Saturday, September 30, 2006


Don't Go

music by Guy Wood
lyric by Al Stillman

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: Nat King Cole Sings/The George Shearing Quintet Plays


Don't Blame Me

music by Jimmy McHugh (left)

lyric by
Dorothy Fields (right)

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

Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Live At The New School
Artist: Coleman Hawkins
Album: The Complete Coleman Hawkins On Keynote
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
Album: The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings

Artist: Artie Shaw
Album: Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions, disc 7
Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 7
Artist: Bud Powell
Album: The Amazing Bud Powell



Don't Go To Strangers

music by David Mann & Arthur Kent
lyric by Redd Evans

Artist: Etta Jones
Album: Don't Go To Strangers; MP3 Download
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions

Friday, September 29, 2006






Deep Purple

music by Peter DeRose (l-r: Peter DeRose, Jean Schwartz, J. Fred Coots, Charles Tobias, Jack Lawrence)

lyric by
Mitchell Parish (above)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Vaughan With Voices; The Divine Sarah Vaughan-The Columbia Years, 1949-1953
Artist: Art Tatum
Album: The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces, Disc 4
Artist: Woody Herman
Album: Mosaic Select No. 31, Disc 1
Artist: Joe Pass
Album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 1
Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May21, 1961, disc 3
Artist: Chet Baker
Album: Complete Pacific Jazz Live Recordings Of The Chet Baker Quartet With Russ Freeman, disc 2


Dearest Darling

music by Eddie Heywood

Artist: Eddie Heywood

Album: Canadian Sunset




Dear Heart

music by Henry Mancini (above)
lyric by Jay Livingston & Ray Evans (jay livingston left & ray evans right in top photo)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Sarah Vaughan Sings The Mancini Songbook; MP3 Download


Darling, Je Vous Aime Beaucoup (Click Here for YouTube video with Hildegarde)

music & lyric by Anna Sosenko (center in photo)

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

Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 2

Wednesday, September 27, 2006





Darling

music by Johnny Dankworth left)
lyric by Gene Lees (above)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan

Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4


Constellation

music by Charlie Parker

Artist: Red Garland
Album: A Garland Of Red




Cold, Cold Heart

music and lyric by Hank Williams

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions
Artist: Norah Jones
Album: Come Away With Me
Artist: Joe Pass
Album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 4





Close To You

music & lyric by Al Hoffman , Jerry Livingston (top left) & Carl Lampl

Artist: Frank Sinatra

Album: Close To You; The Columbia Years 1943-1952, Vol. 1; The Real Complete Columbia Years V-Discs; Young Frank Sinatra In The Blue Of Evening



Chicken Today And Feathers Tomorrow

music & lyric by Johnny Marks

Artist: Lee Wiley
Album: Complete Fifties Studio Masters
Artist: Barbara Lea
Album: Remembering Remembering Lee Wiley

Tuesday, September 26, 2006






Charade

music by Henry Mancini (above)

lyric by Johnny Mercer (top)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan

Album: Sarah Vaughan Sings The Mancini Songbook

Artist: Joe Pass

Album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3





Can't We Be Friends

music by Kay Swift (left in photo)

lyric by Paul James (aka James Warburg)
(right in photo)

Artist: Frank Sinatra

Album: In The Wee Small Hours
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: The Harry James Years, Vol. 1
Artist: Barbara Carroll
Album: Old Friends

Artist: George Shearing
Album: The London Years 1939-1943

Can't I

music & lyric by Leroy Lovett

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions



Candy

music by Alex Kramer & Joan Whitney

lyric by
Mack David (top)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: After Midnight
(Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Artist: Jo Stafford
Album: Coming Back Like A Song; The Jo Stafford Story
Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live on May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 3

Monday, September 25, 2006




Canadian Sunset

music by Eddie Heywood (above)
lyric by Norman Gimbel (top)

Artist: Eddie Heywood
Album: Canadian Sunset


Calypso Blues

music by Nat King Cole (above); (the king cole trio with jack costanzo-top)
lyric by Don George

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Nat King Cole Story (click on link for YouTube video)
Artist: Natalie Cole
Album: Take A Look

Call Me

music & lyric by Tony Hatch

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: The New Scene

Sunday, September 24, 2006



But She's My Buddy's Chick

music by Sy Oliver
lyric by Charles S. Atkinson

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings


Boulevard Of Broken Dreams

music by Harry Warren (seated right)
lyric by Al Dubin (standing left)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: All For You (click on link for YouTube video)

Bop-Kick

music by Nat King Cole

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings


Blues In My Shower

music by Nat King Cole

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings

Blues For Everybody

music by Ron Carter

Artist: Eric Gale
Album: In A Jazz Tradition

Blue Red

music by Red Garland

Artist: Red Garland
Album: A Garland Of Red

Blue Orchids

music & lyric by Hoagy Carmichael

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Vaughan With Voices

Bloomdido

music by Charlie Parker

Artist: Eric Gale
Album: In A Jazz Tradition

Saturday, September 23, 2006



Black Coffee

music by Sonny Burke
lyric by Paul Francis Webster (top)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Sassy Swings The Tivoli; The Divine Sarah Vaughan-The Columbia Years 1940-1953
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: The Intimate Ella
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Sarah-Dedicated To You
Artist: Stan Kenton
Album: Retrospective

Baby Won't You Say You Love Me

music by Josef Myrow
lyrick by Mack Gordon (top)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings

Bang Bang Boogie

music by Al Gannaway
lyric by Sid Kuller & Hal Levy

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings

Friday, September 22, 2006


Baby I Need You

music by Al Gannaway
lyric by Walton Farrar

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings

Thursday, September 21, 2006





Avalon

(E lucevan le stella from Tosca by Puccini)

music by Vincent Rose lyric by Al Jolson (center)& B.G. (Buddy) DeSylva (top)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Viva! Vaughan

Artist: Benny Goodman

Album: The Complete Small Combinations, Vol. 1-2 1935-1937; The Small Groups; Yale Recordings, Vol. 6: Roosevelt Grill '66 & '67; Live At Carnegie Hall 1938

Artist: Terry Gibbs, Buddy DeFranco, Herb Ellis

Album: Memories Of You

Artist: Ruby Braff

Album: Born To Play

Artist: Bing Crosby

Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 4



All I Want For Christmas (Is My Two Front Teeth)

music & lyric by Donald Yetter Gardner

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings



All Alone

music & lyric by Irving Berlin

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Sassy Swings Again

Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of Irving Berlin






All About You

music by Eddie Heywood

Artist: Eddie Heywood
Album: Canadian Sunset

All Aboard

music & lyric by Nat King Cole

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings (Grammy winner)


Alfie

music by Burt Bacharach (left)

lyric by Hal David
(right)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: It's A Man's World

Artist: Russell Malone
Album: Look Who's Here

Wednesday, September 20, 2006


After My Laughter Came Tears

music by Charles Tobias
lyric by Roy Turk (l-r: Roy Turk-Fred Ahlert)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Complete Capitol Recordings




A Lover's Concerto

music & lyric by Sandy Linzer (left) & Denny Randell (l-r above: Biddie Schippers & Denny Randell)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Pop Artistry Of Sarah Vaughan