This is the original cover.
Anita Sings The Winners
is available world-wide (Verve 837 939-2 and POCJ-2616).
Both come with numerous bonus tracks from Lp's that were not released at the time this was made and currently not released on CD.The album was conceived by Norman Granz and Anita. The idea was to pick "the winner" from each of the top jazz and orchestras.The first six songs were arranged and conducted by Marty Paich.
The second half by Russ Garcia, who also arranged and conducted Anita's classic lp Waiter Make Mine Blues. This album is a classic.
I think and I will check my facts that this was the follow-up to Pick Yourself Up.
Click here to read the original liner notes. (NOTE: THEY SMALL FOR NOW.)
SIDE ONE
DUKE ELLINGTON.....TAKE THE A TRAIN
OSCAR PETERSON.....TENDERLY
DIZZY GILLESPIE.....NIGHT IN TUNISIA (Love is just and interlude)
MILES DAVIS.....FOUR
STAN GETZ.....EARLY AUTUMN
WOODY HERMAN.....FOUR BROTHERS
SIDE TWO
LOUIS PRIMA.....SING, SING, SING (Listen to an excerpt)
GERRY MULLIGAN.....MY FUNNY VALENTINE
ARTIE SHAW.....FRENESI
COLEMAN HAWKINS.....BODY AND SOUL
JIMMIE LUNCEFORD.....WHAT'S YOUR STORY MORNING GLORY
STAN KENTON.....PEANUT VENDOR
BONUS TRACKS:
WHISPER NOT fron Anita O'Day and The Three Sounds
BLUE CHAMPANGE from Incomparable Anita O'Day
STOMPIN AT THE SAVOY from Pick Yourself Up
HERSHEY BAR from Cool Heat
DON'T BE THAT WAY from Pick Yourself Up
PEEL ME A GRAPE from Time for Two with Cal Tjader
STAR EYES from Anita O'Day at Mister Kelley's
