Let Me Off Uptown (1996)

About this title: The 1999 reissue of this title (CK 65625) is a major addition to Anita O'Day's catalog and, secondarily, to Roy Eldridge's and Gene Krupa's CD profile. Anyone who has heard the previous releases of Krupa's music from the early '40s on Columbia and OKeh knows how problematic they are -- the masters sound rough, and the band wasn't half as good as O'Day or trumpet man Roy Eldridge, who came aboard just about when O'Day did and deserves as much credit for its success as she does. Every previous CD release has had a harsh sound and texture that made listening to O'Day, fine as she was, a chore in ... read more

Tracks:

1. Georgia on My Mind [Carmichael/Gorrell]
2. Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina [Shaftel/Skylar]
3. Slow Down [Evans]
4. Green Eyes [Menendez/Rivera/Utr]
5. Let Me Off Uptown [Bostic/Evans]
6. Kick It [Bauer/Hill]
7. Stop! The Red Light's On [Miller]
8. Watch the Birdie [DePaul/Raye]
9. The Walls Keep Talking [Bauer/Hill]
10. Skylark [Carmichael/Mercer]
11. Bolero at the Savoy [Biondi/Carpenter/Kr]
12. Thanks for the Boogie Ride [Mitchell/Ram]
13. Pass the Bounce [Nemo]
14. Harlem on Parade [Carter/Evans]
15. That's What You Think [Werner/Werner]
16. Massachusetts [Roberts/Razaf]
17. Murder, He Says [McHugh/Loesser]
18. Opus One [Oliver]
19. Boogie Blues [Krupa/Biondi]
20. That Feeling in the Moonlight [Schuster/Stock/Cava]
21. Tea for Two [Youmans/Caesar]
22. Harriet [Cunningham/Baer]

Note: This is a general synopsis. Each listing is further described below.