Thursday, August 31, 2006




Moonlight On The Ganges

music by Sherman Myers (aka Herbert Carrington)
lyric by Chester Wallace

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Swings Lightly; MP3 Download
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Swing Along With Me
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions; MP3 Download


Lovely Day

music by Skip Scarborough
lyric by Bill Withers (top)

Artist: Bill Withers

Album: Bill Withers' Greatest Hits

Wednesday, August 30, 2006


Love Vibration

music by Horace Silver

Artist: Chet Baker
Album: The Incredible Chet Baker Plays And Sings





Love Letters

music by Victor Young
(top)

lyric by
Edward Heyman (above)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Cloud 7
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: The Look Of Love
Artist: Tommy Dorsey
Album: Well, Git It!
Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 4
Album: Satin Affair/Concerto For My Love



Love For Sale

music and lyric by
Cole Porter

Artist: Chet Baker
Album: You Can't Go Home Again
(Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Artist: Anita O'Day
Album: Anita O'Day Swings Cole Porter With Billy May
Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: This Is Jazz, Vol. 13
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook; Twelve Nights In Hollywood recorded live at the Crescendo, 5-11 through 5-21-61, disc 3 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Artist: Dinah Washington
Album: The Dinah Washington Story
Artist: Dorothy Donegan
Album: The Explosive Dorothy Donegan
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
Album: The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings; The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62, disc 1, 6
Artist: Art Tatum
Album: The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces, Disc 3, 5
Artist: Stan Kenton
Album: Retrospective; 23 Degrees North, 82 Degrees West
Artist: Frank Rosolino
Album: Free For All
Artist: Oscar Peterson
Album: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recording Sessions of The Oscar Peterson Trio 1951-53, disc 1

Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 4
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of Cole Porter
Artist: Lionel Hampton
Album: The Complete Lionel Hampton Quartets And Quintets On Verve , disc 1




Little Man, You've Had A Busy Day

music by Mabel Wayne (top left)

lyric by
Al Hoffman & Maurice Sigler

Artist: Chet Baker

Album: Complete 1953-1954 Studio Recordings

Artist: Mel Torme, George Shearing

Album: A Vintage Year; Mel Torme & George Shearing-The Complete Concord Recordings, disc 5

Artist: Bing Crosby

Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 6





Tuesday, August 29, 2006




Little Girl Blue

music by Richard Rodgers (left)

lyric by Lorenz Hart
(right)

Artist: Chet Baker
Album: Embraceable You
Artist: Anita O'Day
Album: Compact Jazz
Artist: Red Garland
Album: A Garland Of Red
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Songs For Young Lovers; Frank Sinatra Sings The Select Rodgers & Hart
Artist: Hank Jones
Album: Bluebird
Artist: Johnny Hartman
Album: And I Thought About You
Artist: Carly Simon
Album: My Romance
Artist: Gerry Mulligan
Album: California Concerts, Vol. 1
Artist: Bud Shank, Bob Cooper
Album: Mosaic Select 10, Disc 1
(Click Here for YouTube video with Laurindo Almeida & Bud Shank Quartet)
Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 3, 6, 8
Artist: Tal Farlow
Album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 1
Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo 5-11 through 5-21, 1961, disc 3
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of Richard Rodgers



Like Someone In Love

music by Jimmy Van Heusen (left)

lyric by
Johnny Burke (right)

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Songs For Young Lovers/Swing Easy
Artist: Chet Baker
Album: The Best Of Chet Baker Sings

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Like Someone In Love
Artist: Sylvia Syms
Album: Then Along Came Bill
AQrtist: Paul Desmond
Album: Like Someone In Love
Artist: Buddy DeFranco
Album: Like Someone In Love
Artist: Tommy Dorsey
Album: Well, Git It!

Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 5
Artist: Tal Farlow
Album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 4
Artist: Barney Kessel

Album: Soaring
Artist: Ahmad Jamal


Let's Get Lost

music by Jimmy McHugh (left in photo; Sinatra right)
lyric by Frank Loesser (top)

Artist: Chet Baker

Album: The Best Of Chet Baker Sings (click on link for YouTube video)


Lean On Me

music & lyric by Bill Withers

Artist: Bill Withers
Album: Bill Withers Greatest Hits





Laura

music by David Raksin (top)

lyric by
Johnny Mercer (above)

Artist: Chet Baker
Album: The Incredible Chet Baker Plays And Sings
Artist: Erroll Garner
Album: The Elf (Click Here for YouTube video clip); This Is Jazz, Vol. 13
Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Where Are You
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Classic

Artist: Julie London

Album: Cry Me A River

Artist: Dave Brubeck

Album: Jazz At The College Of The Pacific

Artist: Clifford Brown

Album: Brownie, Disc 8 (Click Here for YouTube video clip)

Artist: Johnny Smith

Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 4

Artist: George Shearing

Album: White Satin

Artist: Marian McPartland

Album: Marian McPartland At The Hickory House

Artist: Barney Kessel

Album: Music To Listen To Barney Kessel By; The Poll Winners-Straight Ahead

Artist: Quincy Jones

Album: This Is How I Feel About Jazz

Monday, August 28, 2006







I've Grown Accustomed To Her Face

music by Frederick Loewe (left )


lyric by
Alan Jay Lerner
(right)

Artist: Chet Baker
Album: The Art Of The Ballad; Chet Baker Plays The Best Of Lerner and Loewe
Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Basie Swings/Bennett Sings
Artist: Herb Alpert
Album: Midnight Sun
Artist: Ruby Braff

Album: Bravura Eloquence
Album: Annie Ross Sings A Song Of Mulligan
Album: Mosaic Select No. 10, Disc 2
Artist: Diana Krall
Artist: Shelley Manne
Album: Modern Jazz Performances Of Songs From My Fair Lady





It Don't Mean A Thing (If It Ain't Got That Swing)
music by
Duke Ellington
(top)

lyric by
Irving Mills (above)
Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett Sings Ellington Hot & Cool (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Artist: June Christy
Album: June's Got Rhythm
Artist: Johnny Hodges and Wild Bill Davis
Album: In A Mellow Tone
Artist: Bob Brookmeyer
Album: The Complete 1953-1954 Quintet Studio Recordings With Stan Getz
Artist: Annie Ross, Gerry Mulligan
Album: Annie Ross Sings A Song Of Mulligan
Artist: Gerry Mulligan
Album: California Concerts, Vol. 2
Artist: Modern Jazz Quartet
Album: Dedicated To Connie; The Complete Atlantic Studio Recordings Of The Modern Jazz Quartet 1956-64, disc 3
Artist: Lionel Hampton
Album: The Complete Lionel Hampton Victor Sessions 1937-1941, Disc 3
Artist: Marian McPartland
Album: Concert In Argentina
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Live At The New School
Artist: Helen Merrill, Dick Katz
Album: The Helen Merrill-Dick Katz Sessions
Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Complete 1932-1940 Brunswick, Colombia & Master Recordings Of Duke Ellington And His Famous Orchestra, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube video clip: Duke Ellington)