Anita O'Day (3)

ANITA O'DAY - RULES OF THE ROAD (1993)

1. Rules of the Road
2. Medley: Black Coffee/Detour Ahead [Medley]
3. Shaking the Blues Away
4. Music That Makes Me Dance
5. As Long as There's Music
6. Sooner or Later
7. What Is a Man?
8. Here's That Rainy Day
9. It's You or No One
10. I Told Ya I Love Ya, Now Get Out
11. Didn't We
12. Nobody Does It Better
13. Soon It's Gonna Rain
14. Lonesome Road

Personnel: Anita O'Day (vocals); Jack Sheldon (vocals, trumpet); Sal Lozano (flute, clarinet, saxophone, soprano saxophone, alto saxophone); Danny House (flute, clarinet, saxophone, alto saxophone); Jerry Pinter (clarinet, saxophone, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Pete Christlieb (clarinet, saxophone, tenor saxophone); Brian Williams (clarinet, saxophone); Jerry Peters (clarinet, soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone); Brian Williams (bass clarinet, baritone saxophone); Ron King (trumpet, flugelhorn); Stan "Be Bop" Martin (trumpet, trombone); Wayne Bergeron, Ron Stout (trumpet); Gary Grant (flugelhorn); Bob Sanders (trombone, bass trombone); Andy Martin, Alexander Iles, Bob Enevoldsen, Bob McChesney (trombone); Christian Jacob (piano); Ray Brinker (drums); Patty Holley, Roxanne R. Mayweather, Jean McClain (background vocals).

ANITA O'DAY - INDESTRUCTIBLE (2006)

1. Blue Skies
2. This Can't Be Love
3. Is You Is
4. All Of Me
5. A Slip Of The Lip
6. Pennies From Heaven
7. Gimme A Pigfoot
8. Them There Eyes
9. Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea
10. My Little Suede Shoes
11. The Nearness Of You

Personnel: Joe Wilder (trumpet, flugelhorn); Roswell Rudd (trombone); Lafayette Harris, Jr. (piano); Eddie Locke (drums).

ANITA O'DAY - LIVE AT MINGO'S (1976)

1. As Time Goes By
2. Stardust
3. I Didn't Know What Time It Was
4. The Very Thought of You
5. Anita's Blues '76
6. I Could Write a Book
7. Sophisticated Lady
8. I Hear Music
9. I Cover the Waterfront
10. The Way You Look Tonight

A solid album by vocalist Anita O'Day that was done in the mid-'70s, but was initially only available in Japan. She subsequently released it on her own label, but it's still not seen widespread distribution and may be tough to find. Her voice was once again in vivid, expressive form after her successful battle with drug and alcohol problems. ~ Ron Wynn

Personnel: Anita O'Day (vocals); Norman Simmons (piano); Bob Maize (double bass); John Poole (drums).