Anita O’Day – Jazz Round Midnight (1997)

1. 	Angel Eyes 	03:38 	  	 
2. 	A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square 	04:01 	  	 
3. 	We'll Be Together Again 	03:37 	  	 
4. 	I Cover the Waterfront 	34:01 	  	 
5. 	If the Moon Turns Green 	02:53 	  	 
6. 	Early Autumn 	03:09 	  	 
7. 	I'm Not Lonely 	03:04 	  	 
8. 	A Lover Is Blue 	03:01 	  	 
9. 	Tenderly 	03:20 	  	 
10. I'm Not Supposed to Be Blue Blues 	02:27 	  	 
11. You Came a Long Way From St. Louis 	04:13 	  	 
12. Trav'lin' Light 	03:34

Personnel: 
Anita O'Day (vocals); 
Herb Ellis, Howard Roberts , Al Hendrickson, Al Viola, Tal Farlow,
 Barney Kessel, Barry Galbraith (guitar); 
Corky Hale (harp); 
Lou Raderman, Dan Lube (violin); 
Virginia Majewski (viola); 
Walter Levinsky (clarinet, alto saxophone); 
Bud Shank (woodwinds, alto saxophone); 
Jimmy Giuffre (woodwinds, baritone saxophone); 
Alex Harding (woodwinds); 
Joe Maini (alto saxophone, tenor saxophone); 
Herb Geller, Lennie Niehaus, Phil Woods (alto saxophone); 
Georgie Auld, Jerome Richardson, Richie Kamuca, Zoot Sims,
 Bill Perkins, Bob Cooper (tenor saxophone); 
Chuck Gentry, Jack DuLong (baritone saxophone); 
Stu Williamson (trumpet, trombone); 
Conrad Gozzo, Conte Candoli, Phil Gilbert, Bill Catalano, John Anderson,
 Herb Pomeroy, Jack Sheldon, Jules Chaiken, Al Porcino, Pete Candoli,
 Ray Linn, Ray Triscari, Sam Noto, Lee Katzman (trumpet); 
Milt Bernhart, Dick Nash, Lou McCreary, Frank Rosolino, George Roberts,
 Kent Larsen, Willie Dennis , Kenny Shroyer, Bob Enevoldsen, Archie LeCoque,
 Jim Amlotte, Lloyd Ulyate (trombone); 
Paul Smith (piano, celesta); 
Bud Lavin, Robert Corwin, Hank Jones, Jimmy Rowles, Lonnie Hewitt,
 Marty Paich, Oscar Peterson, Russ Freeman (piano); 
Larry Bunker (vibraphone, drums); 
Bob Brookmeyer, Cal Tjader (vibraphone); 
Rae, Mel Lewis, Alvin Stoller, John Poole (drums).

In keeping with the Jazz 'Round Midnight theme, this Anita O'Day sampler errs on the mellow side of things with 16 after-hours gems from the lady of bop vocal rhythm. For fans more interested in sampling all of O'Day's talents, though, there's such well-balanced Verve collection as Jazz Masters and Compact Jazz to check out. But, if your optimal inroad to jazz vocals is a smooth one, this disc -- with ballad highlights like "Man With a Horn," "I'm Not Lonely," and "Early Autumn" -- will make for ideal listening. And while O'Day is not the first word in jazz ballads (think June Christy or Ella Fitzgerald), her beguiling delivery -- along with the disc's wealth of top-notch charts and amazing cast of sidemen -- makes up for any lack of rarefied mood moments. Packed with gems from the singer's '50s and early-'60s prime, Jazz 'Round Midnight: Anita O'Day will make the familiarizing process as easy as sipping a glass of French red.--- Stephen Cook, Rovi

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