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Anita Sings the Most
Anita Sings the Most is a 1957 album by Anita O'Day.
Recording and music.
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.
Release and reception.
"Anita Sings the Most" was released by Verve Records. "Jazz: The Rough Guide" identified the album as one that shows O'Day's
nephew Binyumen Schaechter is a composer and musical director in Yiddish and English; and niece Rukhl Schaechter is a journalist with The Forward. Her granddaughter, Esther Gottesman, teaches children Yiddish and sings on Schaechter-Gottesman's most recent release, "Fli mayn flishlang" (Fly, Fly My Kite).
References.
- Cassedy, Ellen. "Singer and Poet Gets Capitol Honor." The Forward Sep 30, 2005, p. 17
- Robinson, George. "A Real Yiddishe Mama." "