Tuesday, October 31, 2006



What Does It Take

music by Jimmy Van Heusen (left)
lyric by Johnny Burke (right)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions




We Kiss In A Shadow

music by Richard Rodgers (left)

lyric by Oscar Hammerstein II
(right)

Artist: June Christy & Stan Kenton
Album: Duet
Artist: Tommy Flanagan
Album: Tommy Flanagan Plays The Music Of Rodgers & Hammerstein
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
Artist: Dave McKenna
Album: Shadows 'N' Dreams
Artist: Ahmad Jamal



Warm And Willing

music by Jimmy McHugh (above)
lyric by Ray Evans & Jay Livingston (l-r: Jay Livingston, Ray Evans)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions


Walkin' My Baby Back Home

music by Fred Ahlert (right)
lyric by Roy Turk (left)

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions; The Nat King Cole Story; MP3 Download; MP3 Download
Artist: Jo Stafford
Album: The Jo Stafford Story; MP3 Download


Walkin'

music by Mary Lou Williams (top)
lyric by Lindsay Steele

Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions







Tricks

music by Bob Haymes
lyric by Alan Brandt (top)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: I Wanna Be Around










Toot Toot Tootsie (Goo Bye)

music by Ted Fiorito (above) & Robert A. "Bobo" King
lyric by Gus Kahn (top) & Ernie Erdman

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall



This Could Be The Start Of Something Big

music & lyric by Steve Allen

Artist: Tony Bennett

Album: Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall

Artist: Ella Fitzgerald

Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 3

Monday, October 30, 2006






The Rules Of The Road

music by Cy Coleman (left)
lyric by Carolyn Leigh (top)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall; I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Billy May Sessions



The Moment Of Truth

music by Collen Gray "Tex" Satterwhite
lyric by Frank Scott

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: I Wanna Be Around
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Viva, Vaughan!; MP3 Download


The Good Life (La Belle Vie)

music and original lyric by Sacha Distel (top)

English lyric by Jack Reardon

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: I Wanna Be Around
(click on link for YouTube video)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Sarah Sings Soulfully; The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Ms. Jazz; MP3 Download

Artist: Woody Herman
Album: Mosaic Select No. 31, Disc 3



The Best Is Yet To Come
(click on link for YouTube video with Tony Bennett)

music by Cy Coleman (left)
lyric by Carolyn Leigh (top)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall; I Left My Heart In San Francisco (click on link for YouTube video)
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: You're Mine You; MP3 Download; The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Sarah-Dedicated To You
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: 50 By Bobby Short




The Beat Of My Heart

music by Harold Spina (above: l-r: Hoagy Carmichael, Charles Wakefield, Harold Spina)
lyric by Johnny Burke (top: l-r: Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: The Beat Of My Heart










That Old Black Magic

music by Harold Arlen (left)

lyric by
Johnny Mercer (right)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: The Magic Of Sarah Vaughan
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Come Swing With Me; The Columbia Years 1942-1953 Complete Recordings, Vol. 4; Frank Sinatra Sings The Select Johnny Mercer
Artist: Dizzy Gillespie
Album: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942
Artist: Johnny Hartman
Album: Unforgettable
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: Portrait Of Harold
Album: Margaret Whiting Then And Now; Capitol Collectors Series
Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 2 (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Album: The Complete Lionel Hampton Quartets And Quintets On Verve, disc 2



Tender Is The Night

music by Sammy Fain (above)
lyric by Paul Francis Webster (top)

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: I Left My Heart In San Francisco




Taking A Chance On Love(Click Here for YouTube video with Ethel Waters)

music by Vernon Duke (above)

lyric by
John Latouche (top) & Ted Fetter

Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: Tony Bennett At Carnegie Hall; I Left My Heart In San Francisco
Artist: Anita O'Day
Album: Anita Sings The Most
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Songs For Young Lovers/Swing EasyArtist: Lester Young, Teddy Wilson
Album: Pres And Teddy
Artist: Tal Farlow
Album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 4

Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 1
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 4
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
Album: Complete Live At The Spotlite Club 1958, recorded in Chicago, 1958, disc 2; The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62, disc 1
Artist: Andre Previn
Album: Andre Previn Plays Songs By Vernon Duke

Saturday, October 28, 2006





'S Wonderful

music by George Gershwin (left)


lyric by
Ira Gershwin
(right)

Artist: June Christy
Album: A Friendly Session, Vol. 1
Artist: Lee Wiley
Album: Complete Fifties Studio Masters
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: The Roost Quartets
Artist: Ruby Braff, George Barnes
Album: The Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet Plays Gershwin; Braff!
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: Live In Paris (Click Here for YouTube video clip); The Look Of Love
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby Short Is K-RA-ZY For Gershwin
Artist: Susannah McCorkle
Album: Someone To Watch Over Me
Artist: Helen Merrill
Album: The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury
Artist: Lionel Hampton
Album: Midnight Sun; The Complete Lionel Hampton Quartets And Quintets, disc 1
Artist: Art Tatum
Album: The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces, Disc 1
Album: Trombone For Two
Album: Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recordings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio 1951-53, disc 4
Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 1, 3; The New Johnny Smith Quartet
Artist: Artie Shaw
Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 1
Album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 3 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of George Gershwin
Artist: Jimmy Smith
Album: The Sermon
Artist: Joe Pass
Album: Ira, George And Joe



Soothe Me

music & lyric by Johnny Green

Artist: June Christy
Album: June Christy And The Stan Kenton Orchestra



Something Cool

music & lyric by Billy Barnes (l-r: Nancy Dussault, Billy Barnes, Kathleen Freeman)

Artist: June Christy
Album: Something Cool (click on link for YouTube video with June Christy); MP3 Download




Softly As In A Morning Sunrise

(Click Here for YouTube video clip with Tom Harrell)

music by Sigmund Romberg (above)

lyric by
Oscar Hammerstein II (top)

Artist: June Christy
Album: Something Cool

Artist: Helen Merrill

Album: The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury
Artist: Artie Shaw
Album: Classic Artie Shaw Bluebird And Victor Sessions, disc 1
(Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Artist: Bing Crosby

Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 7 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Artist: George Shearing
Album: The London Years 1939-1943