Anita O'Day discography
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[edit] Advance, Clef, Coral, Norgran Records: 1951–1956
Anita O'Day clearly attempted to drive for a sometimes small ensemble. At this time, her recordings are a prelude, to her somewhat more known works for Verve Records
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1951 | Anita O'Day Specials | ||
| 1953 | Singin' and Swingin' | ||
| 1953 | Anita O'Day Collates | ||
| 1954 | Songs By Anita O'Day | ||
| 1955 | Anita O'Day | ||
| 1956 | An Evening with Anita O'Day |
[edit] 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 newly formed Verve Records.
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1956 | This Is Anita | ||
| 1957 | Pick Yourself Up with Anita O'Day | ||
| 1957 | The Lady Is a Tramp | ||
| 1958 | Anita O'Day at Mister Kelly's (live) | ||
| 1958 | Anita Sings the Most | ||
| 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 | ||
| 1960 | Trav'lin' Light | ||
| 1962 | All the Sad Young Men | ||
| 1962 | Time for Two (with Cal Tjader) | ||
| 1963 | Anita O'Day and the Three Sounds | ||
| 1964 | Incomparable! | ||
| 2007 | Live in Tokyo '63 ( Released Posthumously ) (Live) |
[edit] 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) |
[edit] Emily Records, Kayo Stereophonics: 1975–2006
O'Day named Emily Records 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! |
[edit] Dobre Records
| Year | Album title | US chart | UK chart |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1970's | Anita O'Day | ||
| 1970's | There's Only One |
