Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May
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Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May
- Artist: Anita O'Day
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- Release Date: 1959
- Total Time: 43:02
- Genre: Vocal Music
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This LP was taken from sessions in April 1959 on which Anita O'Day interprets Cole Porter songs while accompanied by some rather rambunctious big-band arrangements from Billy May. While her emotional range is wider than Ella Fitzgerald's (who had previously recorded her much better-known Cole Porter Songbook), O'Day's voice strangely does not sound as strong on the Billy May set as it does on the six bonus tracks, which are Cole Porter songs she recorded on other occasions (from 1952-1960). Still, the program does have its moments, with highlights including "I Get a Kick Out of You," "All of You," "It's Delovely," "You're the Top" and two versions of "Love for Sale." ~ Scott Yanow, Rovi| Anita O'Day Specials (1951 Album by Anita O'Day) | |
| Anita O'Day [B.D. Jazz] (2008 Album by Anita O'Day) |
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Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May
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| Studio album by Anita O'Day | ||||
| Released | 1959 | |||
| Recorded | 1959 | |||
| Genre | Vocal jazz | |||
| Length | 43:02 | |||
| Label | Verve | |||
| Producer | Norman Granz | |||
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Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May is a 1959 studio album by Anita O'Day, of songs written by Cole Porter arranged by Billy May. [2]
O'Day and May recorded another album dedicated to a single composer, Richard Rodgers, in 1960.
Track listing
- "Just One of Those Things" – 2:05
- "Love for Sale" – 2:42
- "You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" – 1:48
- "Easy to Love" – 2:01
- "I Get a Kick Out of You" – 2:21
- "All of You" – 1:40
- "Get Out of Town" – 2:28
- "I've Got You Under My Skin" – 1:47
- "Night and Day" – 1:59
- "It's De-Lovely" – 2:03
- "I Love You" – 1:56
- "What Is This Thing Called Love?" – 2:30
- "You're the Top" – 2:24
- "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" – 2:51
- "Why Shouldn't I?" – 3:06
- "From This Moment On" – 3:09
- "Love for Sale" – 3:34
- "Just One of Those Things" – 2:38
All songs written by Cole Porter.
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