Great Divas
Compilation by Anita O’Day / Bessie Smith / Ella Fitzgerald / Ivie Anderson / Dinah Washington
Released 2002
Tracklist
- CD 1
- 1Traveling ManAnita O’Day2:53
- 2I Want a Grown‐Up ManAnita O’Day2:46
- 3Boogie BluesAnita O’Day3:21
- 4Chickery ChickAnita O’Day2:54
- 5Opus 1Anita O’Day2:55
- 6Let Me Off UptownAnita O’Day3:01
- 7Just a Little Bit South of North CarolinaAnita O’Day2:40
- 8Slow DownAnita O’Day3:10
- 9Deep in the BluesAnita O’Day3:17
- 10Georgia on My MindAnita O’Day2:55
- 11Bolero at the SavoyAnita O’Day2:51
- 12The Walls Keep TalkingAnita O’Day3:11
- 13Gotta Be Gettin’Anita O’Day2:46
- 14‘Murder’ He SaysAnita O’Day3:19
- 15And Her Tears Flowed Like WineAnita O’Day3:06
- 16Are You Livin’ Old Man?Anita O’Day2:37
- CD 2
- 1Careless LoveBessie Smith3:25
- 2J.C. Holmes BluesBessie Smith3:03
- 3I Ain’t Gonna Play Second FiddleBessie Smith3:204.0 ★
- 4He’s Gone BluesBessie Smith3:09
- 5Nobody’s Blues but MineBessie Smith2:50
- 6Woman’s Trouble BluesBessie Smith3:04
- 7Dying Gambler’s BluesBessie Smith2:56
- 8The St. Louis BluesBessie Smith3:09
- 9Reckless BluesBessie Smith3:01
- 10Sobbin’ Hearted BluesBessie Smith3:01
- 11Cold in Hand BluesBessie Smith3:12
- 12You’ve Been a Good Old WagonBessie Smith3:28
- 13Cake Walkin’ BabiesBessie Smith3:09
- 14The Yellow Dog BluesBessie Smith3:01
- 15Soft Pedal BluesBessie Smith3:18
- 16Dixie Flyer BluesBessie Smith3:07
- CD 3
- 1If You Ever Should LeaveElla Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:13
- 2Everyone’s Wrong but MeElla Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:06
- 3Deep in the Heart of the SouthElla Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:16
- 4Just a Simple MelodyElla Fitzgerald2:59
- 5I Got a Guy (Sunshine)Ella Fitzgerald3:23
- 6Holiday in HarlemElla Fitzgerald3:10
- 7Rock It for MeElla Fitzgerald3:14
- 8I Want to Be HappyElla Fitzgerald4:29
- 9The Dipsy DoodleElla Fitzgerald3:14
- 10My Last AffairElla Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:41
- 11Organ Grinder’s SwingElla Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:52
- 12ShineElla Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:53
- 13Darktown Strutters’ BallElla Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight3:07
- 14Take Another GuessElla Fitzgerald2:44
- 15Big Boy BlueElla Fitzgerald2:45
- 16Dedicated to YouElla Fitzgerald3:12
- 17You Showed Me the WayElla Fitzgerald3:07
- 18Crying MoodElla Fitzgerald2:36
- 19Love Is the Thing, So They SayElla Fitzgerald2:50
- 20All Over Nothing at AllElla Fitzgerald and Her Savoy Eight2:39
- CD 4
- 1There’s a Lull in My LifeIvie Anderson2:59
- 2All God’s Chillun Got RhythmIvie Anderson2:26
- 3Alabamy HomeIvie Anderson2:42
- 4I’m Checkin’ Out, Goo’em ByeIvie Anderson2:26
- 5Killin’ MyselfIvie Anderson2:26
- 6Me and YouIvie Anderson2:53
- 7I Got It Bad and That Ain’t GoodIvie Anderson3:17
- 8Chocolate ShakeIvie Anderson2:51
- 9Jump for JoyIvie Anderson2:54
- 10Rocks in My BedIvie Anderson3:05
- 11Hayfoot, StrawfootIvie Anderson2:32
- 12It Don’t Mean a ThingIvie Anderson3:10
- 13I’ve Got the World on a StringIvie Anderson3:17
- 14My Old FlameIvie Anderson3:21
- 15Troubled WatersIvie Anderson3:27
- 16Truckin’Ivie Anderson2:57
- 17CottonIvie Anderson3:06
- 18Isn’t Love the Strangest ThingIvie Anderson3:08
- 19Oh Babe! Maybe SomedayIvie Anderson2:51
- 20Shoe Shine BoyIvie Anderson3:15
- 21It Was a Sad Night in HarlemIvie Anderson3:06
- 22I’ve Got to Be a Rug CutterIvie Anderson2:35
- CD 5
- 1All or Nothing BluesDinah Washington2:50
- 2Beggin’ Mama BluesDinah Washington2:52
- 3You Can Depend on MeDinah Washington2:41
- 4Embraceable YouDinah Washington2:53
- 5Westside BabyDinah Washington2:59
- 6Stairway to the StarsDinah Washington2:59
- 7I Want to Be LovedDinah Washington2:51
- 8Since I Feel for YouDinah Washington2:38
- 9Am I Asking Too MuchDinah Washington2:48
- 10I Can’t Get Started With YouDinah Washington2:45
- 11That’s Why a Woman Loves a HeelDinah Washington2:51
- 12Oo Wee Walkie TalkieDinah Washington2:39
- 13I Love You, Yes I DoDinah Washington2:37
- 14I Want to CryDinah Washington3:06
- 15What Can I Say After I Say I’m SorryDinah Washington2:36
- 16It’s FunnyDinah Washington2:35
- 17Why Can’t You BehaveDinah Washington2:46
- 18Resolution BluesDinah Washington3:14
More by Anita O’Day, Bessie Smith, Ella Fitzgerald, Ivie Anderson, Dinah Washington
Release credits
- vocal [13, 15-16]
- bass trombone [13, 15-16]
- guitar [15]
- vocal [3]
- double bass [1-3, 7, 9-13, 15, 20]
- trombone [15]
- guitar [13, 15-16]
- baritone saxophone [13, 16]
- bass [13, 16]
- alto saxophone [13, 16]
- guitar [1-3, 9, 20]
- trumpet [7, 9]
- alto saxophone [13, 16]
- trumpet [13, 15-16]
- guitar [7]
- double bass [2]
- trombone [3]
- saxophone [7]
- alto saxophone [15]
- drums (drum set) [1-3, 7, 9-13, 15, 20]
- performing orchestra [9]
- performing orchestra [6]
- tenor saxophone [15]
- trumpet [15]
- vocal [6, 8-9, 18]
- alto saxophone [15]
- vocal [1-3, 7, 9-13, 15, 19-20]
- tenor saxophone [13, 16]
- piano [3]
- trombone [13, 16]
- reeds [9]
- bass [15]
- trumpet [13, 16]
- trombone [15]
- trombone [13, 15-16]
- drums (drum set) [15]
- alto saxophone [2]
- drums (drum set) [16]
- trumpet [13, 15-16]
- guitar [10-13]
- drums (drum set) [13]
- trumpet [1.13, 1.15-16, 5.2]
- drums (drum set) [2]
- cornet [3]
- alto saxophone [1-3, 9, 20]
- tenor saxophone [2]
- trumpet [7, 9]
- baritone saxophone [15]
- trumpet [13, 16]
- vibraphone [2]
- trombone [13, 16]
- trombone [7, 9]
- alto saxophone [7], clarinet [10-13, 15], reeds [11]
- performer [6]
- trombone [1-3, 7, 9-13, 15, 20]
- tenor saxophone [13, 15-16]
- piano [13, 15-16]
- performing orchestra [13, 15-16]
- trumpet [1-3, 7, 9, 9-13, 15, 20]
- reeds [1-3, 12-13, 15, 20], tenor saxophone [1-2, 7, 9-11, 20]
- vocal [15]
- piano [1-3, 7, 9-13, 15, 20]
- saxophone [7], tenor saxophone [9]
- piano [2]
Issues
G5x CD2002