At age 71, Anita O'Day was way past her prime when she performed this live date at the now-defunct Vine St. club. The songs had all been recorded earlier by O'Day in versions more rewarding than these, although she tries her best. Gordon Brisker on tenor and flute leads the backing quintet, which also includes pianist Pete Jolly and does what it can to hold O'Day up. At least she didn't feel compelled to record "Let Me Off Uptown" this late in her career. Scott Yanow
Tracklist :
1 You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To 5:41
Cole Porter
2 Old Devil Moon 4:23
E.Y. "Yip" Harburg / Burton Lane
3 Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby? 4:22
Bill Austin / Louis Jordan
4 A Song for You 3:05
Leon Russell
5. You Can Depend on Me 3:47
Charles Carpenter / Louis Dunlap / Melvin Dunlap / Earl Hines
6. Street of Dreams 6:04
Sam M. Lewis / Victor Young
7Y. You Turned the Tables on Me 4:09
Louis Alter / Sidney Mitchell
8. Yesterday/Yesterdays 3:48
Otto Harbach / Jerome Kern / John Lennon / Paul McCartney
9. S'posin' 3:59
Paul Denniker / Andy Razaf
10. It Don't Mean a Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing) 3:52
Duke Ellington / Irving Mills
Credits :
Bass – Bob Maize
Drums – Dan D'Imperio
Guitar – Steve Homan
Piano – Pete Jolly
Tenor Saxophone, Flute – Gordon Brisker
