Benny Goodman Orchestra feat. Anita O’Day (CD, Jazzhaus)

A singer with an exciting presence and a voice in which to immerse yourself. A band that lit up both standards and popular songs with an electrifying intensity. A band leader who controlled his ensemble with established discipline and who could take the lead as a soloist when needed, but tended to hold back amidst his all-stars. The result: a mixture that successfully swept the concert hall in Freiburg (Germany) into a wonderful world of jazz entertainment for one evening in October 1959, sending the audience out into the night with music buzzing in their ears.