This release presents the complete original album Cool Heat (Verve MGVS-6046), which showcases the superlative Anita O’Day singing tailor-made arrangements by Jimmy Giuffre. She is backed by a variety of all-star combos featuring Frank Rosolino, Art Pepper, Conte Candoli, Jack Sheldon, Jim Hall, and of course, Giuffre himself. As a bonus, we have added the complete album Anita O’Day Swings Cole Porter (Verve MGVS-6059), recorded that same week, as well as the only track featuring O’Day from the soundtrack of the film The Gene Krupa Story.

1. Mack the Knife
2. Easy Come, Easy Go
3. Orphan Annie
4. You're a Clown
5. Gone With the Wind
6. Hooray for Hollywood
7. It Had to Be You
8. Come Rain Or Come Shine
9. Hershey Bar
10. A Lover Is Blue
11. My Heart Belongs to Daddy
12. The Way You Look Tonight
13. Just One of Those Things
14. Love for Sale
15. You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
16. Easy to Love
17. I Get a Kick Out of You
18. All of You
19. Get Out of Town
20. I've Got You Under My Skin
21. Night and Day
22. It's De-lovely
23. I Love You
24. What Is This Thing Called Love?
25. Memories of You