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Columbia and Capitol Records: 1941–1946
In her earliest recordings, Anita O'Day was the featured vocalist with the big bands of Gene Krupa (1941-1942 and 1945-1946) and Stan Kenton (1944). In the 1940s, Columbia and Capitol Records released the recordings of Krupa and Kenton, respectively, on 78 rpm disks with one song per side. In later decades the tracks were anthologized in albums in other media.
With Stan Kenton
- Stan Kenton Classics (Capitol, 1944-47 )
- The Kenton Era (Capitol, 1940–54, )
Signature, Coral, Advance, Alto, Mercury Records: 1946–1951
In her first years as a solo act, Anita O'Day recorded several dozen live and in-studio songs, including ten tracks produced by Bob Thiele in Fall 1947 for the Signature label.
| Recorded | Album title | Label | Issued |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1947+ | Anita O'Day Specials | Signature | 1951 |
| Singin' and Swingin' | Coral | 1953 |
Clef and Norgran Records: 1951–1956
Anita O'Day sang with small and large studio ensembles for the Clef and Norgran labels formed by Norman Granz.
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1953 | Anita O'Day Collates | ||
| 1954 | Anita O'Day Sings Jazz | ||
| 1954 | Songs By Anita O'Day | ||
| 1955 | Anita O'Day | ||
| 1956 | An Evening with Anita O'Day |
Verve Records: 1956–1964
This time period brought O'Day to the attention of the Jazz world, making 14 records. O'Day became the first artist to record for Norman Granz's newly formed Verve Records.
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | Anita (Japanese title This is Anita) | ||
| 1957 | Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day | ||
| 1957 | The Lady Is a Tramp | ||
| 1957 | Anita Sings the Most | ||
| 1958 | Anita O'Day at Mister Kelly's (live) | ||
| 1958 | Anita Sings the Winners | ||
| 1959 | Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May | ||
| 1959 | Cool Heat | ||
| 1960 | Anita O'Day and Billy May Swing Rodgers and Hart | ||
| 1960 | Waiter, Make Mine Blues | ||
| 1961 | Trav'lin' Light | ||
| 1962 | All the Sad Young Men | ||
| 1962 | Time for 2 (with Cal Tjader) | ||
| 1963 | Anita O'Day & the Three Sounds (with The Three Sounds) | ||
| 1964 | Incomparable! | ||
| 2007 | Live in Tokyo '63 ( Released Posthumously ) (Live) |
BASF/MPS Records: 1970
Spending several years kicking her drug and alcohol habit, O'Day re-emerged onto the music scene in 1970.
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | Recorded Live at the Berlin Jazz Festival (Live) |
Emily Records,(Emily Productions): 1975–2006
O'Day founded Emily Records, named after her dog, in 1975. This time period would document her strong comeback, with her first studio recordings, since leaving Verve Records in 1963. Most of her recordings in the 1970s would take place in Japan, as jazz became popular in the country.
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1975 | I Get a Kick Out of You | ||
| 1975 | My Ship | ||
| 1976 | Live at Mingo's (Live) | ||
| 1978 | Mello' Day | ||
| 1978 | Skylark - Live at Club Sometime (Live) | ||
| 1978 | Angel Eyes | ||
| 1979 | Anita O'Day Live at the City (Live) | ||
| 1989 | In a Mellow Tone | ||
| 1991 | At Vine St. Live (Live) | ||
| 1993 | Live in Person (Live) | ||
| 1993 | Rules of the Road | ||
| 1993 | Wave: Live at Ronnie Scott's (Live) | ||
| 2006 | Indestructible! |
Dobre Records
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1977 | Anita O'Day | ||
| 1978 | There's Only One |
Singles
| Title | Year | Peak chart positions |
Album |
|---|---|---|---|
| US | |||
| "Georgia on My Mind" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
1941 | 18 | non-album singles |
| "Just a Little Bit South of North Carolina" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
9 | ||
| "Let Me Off Uptown" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
10 | ||
| "Stop! The Red Light's On" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| Two in Love" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Thanks for the 'Boogie' Ride" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Rumba Fox Trot" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra and Howard DuLany) |
1942 | — | |
| "Skylark" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Pass the Bounce" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Fightin' Doug MacArthur" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "That's What You Think" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Massachusetts" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Side by Side" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
1944 | — | |
| "And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine" (with Stan Kenton and His Orchestra) |
4 | ||
| "Gotta Be Gettin'" (with Stan Kenton and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Are You Livin' Old Man" (with Stan Kenton and His Orchestra) |
1945 | — | |
| "(Did You Ever Get) That Feeling In The Moonlight" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Chickery Chick" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
10 | ||
| "Harriet (A Western Novelty Song)" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Hop, Skip, and Jump" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
1946 | — | |
| "Boogie Blues" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchesatra) |
9 | ||
| "Opus No. 1" (with Gene Krupa and His Orchestra) |
1947 | — | |
| "Ace in the Hole" (with Alvin and His Little Band) |
— | ||
| "What Is This Thing Called Love" (with Will Bradley and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Travelin' Man" (with Stan Kenton and His Orchestra) |
1948 | — | |
| "How High the Moon" (with Ralph Burns and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "I Ain't Gettin' Any Younger" (with Benny Carter and His Orchestra) |
— | ||
| "Blues for Bojangles" (with Paul Jordan and His Orchestra) |
1950 | — | |
| "Tennessee Waltz" (as Anita O'Day with the All Stars) |
24 | ||
| "I Apologize" | 1951 | — | |
| "Pagan Love Song" | 1953 | — | Anita O'Day Sings Jazz |
| "Ain't This a Wonderful Day" | — | ||
| "Rock and Roll Waltz" | 1956 | — | Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day |
| "The Getaway and the Chase" | — | ||
| "You're the Top" | — | This Is Anita | |
| "Night and Day" | 1959 | — | Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter with Billy May |
| "Ain't No Big Thing" | 1966 | — | non-album singles |
| "The Easy Life" | 1988 | — | |
| "—" denotes a recording that did not chart or was not released in that territory. | |||
References
- "Retro Artist: Anita O'Day". ABC Jazz. 2018-08-31. Retrieved 2024-02-01.
- Whitburn, Joel (1986). Joel Whitburn's Pop Memories, 1890-1954 The History of American Popular Music : Compiled from America's Popular Music Charts 1890-1954. Record Research Inc. ISBN 978-0898200836.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (September 1941). ""Stop! The Red Light's On"/"Who Can I Turn To?" (78 RPM single)". Okeh Records. 6411.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (November 1941). ""Two in Love"/"This Time the Dream's on Me" (78 RPM single)". Okeh Records. 6447.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (December 1941). ""Thanks for the 'Boogie' Ride"/"Keem 'em Flying" (78 RPM single)". Okeh Records. 6506.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita; Du Lany, Howard (March 1942). ""Rumba Fox Trot"/"Fox Trot" (78 RPM single)". Okeh Records. 6222.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (March 1942). ""Skylark"/"Harlem on Parade" (78 RPM single)". Okeh Records. 6607.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (March 1942). ""Pass the Bounce"/"Me and My Melinda" (78 RPM single)". Okeh Records. 6619.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (April 1942). ""Fightin' Doug MacArthur"/"Night Of Nights (Tura Lura Li)" (78 RPM single)". Okeh Records. 6635.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (June 1942). ""That's What You Think"/"All Those Wonderful Years" (78 RPM single)". Columbia Records. 36621.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (September 1942). ""Massachusetts"/"'Murder', He Says" (78 RPM single)". Okeh Records. 6695.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (July 1944). ""Side by Side"/"Bolero at the Savoy" (78 RPM single)". Columbia Records. 36726.
- Kenton, Stan; O'Day, Anita (November 1944). ""Sweet Dreams Sweetheart" /"Gotta Be Gettin'" (78 RPM single)". Capitol Records. 178.
- Kenton, Stan; O'Day, Anita (February 1945). ""Are You Livin' Old Man"/"Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" (78 RPM single)". Capitol Records. 187.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (October 1945). ""(Did You Ever Get) That Feeling In The Moonlight"/"I Don't Want To Be Loved (By Anyone But You)" (78 RPM single)". Columbia Records. 36862.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (December 1945). ""Harriet (A Western Novelty Song)"/"Are These Really Mine?" (78 RPM single)". Columbia Records. 36890.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (February 1946). ""Hop, Skip, and Jump"/"Yesterday" (78 RPM single)". Columbia Records. 36931.
- Krupa, Gene; O'Day, Anita (January 1947). ""Opus No. 1"/"Valse Triste" (78 RPM single)". Columbia Records. 37224.
- O'Day, Anita (June 1947). ""Ace in the Hole"/"Sometimes I'm Happy" (78 RPM single)". Signature Records. 15127.
- O'Day, Anita; Bradley, Will (November 1947). ""What Is This Thing Called Love"/"Hi Ho Trailus Boot Whip" (78 RPM single)". Signature Records. 15162.
- Kenton, Stan; O'Day, Anita (January 1948). ""Travelin' Man"/"You're My Everything" (78 RPM single)". Capitol Americana. 48012.
- Burns, Ralph; O'Day, Anita (April 1948). ""How High the Moon"/"Key Largo" (78 RPM single)". Signature Records. 15185.
- Carter, Benny; O'Day, Anita (August 1948). ""I Ain't Gettin' Any Younger"/"It's Different When It Happens to You" (78 RPM single)". Signature Records. 15217.
- O'Day, Anita; Jordan, Paul (1950). ""Blues for Bojangles"/"Your Eyes Are Bigger Than Your Heart" (45 RPM single)". London Records. 30078.
- O'Day, Anita (1951). ""I Apologize"/"You Took Advantage of Me" (45 RPM single)". London Records. 45964.
- O'Day, Anita (1953). ""Pagan Love Song"/"Somebody's Crying" (45 RPM single)". Mercury Records. 89032.
- O'Day, Anita (1953). ""Ain't This a Wonderful Day"/"Vaya Con Dios" (45 RPM single)". Mercury Records. 89047X45.
- O'Day, Anita (February 1956). ""Rock and Roll Waltz"/"I'm with You" (45 RPM single)". Verve Records. V-2000X45.
- O'Day, Anita (March 1956). ""The Getaway and the Chase"/"Honeysuckle Rose" (45 RPM single)". Verve Records. V-2001X45.
- O'Day, Anita (July 1956). ""You're the Top"/"We Laughed at Love" (45 RPM single)". Verve Records. V-2014X45.
- O'Day, Anita (August 1959). ""Night and Day"/"You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To" (45 RPM single)". Verve Records. V-10179X45.
- O'Day, Anita (1966). ""Ain't No Big Thing"/"Bluesette" (45 RPM single)". Clover Records. 333.
- O'Day, Anita (February 1988). ""The Easy Life"/"The Easy Life (Instrumental)" (45 RPM single)". H. I. T. Records. 07HA-1014.
Anita O'Day discography at AllMusic
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