Saturday, March 31, 2007



Redskin Rhumba

Album: Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra-1941; MP3 Download









Reach For Tomorrow

music by Jimmy McHugh (above)
lyric by Ned Washington (top)


Album: The Intimate Ella; MP3 Download


Rachel's Dream

music by Benny Goodman
Album: Small Groups 1941-1945; MP3 Download; Slipped Disc 1945-1946




Pound Cake

music by Count Basie (above) and Harry "Sweets" Edison (top)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1


Please Don't Say No

music by Sammy Fain (above)

lyric by Ralph Freed (top)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: Count Basie And His Orchestra 1944 And 1945


Pick-A-Rib

music by Benny Goodman
Album: The Small Groups; MP3 Download

Friday, March 30, 2007






Peter Piper
music by Richard Whiting (right)
lyric by Johnny Mercer (left)
Album: The Birth Of Swing


Perfidia

music and lyric by Alberto Dominguez
English lyric by Milton Leeds
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: Ole Torme
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
Album: The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings


Pennsylvania 6-5000

music by Jerry Gray (top)
lyric by Carl Sigman (above)
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942; MP3 Download; The Glenn Miller Orchestra In The Digital Mood




Peckin'

music by Ben Pollack (above) & Harry James (top)
Album: On The Air 1937-1938; MP3 Download


Peach Tree Street

music and lyric by Jimmy Saunders & Frank Sinatra (top)
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 11


Panassie Stomp

music by Count Basie (l-r: Freddie Green, Count Basie)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings; MP3 Download

Wednesday, March 28, 2007







Out The Window

music by Count Basie (top)
& Eddie Durham (above)

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





Out Of Nowhere

music by Johnny Green (above)
lyric by Edward Heyman (top)
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: The Roost Years; MP3 Download
Artist: Dave Brubeck
Album: Jazz Goes To College; The Dave Brubeck Quartet Live 1956-57
Album: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Us!



Our Love Was Meant To Be

music and lyric by Thomas "Fats" Waller (above), Alex Hill (top) & Joseph Davis
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings; MP3 Download








Organ Grinder's Swing

music by Will Hudson (above)
lyric by Mitchell Parish (middle) & Irving Mills (top)
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936

Tuesday, March 27, 2007



Only Another Boy And Girl

music and lyric by Cole Porter
Album: Small Groups 1941-1945


One O'Clock Jump
(click on link for YouTube video with Ella & Count)
music by Count Basie
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Clef/Verve Count Basie Fifties Studio Recordings (click on link for YouTube video); The Complete 1941-1951 Columbia Recordings; MP3 Download; The Complete Decca Recordings; MP3 Download
Album: The Harry James Years, Vol. 1; Live At Carnegie Hall 1938; MP3 Download
Album: The Private Collection: Dance Concerts, Vol. 2; MP3 Download





One Morning In May
music by Hoagy Carmichael (above)
lyric by Mitchell Parish (top)

Artist: Howard Alden
Album: Snowy Morning Blues
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart; MP3 Download
Artist: Bill Charlap
Album: Stardust; MP3 Download


Once In Love With Amy


music and lyric by Frank Loesser
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 9
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: Mel Torme Swings Shubert Alley; MP3 Download




On The Alamo

music by Isham Jones (above)
lyric by Gus Kahn (top l-r: Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Sigmund Romberg)
Album: The Small Groups; The Benny Goodman Sextet 1939-1941; MP3 Download


One Finger Melody

music by Fred Spielman
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 11

Once

music by Claus Ogerman (top)
lyric by Guy Wood
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: Voices/Cool Velvet; MP3 Download


Oh, You Crazy Moon

music by Jimmy Van Heusen (left)
lyric by Johnny Burke (right)
Artist: Glenn Miller
Album: The Popular Recordings 1938-1942; MP3 Download
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor/He Loves Me He Loves Me Not
Artist: Peggy Lee
Album: Trav'lin' Light; MP3 Download
Artist: Joe Derise
Album: Joe Derise Plays And Sings The Jimmy Van Heusen Anthology, Vol. 4
Album: Do Nothing Till You Hear From Us!

Monday, March 26, 2007



My Sweet Hunk O' Trash

music by James P. Johnson (top)
lyric by F.E. Miller
Album: Lady's Decca Days, Vol. 1; MP3 Download




My Foolish Heart

music by Victor Young (top)
lyric by Ned Washington (above l-r: Dimitri Tiomkin, Tex Ritter, Ned Washington)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Torchy/Blue Moon; MP3 Download
Artist: Sylvia Syms
Album: Then Along Came Bill




More

music by Riz Ortolani (top) & Nino Oliviero
original lyric by Marcello Ciarciolini
English lyric by Norman Newell (above)
Album: The Cool World/Dizzy Goes Hollywood


Monkery's The Blues

music by Thelonius Monk (top)
lyric by Abbey Lincoln (above)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Carmen Sings Monk

Miss Thing

music by Count Basie (top l-r: Count Basie, Ella Fitzgerald) & Skip Martin
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1



(click on link for YouTube video with Bobby Short)

music and lyric by Cole Porter

Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook; MP3 Download

Sunday, March 25, 2007







Miss Brown To You

music by Ralph Rainger & Richard Whiting (top l-r: Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting)
lyric by Leo Robin (top: l-r: Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Sigmund Romberg)

Album: The Complete 1951 Storyville Sessions; MP3 Download
Artist: Teddy Wilson
Album: With Billie In Mind


Midgits

music by Count Basie
Artists: Count Basie
Album: April In Paris; MP3 Download









Melinda

music by Burton Lane (top)
lyric by Alan J. Lerner (above)

Album: Stan Getz And Bill Evans; MP3 Download


Melancholia

music by Duke Ellington
Artist: Howard Alden
Album: Snowy Morning Blues


(click on link for YouTube video with Kenny Burrell)

music by Bobby Woodlen, Grace Sampson & Mario Bauza (top)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: April In Paris; MP3 Download

Thursday, March 22, 2007



Lumby

music by Billy May
Album: Charlie Barnet And His Orchestra 1941; MP3 Download


Lonesome Miss Pretty

music by Count Basie
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1


Lonesome Lover Blues

music and lyric by Billy Eckstine
Album: Basie/Eckstine Incorporated

Tuesday, March 20, 2007



Liza

music by George Gershwin (left)
Album: Slipped Disc 1945-1946; The Small Groups; MP3 Download
Album: Live At The New School; MP3 Download; The Ruby Braff George Barnes Quartet Plays Gershwin
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: Velvet & Brass; MP3 Download
Album: The Four Freshmen And Five Saxes/The Four Freshmen And Five Guitars; MP3 Download


Live And Love Tonight

lyric by Sam Coslow
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1


Little Mama

music by Billy Eckstine (above)
lyric by Sid Kuller
Album: Basie/Eckstine Incorporated


Little Butterfly

music by Thelonius Monk (above)
lyric by John Hendricks (top)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Carmen Sings Monk







Lilacs In The Rain

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

Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Torchy/Blue Moon; MP3 Download


Le Sucrier Velour

Artist: Howard Alden
Album: Snowy Morning Blues


Laughing Boy

music and lyric by Jack Segal
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Torchy/Blue Moon; MP3 Download

Saturday, March 17, 2007





It Had Better Be Tonight

music by Henry Mancini (above)
lyric by Johnny Mercer (top)
Album: Sarah Vaughan Sings The Mancini Songbook; The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4




I'm Just Wild About Harry

music & lyric by Eubie Blake (right) & Noble Sissle (left)
Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4


I'll Never Be Lonely Again

music and lyric by Leslie Bricusse
Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4


I'll Be Around

music and lyric by Alec Wilder
Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4
Album: In The Wee Small Hours
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: Velvet & Brass
Album: The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury

Friday, March 16, 2007



I Know A Place

music and lyric by Tony Hatch
Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4


I Feel Pretty

music by Leonard Bernstein (right)
lyric by Stephen Sondheim (left)
Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4
Album: Annie Ross Sings A Song Of Mulligan
Artist: Stan Kenton
Album: Retrospective

If You Are But A Dream

music by Jack Fulton
lyric by Moe Jaffe (top) & Nathan Bonx
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 1
Album: The Complete Roulette Sarah Vaughan Studio Sessions


If I Ruled The World

music by Cyril Ornadel
lyric by Leslie Bricusse (top)
Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 4
Artist: Tony Bennett
Album: If I Ruled The World-Songs For The Jet Set (click on link for YouTube video)

Monday, March 12, 2007



How Long Blues

music and lyric by Leroy A. Carr (above) & J. Mayo Williams (top)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1; The Complete Decca Recordings; MP3 Download







How I Wish

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






How Did He Look

music by Abner Silver
lyric by Gladys Shelley (top)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Bittersweet

Saturday, March 10, 2007



How Am I To Know

music by Jack King
lyric by Dorothy Parker (top)
Album: The Complete Commodore Recordings; MP3 Download
Artist: Shirley Horn
Album: Here's To Life; MP3 Download
Album: Benny Goodman Sextet; New Sextet Sessions


Hooray For Love

music by Jimmy McHugh (left)
lyric by Dorothy Fields (right)
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936


Hey Lawdy Mama

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


Here's Love In Your Eyes

music by Ralph Rainger
lyric by Leo Robin (l-r: Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Sigmund Romberg)
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936


Here There And Everywhere

music and lyric by John Lennon & Paul McCartney (l-r: John Lennon, Paul McCartney)
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Live At The New School; MP3 Download

Friday, March 09, 2007







Harvard Blues

music by Count Basie (above), Eddie Frazier & Tab Smith (top)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: Count Basie And His Orchestra 1944 And 1945; MP3 Download


Hardav

music by Count Basie (left) & Zoot Sims (right)
Album: Basie & Zoot


Handful Of Keys

Album: The Complete Small Combinations, Vol. 1-2 1935-1937

Wednesday, March 07, 2007



Goose Pimples

music by Fletcher Henderson (above)
lyric by Jo Trent
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Live At The New School; MP3 Download



Goodnight, My Love

music by Harry Revel
lyric by Mack Gordon (top)
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936; MP3 Download with Ella Fitzgerald
Album: The Divine Sarah Vaughan-The Columbia Years 1949-1953



Goodnight Irene

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

Tuesday, March 06, 2007







Good Enough To Keep

music by Benny Goodman (above), Jimmy Mundy (middle) & Charlie Christian (top)
Album: The Small Groups; MP3 Download


Gone With What Wind

music by Count Basie & Benny Goodman (l-r: Duke Ellington, Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Benny Goodman, Count Basie)
Album: The Small Groups (click on link for YouTube video); MP3 Download; Solo Flight; MP3 Download

God Bless The Child

Album: Lady's Decca Days, Vol. 1; The Billie Holiday Songbook (click on link for YouTube video with Count Basie); MP3 Download
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Bravura Eloquence
Artist: Sylvia Syms
Album: Sylvia Is!


Gimme A Pigfoot (And A Bottle Of Beer)

music and lyric by Wesley Wilson (l-r: Coot Grant, Wesley Wilson)
Album: Lady's Decca Days, Vol. 1; MP3 Download
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: 50 By Bobby Short



Ghost Of Yesterday

lyric by Irene Kitchings (top)

Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Bittersweet; Two For The Road






God's Country

music by Beasley Smith (top)
lyric by Haven Gillespie (middle)
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 10

Get It Straight (Straight No Chaser)

music by Thelonius Monk (above)
Artist: Carmen McRae







Gee Baby Ain't I Good To You

music by Don Redman (above)
lyric by Andy Razaf (top)

Album: Verve Silver Collection; MP3 Download
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: All For You; MP3 Download
Album: Reunion; MP3 Download
Artist: Ben Webster
Album: The Soul Of Ben Webster, Disc 2; MP3 Download


Get Rhythm In Your Feet (And Music In Your Soul)

music by Bill Livingston
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936; MP3 Download

Sunday, March 04, 2007



Bye-ya

Artist: Howard Alden
Album: Snowy Morning Blues











Bye Bye Blues
Album: Benny Goodman Sextet; New Sextet Sessions

Saturday, March 03, 2007




Breakin' In A Pair Of Shoes

music by Sam H. Stept
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936


Boogie Woogie

Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings (click on link for YouTube video)
Artist: Tommy Dorsey
Album: Well, Git It!


Boogie Woogie (I May Be Wrong)

music by Count Basie (left)
lyric by Jimmy Rushing (right)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings











Boo Hoo

Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings


Blues For Nat Cole

music by Count Basie (above) & Zoot Sims (top)
Album: Basie & Zoot


Black Beauty

Album: No Amps Allowed
Artist: Ahmad Jamal
Album: The Legendary Okeh & Epic Recordings



Basin Street Blues

music and lyric by Spencer Williams

Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936; 1934 Bill Dodge All-Star Recordings Complete
Artist: Barbara Lea
Album: Remembering Remembering Lee Wiley
Artist: Dave Brubeck
Album: Gone With The Wind
Album: Play The Blues Back To Back

Friday, March 02, 2007



Baby Get Lost

Album: Lady's Decca Days, Vol. 1

Thursday, March 01, 2007









Baby, Don't Tell On Me

music by Count Basie (above) & Lester Young (top)
lyric by Jimmy Rushing (middle)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Essential Count Basie, Vol. 1