Anita O’Day – At Mister Kelly’S (1958/2021) [Official Digital Download 24bit/44,1kHz]

Anita O’Day – At Mister Kelly’S (1958/2021)
FLAC (tracks) 24 bit/44,1 kHz | Time – 32:59 minutes | 326 MB | Genre: Jazz
Studio Masters, Official Digital Download | Front Cover | © RevOla

Caught live with just her piano trio at Chicago’s famous now-defunct nightclub, Anita O’Day is in an ebullient mood as she tosses off a series of standards and novelties. Whether this is an accurate snapshot of her live act is open to question; the stage business in between numbers seems rather formal and one doesn’t really feel the excitement of a live performance. Yet O’Day is clearly in a creative mood, whether allowing her vulnerability to show in the torchy ballads or reveling in the boppish up-tempo workouts. Her vocal on “Tea for Two” is a virtuoso deconstruction, full of satiric quotes and rhythmic shifts at a warp-speed tempo. Fleet-fingered Joe Masters decorates the fills with standard bop runs on the slightly-out-of-tune house piano.

Tracklist:

1. Anita O’Day – But Not for Me (03:07)
2. Anita O’Day – I Have a Reason for Living – My Love for You (04:52)
3. Anita O’Day – Varsity Drag (01:46)
4. Anita O’Day – It Never Entered My Mind (03:05)
5. Anita O’Day – Tea for Two (03:46)
6. Anita O’Day – Every Time I’m with You (02:08)
7. Anita O’Day – Have You Met Miss Jones? (02:07)
8. Anita O’Day – The Wildest Gal in Town (02:37)
9. Anita O’Day – Star Eyes (03:01)
10. Anita O’Day – Loneliness Is a Well (03:07)
11. Anita O’Day – The Song Is You (03:17)

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