Anita Sings the Most is a 1957 album by Anita O'Day.

Anita Sings the Most
Studio album by
Released1957
RecordedJanuary 31, 1957
GenreVocal jazz
Length33:59
LabelVerve
ProducerNorman Granz, Anita O'Day
Anita O'Day chronology
Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day
(1956)
Anita Sings the Most
(1957)
Anita Sings the Winners
(1958)
Professional ratings
Review scores
SourceRating
AllMusic[1]

Recording and music

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The album was recorded in Los Angeles on January 31, 1957.[2] In addition to vocalist O'Day, the musicians were pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and Milt Holland or John Poole on drums.[2]

Release and reception

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Anita Sings the Most was released by Verve Records.[2] Jazz: The Rough Guide identified the album as one that shows O'Day's "rhythmic invention and accuracy".[3] The AllMusic reviewer wrote: "The very brief playing time (just 33 minutes) is unfortunate on this set, but the high quality definitely makes up for the lack of quantity. A gem."[1]

Track listing

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  1. "'S Wonderful"/"They Can't Take That Away from Me" (George Gershwin, Ira Gershwin)/(G. Gershwin, I. Gershwin) – 2:57
  2. "Tenderly" (Walter Gross, Jack Lawrence) – 3:20
  3. "Old Devil Moon" (Yip Harburg, Burton Lane) – 2:53
  4. "Love Me or Leave Me" (Walter Donaldson, Gus Kahn) – 2:33
  5. "We'll Be Together Again" (Carl T. Fischer, Frankie Laine) – 3:37
  6. "Stella by Starlight" (Ned Washington, Victor Young) – 2:05
  7. "Taking a Chance on Love" (Vernon Duke, Ted Fetter, John Latouche) – 2:23
  8. "Them There Eyes" (Maceo Pinkard, Doris Tauber, William Tracey) – 2:37
  9. "I've Got the World on a String" (Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler) – 3:58
  10. "You Turned the Tables on Me" (Louis Alter, Sidney Mitchell) – 3:41
  11. "Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered" (Lorenz Hart, Richard Rodgers) – 3:55

Personnel

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References

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  1. ^ a b Allmusic review
  2. ^ a b c "Verve Records Catalog: 8200 Series". jazzdisco. Retrieved December 26, 2018.
  3. ^ Carr, Ian; Fairweather, Digby; Priestley, Brian (1995). Jazz: The Rough Guide (1st ed.). Rough Guides. p. 480. ISBN 978-1-85828-137-7.