Track Listing

1. Boogie Blues
2. You Came A Long Way From St. Louis
3. I Want To Sing A Song
4. A Woman Alone With The Blues
5. The Ballad Of All The Sad Young Men
6. Do Nothin' Till You Hear From Me
7. One More Mile
8. Night Bird
9. Up State
10. Senor Blues

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #61206 in Music
• Released on: 2008-03-17
• Number of discs: 1
• Dimensions: .16 pounds

From Amazon.com
From her days with Gene Krupa and Stan Kenton in the '40s, Anita O'Day was a genuine jazz singer who could make the most of a big-band date. This 1961 recording pairs her with arranger Gary McFarland, who was just beginning to demonstrate his talent for creating constantly shifting backdrops filled with unexpected rhythmic figures and voicings. The title song and Willard Robson's "A Woman Alone with the Blues" gain orchestral dimension from McFarland's writing, while he's able to put his own stamp on Ellington's "Do Nothin' Till You Hear from Me." The songs are well-chosen vehicles for O'Day, a singer capable of both bemused irony and emotional directness, with the diction for Broadway lyrics and a facility for inventive scat singing. "Boogie Blues" updates an early O'Day hit with Gene Krupa's band, while Al Cohn's "Night Bird" and Horace Silver's "Senor Blues" are unusual in being big-band vocal treatments of bop tunes. The band is terrific, and altoist Phil Woods and guitarist Barry Galbraith make particularly good solo contributions. O'Day's vocals were overdubbed at separate sessions. It may add to the vocal presence, and given her scat exchange with Willie Dennis's trombone on "Up State," it seems to take nothing away from her involvement in the band. --Stuart Broomer

Chronique amazon.fr
C'est Creed Taylor, alors directeur artistique des disques Verve, qui eut la bonne idée d'associer Anita O'Day au grand orchestre de Gary McFarland. Ce dernier mit au point des arrangements sophistiqués, choisit ses interprètes et les réunit en studio. Absente, la chanteuse enregistra un mois plus tard sa partie vocale, cette façon de procéder ne la troublant nullement. Dans All The Sad Young Men, Anita communie avec l'orchestre, dialogue et répond aux musiciens comme s'ils étaient là, tous ensemble avec elle. Nous sommes en 1961 et Anita qui enregistre pour Verve depuis bientôt dix ans ne manque pas d'expérience. Elle se sent à l'aise avec un big band, surtout s'il contient de bons solistes pour la stimuler. Phil Woods, Willie Denis, Herb Pomeroy, Zoot Sims et Hank Jones lui offrent les excitants chorus qui lui permettent de placer sa voix, d'en contrôler la puissance. Une voix rauque, un peu enrouée, un brin canaille, qui attire sans en avoir l'air, semble chanter sans effort et surprend par sa charge émotive. --Pierre de Chocqueuse

Album Description
Japanese limited edition issue of the album classic in a deluxe, miniaturized LP sleeve replica of the original vinyl album artwork.