Saturday, June 10, 2006




Call Me Darling
music & lyric by Mart Fryberg, Rolf Marbet & Bert Reisfeld
English lyric by Dorothy Dick

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Albun: Ella Swings Gently With Nelson

Friday, June 09, 2006



Azure-Te
music by Bill Davis (left)
lyric by Don Wolf

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: Nat King Cole Sings/The George Shearing Quintet Plays
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12









Answer Me, My Love

music by Gerhard Winkler
(left)

original lyric by Fred Rauch
(right)

American lyric by Carl Sigman
(top)

Artist: Nat King Cole


Album: The Nat King Cole Story

Artist: George Shearing

Album: Satin Affair/Concerto For My Love



Ay, Cosita Linda
music & lyric by Pacho Galan

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Nat King Cole Story



Aren't You Glad You're You

music by Jimmy Van Heusen
(left)

lyric by
Johnny Burke (right)

Artist: June Christy
Album: June's Got Rhythm
Artist: Peggy Lee
Album: Trav'lin' Light

Artist: Mel Torme & George Shearing
Album: Mel Torme & George Shearing-The Comlete Concord Recordings, disc 6

Tuesday, June 06, 2006



Angel Eyes
music by Matt Dennis


lyric by
Tom Adair

Artist: June Christy
Album: Duet

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Frank Sinatra Sings For Only The Lonely; A Tour De Force-Recorded Live In Australia, 1959 With Red Norvo
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: The Intimate Ella
(Click Here for YouTube video clip); Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 4Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor/He Loves Me He Loves Me Not
Artist: The Four Freshmen
Album: The Four Freshmen & 5 Trombones/The Four Freshmen & 5 Trumpets; The Four Freshmen Live
Artist: Anita O'Day
Album: Verve Jazz Masters 49
Artist: Julie London
Album: Calendar Girl/Your Number Please
Artist: The Modern Jazz Quartet
Album: Fontessa; The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, disc 1    (Click Here for YouTube audio clip: Modern Jazz Quartet)
Artist: Richie Kamuca, Bill Holman
Album: West Coast Jazz In Hifi

Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 4
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
Album: The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62, disc 7, 9 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip: Ahmad Jamal)

Monday, June 05, 2006





Again
music by Lionel Newman (left)
lyric by Dorcas Cochran

Artist: Buddy Clark
Album: Once And For Always

Sunday, June 04, 2006




A Thousand Thoughts Of You
music by Ulpio Minucci
lyric by Sammy Gallop

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: To Whom It May Concern




A Cottage For Sale

music by Willard Robison
lyric by Larry Conley (center in photo)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: No One Cares
Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: Yesterdays, vol. 2
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland; All About Ronnie
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart; Mello Moods

Saturday, June 03, 2006





Exactly Like You

music by Jimmy McHugh
(left)

lyric by
Dorothy Fields (above)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: A Wonderful World

Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: Erroll Garner's Finest Hour

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: The Complete Small Combinations, Vol. 1-2 1935-1937; After You've Gone; The Small Groups
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Ms. Jazz

Artist: Django Reinhardt
Album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 3




Everything Happens To Me

music by
Matt Dennis
(top)

lyric by
Tom Adair (above)

Artist:
Chet Baker

Album: It Could Happen To You; Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings Of The Chet Baker Quartet With Russ Freeman, disc 3

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Like Someone In Love

Artist: June Christy
Album: Day Dreams; A Friendly Session, Vol. 1

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: Nat King Cole Sings/The George Shearing Quintet Plays
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Close To You
Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: Yesterdays, Vol. 2
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: The Complete Roost Recordings; Stan Getz At Storyville, Vol. 1 & 2
Artist: Paul Desmond
Album: The Paul Desmond Quintet/Quartet
Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 6
Album: The Rare Delight Of You
Artist: Shelly Manne
Album: The Two
Artist: Bud Powell
Album: The Bud Powell Trio Plays    (Click Here for YouTube audio clip: Bud Powell)


Everyday

music and lyric by Peter Chatman (Memphis Slim)

Artist: Tony Bennett & Stevie Wonder
Album: Playin' With My Friends
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Sassy Swings Again; MP3 Download


Evenin'
music by Harry White
lyric by Mitchell Parish (above)

Artist: Tony Bennett & Ray Charles
Album: Playin' With My Friends


Ergo

music by Jack Montrose

Artist: Chet Baker
Album: The Complete Studio Recordings 1953-1954; MP3 Download


Embraceable You

music by
George Gershwin
(left)

lyric by
Ira Gershwin
(right)

Artist: Chet Baker
Album: Embraceable You

Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: Erroll Garner's Finest Hour
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Nice 'N' Easy; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 2; Young Frank Sinatra In The Blue Of Evening
Artist: Billie Holiday
Album: The Complete Commodore Recordings; The Verve Silver Collection
Artist: Ruby Braff, George Barnes
Album: The Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet Plays Gershwin
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song
Artist: Jo Stafford
Album: Yes Indeed
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby Short Is K-RA-Z-Y For Gershwin
Artist: Dinah Washington
Album: The Dinah Washington Story
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Yale Recordings, Vol. 6: Rainbow Grill '66 & '67
Artist: Coleman Hawkins
Album: The Complete Coleman Hawkins On Keynote
Artist: Clifford Brown
Album: Brownie, Disc 7, 8

Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 7 ; The Sound Of The Johnny Smith Guitar
Artist: Django Reinhardt
Album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet of the Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 5
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of George Gershwin
Artist: Marian McPartland
Album: Marian McPartland At The Hickory House
Artist: Bud Powell
Album: The Bud Powell Trio Plays
Artist: Joe Pass
Album: Ira, George & Joe


Everything I've Got Belongs To You

music by Richard Rodgers
(left)

lyric by Lorenz Hart (right)


Artist: Chet Baker
Album: Chet Baker Introduces Johnny Pace
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: The Complete Trios
Artist: Chris Connor

Album: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor/Chris Craft
Artist: Tal Farlow
Album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 1
Artist: Red Norvo
Album: Red Norvo Trio Jimmy Raney/Red Mitchell


Easy To Love

music and lyric by Cole Porter


Artist: Chet Baker
Album: Complete 1953-1954 Studio Recordings
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Yale University Music Library, Vol. 8
Artist: Erroll Garner

Album: This Is Jazz, Vol. 13
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Ring-A-Ding Ding!
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Carmen McRae With Mat Mathews And Tony Scott Quartets
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Album: With Billie In Mind

Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 2
Artist: Artie Shaw
Album: Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions, disc 6
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of Cole Porter
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
Album: The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62, disc 4