Saturday, December 30, 2006





Down South Camp Meetin'

music by Fletcher Henderson (above left)
lyric by Irving Mills (top)

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: On The Air 1937-1938; MP3 Download; Bluebirds In The Moonlight






Don't Sit Under The Apple Tree

music and lyric by Lew Brown (left: l-r: Harold Arlen, Lew Brown, Eddie Cantor), Charles Tobias (top: l-r: Peter DeRose, Jean Schwartz, J. Fred Coots, Charles Tobias, Jack Lawrence) & Sam H. Stept

Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 (click on link for YouTube video); MP3 Download


Don't Forget Tonight Tomorrow

music by Jay Milton
lyric by Leo "Eukie" Sherin (top l-r: Bing Crosby, Eukie Sherin)

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 2



Don't Ever Be Afraid To Go Home

music and lyric by Bob Hilliard (above l-r: Bob Hilliard, Jackie Hilliard) & Carl Sigman (top l-r: Carl Sigman, Brenda Lee)

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12







Don'cha Go 'Way Mad

music by Jimmy Mundy & Illinois Jacquet
lyric by Al Stillman

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Sinatra And Swingin' Brass


Do Your Duty

music and lyric by Wesley Wilson (l-r: Coot Grant, Wesley Wilson)

Artist: Billie Holiday
Album: Lady's Decca Days, Vol. 2; MP3 Download







Desafinado

music by Antonio Carlos Jobim (above)
lyric by Newton Ferreila de Mendoza (middle)
English lyric by Jon Hendricks (2nd from top) & Jessie Cavanaugh (aka Howard S. Richmond)

Artist: Stan Getz
Album: Jazz Samba (click on link for YouTube video); MP3 Download; Getz/Gilberto; MP3 Download

Artist: Dizzy Gillespie

Album: Dizzy's Diamonds; MP3 Download

Thursday, December 28, 2006



Deep Song

music by George C. Cory, Jr.
lyric by Douglass Cross

Artist: Billie Holiday
Album: Lady's Decca Days, Vol. 2; MP3 Download
Artist: Chris Connor; Maynard Ferguson
Album: Two's Company


Deep Night

music by Charles E. Henderson

lyric by
Rudy Vallee (top)

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
Artist: Art Tatum
Album: The Complete Pablo Group Masterpieces, Disc 5, 6

Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 4
Artist: George Shearing
Album: Satin Brass



Dear Little Boy Of Mine

music by Ernest R. Ball (above)
lyric by J. Keirn Brennan (top)

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 11


Darktown Strutter's Ball

music and lyric by Shelton Brooks

Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: On The Air 1937-1938
Artist: Chick Webb, Bill Challis, Woody Herman
Album: The 1937-1939 Orchestras Of Chick Webb, Bill Challis And Woody Herman
Artist: Thomas "Fats" Waller
Album: Middle Years-A Good Man Is Hard To Find, disc 3


Danny Boy

music and lyric by Frederick Edward (aka F.E.) Weatherly

Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942; MP3 Download

Wednesday, December 27, 2006



Wine And Brandy

music by Frank Foster

Artist: Hank Jones
Album: Bluebird

Tuesday, December 26, 2006



Why Shouldn't It Happen To Us

music by Alberta Nichols
lyric by Mann Holiner (l-r: Frank Sinatra, Maj. Mann Holiner, Dinah Shore, Bing Crosby, pianist (Unknown)

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 5



Why Can't You Behave?

music and lyric by Cole Porter

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 9
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Artist: Dick Haymes
Album: Imagination






While The Angelus Was Ringing (Les Trois Cloches)

music and lyric by Jean Villard (top)
English lyric by Dick Manning

Artist: Frank Sinatra

Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 9



Where Is My Bess?

music by George Gershwin (left)
lyric by Ira Gershwin (right) & Dubose Heyward (center)

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 4


Where Do You Keep Your Heart?

music by Fred Ahlert
lyric by Al Stillman

Artist: Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey
Album: All Time Greatest Dorsey/Sinatra Hits, Vol. 4


When You Awake

music and lyric by Henry Nemo

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 8


When Is Sometime?

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

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 9
Artist: Joe Derise
Album: Joe Derise Sings And Plays The Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology, Vol. 4





What Makes The Sunset?

music by Jule Styne (above)
lyric by Sammy Cahn (top)

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 1; MP3 Download; Frank Sinatra Sings The Songs Of Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne



We Just Couldn't Say Goodbye

music and lyric by Harry MacGregor Woods

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 7



We Could Live On Love

music by Jimmy McHugh (above l-r: Jimmy McHugh, Frank Sinatra)
lyric by Al Dubin (top l-r: Harry Warren,Al Dubin)

Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942

Monday, December 25, 2006




Three Little Words

music by Harry Ruby (top)

lyric by
Bert Kalmar

Artist: June Christy
Album: A Friendly Session, Vol. 1
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: After Hours At The London House
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Here To Stay
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart; Mello Moods
Artist: Coleman Hawkins
Album: The Complete Coleman Hawkins On Keynote
Artist: Lester Young
Album: The Kansas City Sessions

Artist: Johnny Smith
Album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 6


This Is My Theme

music by Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo (l-r: Stan Kenton, Pete Rugolo)
lyric by Audrey Lacey

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




The Song Is You

music by Jerome Kern (top)

lyric by
Oscar Hammerstein II (above)

Artist: June Christy
Album: The Song Is June
Artist: Anita O'Day
Album: At Mr. Kelly's
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: Stan Getz At Storyvile, Vol. 1 & 2
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Come Dance With Me; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 7; Dorsey/Sinatra All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 4
Artist: Jimmy Giuffre
Album: The Jimmy Giuffre 3
Artist: Dave Brubeck
Album: Jazz Goes To College
Album: Reunion
Album: The Complete Clef/Mercury Studio Recorsdings Of The Oscar Peterson Trio 1951-53, disc 7
Artist: Joe Lovano
Album: Celebrating Sinatra
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of Jerome Kern





The One I Love (Belongs To Somebody Else)

music by Isham Jones (above)
lyric by Gus Kahn (top)

Artist: June Christy
Album: The Song Is June
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: No One Cares; MP3 Download; I Remember Tommy
Artist: Julie London
Album: Julie Is Her Name, Vols. 1-2



The Night We Called It A Day

music by Matt Dennis (top)

lyric by
Tom Adair

Artist: June Christy
Album: Something Cool
Artist: Frank Sinatra, Tommy Dorsey
Album: Where Are You?; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 omplete Recordings, Vol. 7; All Time Greatest Dorsey/Sinatra Hits, Vol. 4
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor/Chris Craft
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: The Look Of Love
Artist: Jo Stafford
Album: Yes Indeed

Artist: The Four Freshmen
Album: The Four Freshmen & 5 Trombones/The Four Freshmen & 5 Trumpets
Artist: Tommy Dorsey
Album: Well, Git It!

Artist: Mundell Lowe
Album: The Mundell Lowe Quartet


The First Thing You Know, You're In Love

music and lyric by Mel Torme

Artist: June Christy
Album: Something Cool





The Christmas Song

music by Mel Torme (above)
lyric by Robert Wells

Artist: June Christy
Album: A Friendly Session, Vol. 1
Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: The Nat King Cole Story (click on link for YouTube video); MP3 Download
Artist: Mel Torme

Album: That's All (click on link for YouTube video); MP3 Download; MP3 Download; MP3 Download



The Bad And The Beautiful

music by David Raksin
lyric by Dory Previn Langdon (top)

Artist: June Christy
Album: The Song Is June

Sunday, December 24, 2006







Sweet Georgia Brown

music and lyric by Kenneth Casey, Sr., Maceo Pinkard & Ben Bernie

Artist: Anita O'Day

Album: Pick Yourself Up With Anita O'Day (Click Here for YouTube video clip)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan

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

Artist: Benny Goodman

Album: The Small Groups; The Yale Recordings, Vol. 6: Rainbow Grill '66 & '67; The Legendary V-Disc Masters

Artist: Mel Torme

Album: Reunion (Click Here for YouTube video clip)

Artist: Johnny Mercer

Album: Mosaic Select 28, Disc 2

Artist: Tommy Dorsey

Album: The Jazz Collector Edition, Vol. 2

Artist: Bud Shank, Bob Cooper

Album: Mosaic Select 10, Disc 3

Artist: Django Reinhardt

Album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 3 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)

Artist: Red Norvo

Album: The Legendary Red Norvo Trio vol 2

Artist: Dave McKenna

Album: Solo Piano