Born To Be Blue

music and lyric by Mel Torme & Robert Wells

Artist: June Christy
Album: A Friendly Session, Vol. 1
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: Cool Velvet
Artist: Helen Merrill
Album: The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury
Artist: Clifford Brown
Album: Brownie, Disc 8
Artist: Mel Torme & George Shearing
Album: Mel Torme & George Shearing-The Complete Concord Recordings, disc 1

Body And Soul
music by Johnny Green (left)

lyric by Frank Eyton, Edward Heyman & Robert Sour (right in photo)

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Swings Gently With Nelson (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Artist: June Christy
Album: Day Dreams
Artist: Buddy Clark
Album: Once And For Always
Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: Penthouse Serenade; The Elf (Savoy Sessions Vol. 1)
Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: Complete Capitol Recordings Of The Nat King Cole Trio
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 8
Artist: Billie Holiday
Album: The Silver Collection (Click Here for YouTube video clip)Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Small Groups 1941-1945; The Complete Small Combinations, Vol. 1-2 1935-1937; After You've Gone, Vol. 1; Air Play; Live At Carnegie Hall 1938
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Live At The New School
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: Stepping Out
Artist: Morgana King
Album: Simply Eloquent
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Lost Recordings
Artist: Al Cohn, Zoot Sims
Album: Body & Soul
Artist: Gerry Mulligan, Paul Desmond
Album: Gerry Mulligan/Paul Desmond Quartet
Artist: Art Tatum
Album: The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces, Disc 3
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Album: With Billie In Mind (Click Here for YouTube audio clip); Concert In Argentina
Artist: Woody Herman
Album: A Concord Jam; Mosaic Select No. 31, disc 2
Artist: Oscar Peterson
Album: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-1953), disc 2
Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sesasions, disc 4
Artist: Django Reinhardt
Album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 2 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Artist: Mundell Lowe
Album: Souvenirs
Artist: George Shearing
Album: September In The Rain 1939-1949Artist: Lionel Hampton
Album: The Complete Lionel Hampton Quartets And Quintets On Verve, disc 5
Artist: Modern Jazz Quartet
Album: The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, disc 2

Blue Velvet
music by Bernie Wayne (left)
lyric by Lee Morris

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall

Blue Moon

music by Richard Rodgers (left)

lyric by Lorenz Hart (right)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: The Rodgers And Hart Songbook
Artist: June Christy
Album: June's Got Rhythm
Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Sinatra's Swingin' Session; Frank Sinatra Sings The Select Rodgers & Hart
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Torchy/Blue Moon
Artist: Julie London
Album: Cry Me A River
Artist: Dave Brubeck, Paul Desmond
Album: Brubeck/Desmond
Artist: Stan Kenton
Album: 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West
Artist: Clifford Brown
Album: Brownie, Disc 8
Artist: Oscar Peterson
Album: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-53), disc 1, disc 7
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 2 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip/Ella's "rock" version :-)

Baubles, Bangles And Beads
music & lyric by George Forrest (right) & Robert Wright (left)

Artist: June Christy
Album: June's Got Rhythm
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Sassy Swings The Tivoli
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Come Dance With Me

Between The Devil And The Deep Blue Sea



music by Harold Arlen

lyric by Ted Koehler

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Who Can I Turn To
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Live In Australia, 1959 With Red Norvo
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Benny Goodman Sextet; The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936; Yale Recordings, Vol. 6: Rainbow Grill '66 & '67; New Sextet Sessions
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: Stepping Out
Artist: Annie Ross, Gerry Mulligan
Album: Annie Ross Sings A Song Of Mulligan
Artist: Tal Farlow
Album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 7
Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 3
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: Portrait Of Harold
Artist: Modern Jazz Quartet
Album: The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, disc 2

Because Of You

music by Dudley Wilkenson
lyric by Arthur Hammerstein

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall (click on link for YouTube video)

Begin The Beguine

music & lyric by Cole Porter

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: The Beat Of My Heart
Artist: Eddie Heywood
Album: Canadian Sunset
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952, Vol. 4
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook, Vol. 1
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Lost Recordings
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Album: Dizzy's Diamonds
Artist: Oscar Peterson
Album: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio (1951-53), disc 4
Artist: Artie Shaw
Album: Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Artist: Django Reinhardt
Album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 4
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of Cole Porter

Baltimore Oriole

music by Hoagy Carmichael (left)

lyric by Paul Francis Webster (above)

Artist: Hoagy Carmichael
Album: Hoagy Sings Carmichael
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: I Miss You So/Witchcraft
Artist: Helen Merrill, Dick Katz
Album: The Helen Merrill-Dick Katz Sessions

Ballad In Blue
music by Hoagy Carmichael (left)
lyric by Irving Kahal

Artist: Hoagy Carmichael
Album: Hoagy Sings Carmichael
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: The Birth Of Swing

Back To Lovin' Again
music by Todd T. Cochran

Artist: Freddie Hubbard
Album: Times Are Changing

At First Sight
music & lyric by Elaine Elias
Artist: Elaine Elias
Album: So Far So Close

At Last

music by Harry Warren (top)

lyric by Mack Gordon (above)

Artist: Lou Rawls
Album: At Last
Artist: Glenn Miller

Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942

Artist: Russ Freeman

Album: Mosaic Select No. 19: Pacific Jazz Piano Trios, disc 1

As Long As I Live

music by Harold Arlen (seated at piano)

lyric by Ted Koehler (standing at piano)

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Swings Lightly
Artist: June Christy
Album: The Song Is June
Artist: Count Basie
Album: For The First Time
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: Stepping Out
Artist: Sylvia Syms
Album: Sylvia Is!
Artist: Tal Farlow
Album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 7
Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 2
Artist: George Shearing
Album: Black Satin

Annie Lee
music by Jack A. Walrath, Jr.

Artist: Jack Walrath
Album: Neohippus

All Of Me

music by Gerald Marks (left)

lyric by Seymour Simons (right corner above)

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Swings Gently With Nelson; Twelve Nights In Hollywood, live at the Crescendo May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 4
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Sassy Swings The Tivoli; Swingin' Easy
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Songs For Young Lovers/Swing Easy; Live In Australia, 1959 With Red Norvo; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol 5; Vol. 7
Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: Yesterdays, Vol. 2
Artist: Billie Holiday
Album: The Complete 1951 Storyville Club Sessions
Artist: Dinah Washington
Album: The Dinah Washington Story
Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: Duke Ellington Live At The Blue Note
Artist: Tommy Dorsey
Album: The Jazz Collector Edition, Vol. 2
Artist: Lester Young, Teddy Wilson
Album: Pres And Teddy
Artist: Django Reinhardt
Album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 4 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)