Let Me Off Uptown (2005) more music like this

by Cheryl Bentyne

Most jazz aficionados will rank Anita O'Day as one the very best vocalists that the genre had to offer in the 1940s and 1950s. Her satiny tone, natural sense of rhythm, and improvisational skills placed her alongside the elite voices of the day. Manhattan Transfer's Cheryl Bentyne recognizes O'Day's vocal contributions by paying tribute to the ...

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The Diva Series (2003) more music like this

by Anita O'Day

One of the best pairings of an artist with a label since Frank Sinatra swung into the Capitol offices, Anita O'Day's time under the Verve umbrella (also including Clef and Norgran) resulted in some of the best pop music of her era. O'Day's entry in 2003's The Diva Series is one of the better single-disc wrap-ups of her time on Verve, though the ...

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The Essential Jazz Singers (1952) more music like this

by Various Artists

This box contains three CD samplers that are also available individually. Billie Holiday, Ella Fitzgerald and Sarah Vaughan are featured on 16 selections apiece that are drawn from their Verve recordings. While Lady Day is primarily heard during her declining years, bolstered by all-star swing combos (with the exception of "Don't Worry 'Bout Me," ...

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1953, Vol. 2 (2007) more music like this

by Duke Ellington

During the month of December 1953, Duke Ellington made records for the Capitol label in Chicago and New York with a trio, a quartet, and the full-sized orchestra. Volume 45 in the Ellington stratum of the Classics Chronological Series makes available 21 selections from this wonderfully creative chapter in the lives of the Duke and his men. ...

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1964 Orchestra Recordings [Bonus Track] (2006) more music like this

by Carmen McRae

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The Song Is You (2008) more music like this

by Ed Reed/Peck Allmond Sextet

At age 79, San Francisco based vocalist Ed Reed presents only his second recording as a leader and his follow-up to his 2007 debut CD Ed Reed Sings Love Stories. A softie at heart, preferring ballads and midtempo swingers and standards, Reed's pipes come close to the velvety croon of Nat King Cole, with a slight swagger reminiscent of fellow West ...

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