happy to be alive, having beaten the odds. Gordon Brisker's creative arrangements for the backup group (which consists of his tenor and flute, pianist Pete Jolly, bassist Brian Bromberg, drummer Frank Capp, percussionist Dave Black, and on a few songs the harp of Corky Hale) allow room for plenty of concise solos. On "Anita's Blues," one can almost feel the years dropping away as O'Day hints at her recordings from the 1940s. This fine CD is definitive of Anita O'Day's later years and worth investigating. ~ Scott Yanow, All Music Guide

Name Credits Anita O'Day ? Brian Bromberg ?, Bass Corky Hale Harp, ? Cynthia Daniels Engineer David Black ?, Percussion Frank Capp Drums, ? Gordon Brisker Flute, Conductor, ?, Synthesizer, Arranger, Saxophone Hugh Fordin Producer James Mooney Engineer Pete Jolly Piano, ?