What a Wonderful Day

A collection of Anita O’Day’s finest Verve recordings, 1957-1962. The 3-CD set gives you 75 reasons to fall in love again with Anita O’Day’s unique quality of voice and her bluesy style.

Anita O’Day has long been admired as one of the very best jazz singers, with a rhythmic and dynamic style that she could readily deploy in big band, small group and sophisticated orchestral environments. Acrobat has already showcased her work during the early 1940s with the orchestras of Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton (“Anita O’Day - The Early Years 1941-45” ADDCD3098), and in this collection we focus on a similar period of years during the 1950s when she firmly carved for herself a significant place in the jazz pantheon. During the decade from 1952-62, she recorded for the labels established by jazz impresario Norman Granz – Clef, Norgran and, most famously, Verve – and her recordings during that time are recognised as the most significant of her career.

'Perfect Day' features 60 tracks selected to help you unwind, relax, and compliment your mood. Divided into three mood-based tracklists, 'Perfect Day' offers some musical solace as an anecdote to a busy everyday life.

Nostalgic journey to the past with 215 originals from 50's and 60's. This great compilation includes well known classics from the past, but also some rare hits with singers like Taco, Dan Spataru, Barry Sisters, Amos Milburn, Sohnny Cymbal, Little Miss Cornshucks, Georgia Gibbs and many more, not easily found in other collections. A must-have for any oldies' fan.

What a difference O’Day makes!! AVID Jazz here presents four classic Anita O’Day albums on a finely re-mastered and low priced double CD. Born in Chicago, Anita O’Day cut her musical teeth in the 1940’s playing with the Gene Krupa Band and the Stan Kenton Band during which time she had her first widespread successes with ‘And Her Tears Flowed Like Wine’ and ‘Tampico’ which allowed her to head out on her own as a single act.

Wonderful Jazz Covers contains the defining tracks of the decade and features some of the biggest hits from artists including Miles Davis, Gato Barbieri, Barry Manilow, Alison Moyet, Michael Bolton, Paul Young, Chet Baker, George Benson, John Pizzarelli and many more.