Cool Heat

Professional ratings

Review scores
Source	Rating
AllMusic	[2]

Ken Dryden of AllMusic states: "All of O'Day's recordings for Verve in the 1950s are recommended, and this set is no exception".[2]

1. "Mack the Knife" (Kurt Weill, Bertolt Brecht) – 3:05
2. "Easy Come, Easy Go" (Johnny Green, Edward Heyman) – 3:10
3. "Orphan Annie" (Public Domain) – 2:00
4. "You're a Clown" (Joe Albany, Aileen Albany) – 2:30
5. "Gone with the Wind" (Allie Wrubel, Herb Magidson) – 2:24
6. "Hooray for Hollywood" (Richard A. Whiting, Johnny Mercer) – 2:21
7. "It Had to Be You" (Isham Jones, Gus Kahn) – 3:10
8. "Come Rain or Come Shine" (Harold Arlen, Mercer) – 2:13
9. "Hershey Bar" (Johnny Mandel) – 2:05
10. "A Lover Is Blue" (Charles Carpenter, Jimmy Mundy, Trummy Young) – 2:59
11. "My Heart Belongs to Daddy" (Cole Porter) – 2:51
12. "The Way You Look Tonight" (Jerome Kern, Dorothy Fields) – 2:09

• Orchestra arranged and conducted by Jimmy Giuffre including:
• Conte Candoli, Tommy Reeves, Jack Sheldon – trumpet
• Gil Falco, Lester Robinson, Frank Rosolino – trombone
• Bud Shank – alto saxophone, flute
• Art Pepper – alto saxophone
• Richie Kamuca – tenor saxophone
• Jim Hall – guitar
• George Morrow – bass
• Mel Lewis – drums