The album was recorded in Los Angeles on January 31, 1957. In addition to vocalist O'Day, the musicians were pianist Oscar Peterson, guitarist Herb Ellis, bassist Ray Brown, and Milt Holland or John Poole on drums.
Anita Belle Colton (October 18, 1919[1] – November 23, 2006), known professionally as Anita O'Day, was an American jazz singer and self proclaimed “song stylist” widely admired for her sense of rhythm and dynamics, and her early big band appearances that shattered the traditional image wearing a band jacket and skirt as opposed to an evening gown. She changed her surname from Colton to O'Day, pig Latin for "dough", slang for money.
As a live performer, O'Day began performing in festivals and concerts with musicians such as Louis Armstrong, Oscar Peterson, Dinah Washington, George Shearing, Cal Tjader and Thelonious Monk. She appeared in the documentary Jazz on a Summer's Day, filmed at the 1958 Newport Jazz Festival, which increased her popularity. She admitted later that she was probably high on heroin during the concert.
1. S'Wonderful / They Can't Take That Away From Me
2. Tenderly
3. Old Devil Moon
4. Love Me Or Leave Me
5. We'll Be Together Soon
1. Stella by Starlight
2. Taking A Chance On Love
3. Them There Eyes
4. I've Got The World On a String
5. You Turned The Tables On Me
6. Bewitched Bothered And Bewildered
3. Them There Eyes
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