This LP was taken from sessions in April 1959 on which
Anita O'Day interprets
Cole Porter songs while accompanied by some rather rambunctious big-band arrangements from
Billy May. While her emotional range is wider than
Ella Fitzgerald's (who had previously recorded her much better-known Cole Porter Songbook),
O'Day's voice strangely does not sound as strong on the
Billy May set as it does on the six bonus tracks, which are
Cole Porter songs she recorded on other occasions (from 1952-1960). Still, the program does have its moments, with highlights including "I Get a Kick Out of You," "All of You," "It's Delovely," "You're the Top" and two versions of "Love for Sale." ~ Scott Yanow