Thursday, June 28, 2007



Swinging At The Daisy Chain

music by Count Basie

Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings; MP3 Download








Smarty (You Know It All)

music by Burton Lane (above)
lyric by Ralph Freed (top)

Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings; MP3 Download


Slipped Disc

music by Benny Goodman

Album: Slipped Disc 1945-1946; MP3 Download; B.G. In Hi-Fi; The Legendary V-Disc Masters



Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today

music by Eddie Durham (above)

lyric by
Jimmy Rushing (top)

Artist:
Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings; MP3 Download
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: The Duke Ellington And Count Basie Songbooks; MP3 Download
Album: B.G. In Hi-Fi; MP3 Download
Artist: Tommy Dorsey
Album: The Jazz Collector Edition, vol. 1-Tommy Dorsey

Wednesday, June 27, 2007




Second Chance

music by Andre Previn (above)
lyric by Dory Langdon Previn (top)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Bittersweet

Monday, June 25, 2007



Revelation

Album: The Dual Role Of Bob Brookmeyer





(click on link for YouTube video with Branford Marsalis)


music by
Clarence Williams (above)

lyric by
Spencer Williams (top)

Artist:
Count Basie
Album: For The First Time
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Bravura Eloquence
Album: Ellington & Hodges Play The Blues Back To Back




Round About

music by Vernon Duke (above)

lyric by Ogden Nash (top)

Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor/He Loves Me He Loves Me Not
Artist: Lena Horne
Album: The Men In My Life
Artist: Andre Previn
Album: Andre Previn Plays Songs By Vernon Duke

Sunday, June 24, 2007






(La) Rosita [Rosita My Love]

music by Gus Haenschen (above pix- at piano)
lyric by Lester O'Keefe
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: Ole Torme; MP3 Download


Roseland Shuffle

music by Count Basie
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings; MP3 Download






(click on link for YouTube video)

music by Duke Ellington & Harry Carney (above l-r: Duke Ellington, Harry Carney, Johnny Hodges)
lyric by Irving Mills (top)
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Live At The New School; MP3 Download
Album: Midnight Sun; MP3 Download
Artist: Ben Webster
Album: Ben Webster Plays Duke Ellington


Ridin' On The Gravy Train


lyric by Steve Graham aka Michael H. Goldsen (top l-r: Bud Dant, Michael H. Goldsen, Don Ho)
Artist: Jo Stafford
Album: Jo Stafford Story



Reminiscin' In Tempo

music by Duke Ellington (above)

lyric by Mel Torme (top)
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: The Duke Ellington and Count Basie Songbooks


Rap Tap Tap On Wood


music and lyric by Cole Porter
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby, Noel & Cole

Saturday, June 23, 2007



Ooh, That Kiss

music by Harry Warren (top)
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Cornet Chop Suey



Ooh (What Cha Doin' To Me)

music and lyric by Timmie Rogers (top) & Al Fields
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: By Special Request


Only The Very Young

music and lyric by Mel Torme
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: That's All


One More Chance

music and lyric by Carolyn A. Gillman
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Live At Birdland West; MP3 Download


One Love Affair

music and lyric by Bart Howard
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor/Chris Craft



Once In A Lifetime

music by Anthony Newley (above)
lyric by Leslie Bricusse (top left)
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: That's All



On The Swing Shift

music by Harold Arlen (left)

lyric by
Johnny Mercer (right)

Artist:
Mel Torme
Album: Velvet & Brass
Album: Mel Torme & George Shearing-The Complete Concord Recordings, disc 6


On The First Warm Day

music and lyric by Bart Howard
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor/Chris Craft


Of Thee I Sing


music by George Gershwin (left)

Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song

Friday, June 22, 2007



My Heart Is So Full Of You

music and lyric by Frank Loesser
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: I Miss You So/Witchcraft


My Favorite Things

music by Richard Rodgers (left)
Album: The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions; MP3 Download
Album: Legacy (click on link for YouTube video); MP3 Download


My Handy Man Ain't Handy No More

music by Eubie Blake (top)
lyric by Andy Razaf (above)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Live At Birdland West; MP3 Download


My April Heart


music by George Wallington (above)

lyric by Maurice "Buddy" Goodman
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor

Thursday, June 21, 2007









Moon Over Miami

music by Joe A. Burke
lyric by Edgar Leslie (top l-r back row: Oley Speaks, Fred E. Ahlert, Oscar Hammerstein II, Jerome Kern. Front row l-r: Irving Caesar, Otto Harbach, George Meyer, Gene Buck, Edgar Leslie & Deems Taylor)
Album: The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions



Mixed Emotions

music and lyric by Stuart F. Louchheim

Artist:
Chris Connor
Album: I Miss You So/Witchcraft
Artist: Dave Mckenna
Album: Left Handed Complement


Misery


music and lyric by Tony Scott
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Carmen McRae With Mat Mathews & Tony Scott Quartets

Miser's Serenade (Gimme, Gimme,Gimme, Gimme)

music and lyric by Fred Patrick, Claude Reese Isaacs, Jack Val & Marvin Fisher
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris; All About Tonnie


May I?


music by Harry Revel (top l-r: Al Dubin, Mack Gordon, Leo Robin, Harry Revel, Harry Warren bottom: Lorenz Hart, Hoagy Carmichael)
lyric by Mack Gordon
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: A Tribute To Bing Crosby


Masquerade

music by J.J. Loeb
lyric by Paul Francis Webster (top)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Jazz Collector Edition; MP3 Download





Man, That Was A Dream

music by Thelonius Monk (above)
lyric by Jon Hendricks (top l-r: Jon Hendricks, Annie Ross)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Carmen Sings Monk

Wednesday, June 20, 2007




Lulu's Back In Town

music by Harry Warren (right)

lyric by
Al Dubin (left)

Artist: Mel Torme
Album: Lulu's Back In Town (Click Here for YouTube video clip); The 1956 Torme-Paich Legendary Sessions, recorded in Hollywood, January 16, 17, 1956
Artist: Bobby Troup
Album: In A Class Beyond Compare
Album: Mosaic Select 28, Disc2
Album: The Rare Delight Of You
Album: Burnished Brass




Love In Bloom

music by Ralph Rainger
lyric by Leo Robin (top photo: back row l-r: Al Dubin, Mack Gordon, Leo Robin, Harry Revel, Harry Warren; front row l-r: Lorenz Hart, Hoagy Carmichael)
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: A Tribute To Bing Crosby