Tuesday, January 30, 2007
But None Like You
music and lyric by Ray Noble
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 8
Monday, January 29, 2007
But It Didn't Mean A Thing
music by Jerry Livingston (above)
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942
Bugle Call Rag
music and lyric by Jack Pettis, Billy Meyers & Elmer Schoebel
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 (click on link for YouTube video)
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: On The Air 1937-1938 (click on link for YouTube video)
Bop! Goes My Heart
music by Jule Styne (top)
lyric by Walter Bishop
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 9
Bluebirds In The Moonlight
music by Ralph Rainger
lyric by Leo Robin (top l-r: Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Sigmund Romberg)
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: Bluebirds In The Moonlight; Roll 'Em, Vol. 1
Blue Evening
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942; In The Digital Mood
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Original Recordings By Glenn Miller & His Orchestra
Bim Bam Baby
music and lyric by Sammy Mysels
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Billie's Blues
music and lyric by Billie Holiday
Artist: Billie Holiday
Album: The Complete Commodore Recordings; The Complete 1951 Storyville Club Sessions; The Billie Holiday Songbook
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: For Lady Day, Vol. 2
Be Happy
music and lyric by Henry Nemo, Louis Prima (above) & Edgar Battle (top)
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942
Baby, I Don't Cry Over You
music and lyric by Morton Krouse
Artist: Billie Holiday
Album: Lady's Decca Days, Vol. 1; Billie Holiday: Portrait
Friday, January 26, 2007
Always True To You In My Fashion
music and lyric by Cole Porter
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Artist: Peggy Lee, George Shearing
Album: Beauty And The Beat!
All Through The Night
music and lyric by Cole Porter
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 1
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: The Magic Of Cole Porter
Artist: Howard McGhee
Album: Howard McGhee vol. 2
All I Desire aka You Belong To Me
music and lyric by David Lieberman aka Dave Lieber
Artist: Charlie Barnet
Album: Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra 1941 (vocal by Lena Horne)
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Ace In The Hole
music and lyric by Cole Porter
Artist: Ella Fitzgerald
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Artist: Mabel Mercer
Album: Mabel Mercer Sings Cole Porter
Accidents Will Happen
music by Jimmy Van Heusen (left)
lyric by Johnny Burke (right)
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 11
A Good Man Is Hard To Find
music and lyric by Eddie Green
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
A Fella With An Umbrella
music and lyric by Irving Berlin
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 9
Why Remind Me
music by Doris Tauber
lyric by Sis Willner
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 10; MP3 Download
Tuesday, January 23, 2007
Whispers In The Dark
music by Friedrich Hollander (above)
lyric by Leo Robin (top l-r: Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Sigmund Romberg)
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: On The Air 1937-1938
Whisper Not
music by Benny Golson (above)
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: Cool Velvet/Voices
Artist: Mel Torme, George Shearing
Album: A Vintage Year; Complete Concord Recordings, disc 5
Artist: Milt Jackson
Album: Bags' Opus
Artist: Quincy Jones
Album: The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions, Disc 2
Where Flamingos Fly
music and lyric by John Benson Brooks, Harold Courlander & Elthea Paine Brooks
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: Cool Velvet/Voices; MP3 Download
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: All About Ronnie; Sweet And Swinging
Artist: Helen Merrill
Album: The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury; MP3 Download
When Buddha Smiles
music by Nacio Herb Brown (top left)
lyric by Arthur Freed (top right) & King Zany
Artist: Benny Goodman
Album: On The Air 1937-1938; The Birth Of Swing; MP3 Download
With Every Breath I Take
music by Ralph Rainger
lyric by Leo Robin (top l-r: Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Sigmund Romberg)
Artist: Buddy Clark
Album: Once And For Always
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Close To You; MP3 Download
Artist: Howard Alden & Jack Lesberg
Album: No Amps Allowed; MP3 Download
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: A Tribute To Bing Crosby
Artist: Ben Webster
Album: The Warm Moods
Monday, January 22, 2007
A Taste Of Honey
music by Bobby Scott
Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: Viva! Vaughan
Artist: Herb Alpert
Album: Midnight Sun
Artist: Woody Herman
Album: Mosaic Select No. 31, Disc 1
What A Little Moonlight Can Do
music and lyric by Harry Woods
Artist: Billie Holiday
Album: The Billie Holiday Songbook (click on link for YouTube video with Billie Holiday)
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Album: With Billie In Mind
What Am I Here For
music by Duke Ellington (top)
Artist: Hank Jones
Album: Arigato
Artist: Count Basie
Album: April In Paris
Artist: Kenny Burrell, Grover Washington, Jr.
Album: Togethering
Artist: Duke Ellington
Album: The Blanton-Webster Band
Artist: Clifford Brown
Album: Brownie, Disc 9
Artist: Andre Previn
Album: A Touch Of Elegance
We're Just A Kiss Apart
music by Jule Styne (above)
lyric by Leo Robin (top: l-r: Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Sigmund Romberg)
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 10
Walking In The Sunshine
music and lyric by Bob Merrill
Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
Walkin'
music by Richard Carpenter
Artist: Quincy Jones
Album: This Is How I Feel About Jazz
Artist: Tal Farlow
Album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 2
Artist: Miles Davis
Album: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions, disc 4 (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Sunday, January 21, 2007
Two Loves Have I (J'ai Deux Amours)
original music by Vincent Baptiste Scotto and lyrics by Georges Konyn (aka Georges Koger) & Henri Eugene Vantard (aka Henri Varna)
English version by Jack Murray and Barry Trivers
Artist: Nat King Cole
Album: After Midnight; MP3 Download