An Evening With Anita O'Day

An Evening With Anita O'Day

Centered on her smoldering side, this 1955 album was O’Day’s last before signing to the newly founded Verve label. Her singing is consistently marvellous, favoring a soft, floaty approach that’s ideal for these romantic laments—though she does experiment with a more exploratory tone on “The Man I Love.” Her control of the material is truly something to savor, whether she’s lingering over individual syllables on a devastating rendition of “I Cover the Waterfront” or remaining perfectly poised against the juddering instrumentation of “From This Moment On.”

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