Thursday, May 31, 2007


I Could Have Told You

music by Jimmy Van Heusen (left)
lyric by Carl Sigman (top)
Album: No One Cares





I Concentrate On You

music and lyric by Cole Porter
Album: Sinatra's Swingin' Session; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 6
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: This Is Chris
Artist: Herb Ellis
Album: Soft And Mellow


I Can Read Between The Lines

lyric by Sid Frank

Artist: Frank Sinatra
Album: Where Are You?


I'm A Fool To Want You

music by Joel Herron
lyric by Jack Wolf & Frank Sinatra (top)
Album: Where Are You?; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
Album: The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury (click on link for YouTube video)
Album: Blue Gardenia





I'll Never Smile Again

music and lyric by Ruth Lowe (l-r: Frank Sinatra, Ruth Lowe, Tommy Dorsey)
Album: No One Cares; Sinatra In Hollywood 1940-1964, Disc 1
Artist: Dave Brubeck
Album: Jazz At The College Of The Pacific
Artist: Jimmy Dorsey
Album: Jimmy Dorsey & His Orchestra 1940


If Love Is Trouble

music by George Handy
lyric by Jack Segal (top)
Album: The Complete RCA Victor Recordings



I Think Of You

music by Jack Elliott (top)
lyric by Don Marcotte
Album: Where Are You?


I Love You

music by Harry Archer (above)
lyric by Harlan Thompson (top l-r: Bing Crosby, Herbert Polesie, Harlan Thompson)
Album: Come Swing With Me

Thursday, May 24, 2007



Born To Lose

music by Frankie Brown
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Born To Play



Blue Turning Gray Over You

lyric by Andy Razaf
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Braff!

Blue Silhouette

music by Jimmy Dale & Jack Val
lyric by Murray Samos
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings Lullabys Of Birdland; All About Ronnie


Blow Gabriel Blow

music and lyric by Cole Porter
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor/Chris Craft



Blame It On My Last Affair

music by Henry Nemo
lyric by Irving Mills
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings


Blah, Blah, Blah

music by George Gershwin (left)


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







Black And Blue

lyric by Andy Razaf (top)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Live At Birdland West


Bittersweet

music and lyric by Sam Jones
Album: A Vintage Year


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


Be A Clown

music and lyric by Cole Porter
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor/Chris Craft

Ballad Of The Sad Cafe

music and lyric by Charles DeForest
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe

Saturday, May 19, 2007



Too Much Too Soon

music by Ernest Gold (top)
lyric by Al Stillman
Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 3; MP3 Download

Friday, May 18, 2007










Too Marvelous For Words
music by Richard A. Whiting (right)
lyric by Johnny Mercer (left)
Album: Songs For Swingin' Lovers; MP3 Download
Album: Live
Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Braff!
Artist: Jo Stafford
Album: The Jo Stafford Story; MP3 Download
Album: Too Marvelous For Words (click on link for YouTube video)
Album: The Complete Coleman Hawkins On Keynote






Through A Long And Sleepless Night

music by Alfred Newman (above)
lyric by Mack Gordon (top l-r: Al Dubin, Mack Gordon, Leo Robin, Harry Revel, Harry Warren; below Lorenz Hart, Hoagy Carmichael)

Artist: Sarah Vaughan
Album: The Complete Sarah Vaughan On Mercury, Vol. 3; MP3 Download





This Love Of Mine

music by Sol Parker & Hank Sanicola
lyric by Frank Sinatra (top)
Album: In The Wee Small Hours; MP3 Download
Album: The Four Freshmen And Five Saxes/The Four Freshmen And Five Guitars
Album: Blue Gardenia; MP3 Download


This Is All I Ask

music and lyric by Gordon Jenkins
Album: September Of My Years


The Sweetest Sounds

Album: Sassy Swings Again; MP3 Download
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Sweet And Swinging



The September Of My Years

music by Jimmy Van Heusen (right)
lyric by Sammy Cahn (left)
Album: September Of My Years


The Next Time Around

music by Jerry Livingston (top)
lyric by Dan Shapiro
Album: The Divine Sarah Vaughan; MP3 Download




The Midnight Sun Will Never Set

Album: Vaughan & Violins; MP3 Download; MP3 Download
Artist: Quincy Jones
Album: The Quincy Jones ABC/Mercury Big Band Jazz Sessions, Disc 2





(click on link for YouTube video with Judy Garland)

music by Hugh Martin (above)
lyric by Ralph Blane (top)
Album: Songs For Young Lovers/Swing Easy; MP3 Download
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: Mel Torme At The Crescendo
Artist: Jo Stafford
Album: The Jo Stafford Story; MP3 Download
Album: You'd Better Love Me


(click on link for YouTube video with Bob Hope & Shirley Ross)

music by Ralph Rainger
lyric by Leo Robin (top standing l-r: Al Dubin, Mack Gordon, Leo Robin, Harry Revel, Harry Warren; below: Lorenz Hart, Hoagy Carmichael)
Album: After Hours At The London House; MP3 Download
Album: Mosaic Select 10, Disc 2


The Man In The Looking Glass

music and lyric by Bart Howard
Album: September Of My Years

Tuesday, May 15, 2007



Swing Shift
music by Charlie Spivak (above)
lyric by Johnny Burke (top l-r: Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)

Artist: Count Basie
AQlbum: Count Basie And His Orchestra 1944; MP3 Download


Swing

Artist: Howard Alden
Album: Snowy Morning Blues




Sweet Sue, Just You

music by Victor Young (top)

Album: The Complete Small Combinations, Vol. 1-2 1935-1937; After You've Gone, Vol. 1; 1934 Bill Dodge All-Star Recordings Complete; MP3 Download
Artist: Miles Davis
Album: 'Round About Midnight



(click on link for YouTube video with Benny Goodman, Lionel Hampton, Mel Powell, Danny Kaye)

music by Thomas "Fats" Waller (top)
lyric by Andy Razaf (above)
Album: Compact Jazz; MP3 Download


Splanky

music by Neal Hefti (l-r: Yve Evans, Neal Hefti)
Album: Yale Recordings, Vol. 7


Snowy Morning Blues

Artist: Howard Alden
Album: Snowy Morning Blues



Sleepy Time Gal

music by Ange Lorenzo & Richard A. Whiting (top l-r: Johnny Mercer, Richard A. Whiting)
Artist: Howard Alden
Album: Snowy Morning Blues


Sleep

music by Earl Burtnett (top) & Adam Geibel
Album: Yale Recordings, Vol. 7

Monday, May 14, 2007





Sing Me A Swing Song (And Let Me Dance)

music by Hoagy Carmichael (right)
lyric by Stanley Adams (left)

Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936; MP3 Download


Silent Tears And Roses

Artist: Herb Alpert
Album: Midnight Sun




Santa Claus Came In The Spring

music and lyric by Johnny Mercer
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936; MP3 Download

Sandman
music by Bonnie Lake (above)
lyric by Ralph Freed (top)
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936; MP3 Download

Sunday, May 13, 2007


Love Is Sweeping The Country

music by George Gershwin (right)
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song



Love Is A Simple Thing

music by Arthur Siegel (above)
lyric by June Carroll (top)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Here To Stay; MP3 Download


Love And The Weather

music and lyric by Irving Berlin
Album: The Complete 1953-1954 Quintet Studio Recordings With Stan Getz


Looking Back

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

Friday, May 11, 2007



Little Jazzbird

music by George Gershwin (left)
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song
Album: The Lady's In Love With You!


Listen To Monk

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


Lilac Wine

music and lyric by James Shelton
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings Ballads Of The Sad Cafe
Album: The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury; MP3 Download


Like A Woman

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


Lonely Moments

Artist: Ruby Braff
Album: Bravura Eloquence; MP3 Download
Album: Undercurrent Blues; MP3 Download
Album: Old Friends


Last Time For Love

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

Wednesday, May 09, 2007



I've Had My Moments

music by Walter Donaldson (above)
lyric by Gus Kahn (top l-r: Leo Robin, Gus Kahn, Jerome Kern, L. Wolfe Gilbert, Sigmund Romberg)
Album: Close To You


It's Nice To Go Trav'ling

lyric by Sammy Cahn
Album: Come Fly With Me


It Was A Very Good Year

music and lyric by Ervin Drake
Album: September Of My Years


It Gets Lonely Early

music by Jimmy Van Heusen (left)
lyric by Sammy Cahn (right)
Album: September Of My Years

It All Depends On You

music and lyric by B.G. "Buddy" DeSylva, Lew Brown & Ray Henderson (l-r: B.G. DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
Album: Come Dance With Me!; Sinatra's Swingin' Session!!!; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 10
















Isle Of Capri

music by Will Grosz (aka Hugh Williams)
lyric by Jimmy Kennedy (top)
Album: Come Fly With Me



In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning

music by David A. Mann
lyric by Bob Hilliard (top: Bob & Jackie Hilliard)

Album: In The Wee Small Hours; Sinatra's Sinatra
Artist: Herb Alpert
Album: Midnight Sun
Artist: Carly Simon
Album: My Romance









If It's The Last Thing I Do
music by Saul Chaplin (above)
lyric by Sammy Cahn (top)
Album: Close To You

Tuesday, May 08, 2007


I See Your Face Before Me

lyric by Howard Dietz
Album: In The Wee Small Hours
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Here To Stay
Artist: Carly Simon
Album: My Romance

I See It Now
music by Alec Wilder (top)
Album: September Of My Years
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: That's All


I Love Paris

music and lyric by Cole Porter
Album: Come Fly With Me
Album: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The Cole Porter Songbook
Artist: Woody Herman
Album: Early Autumn


I Couldn't Sleep A Wink Last Night

music by Jimmy McHugh (left)
lyric by Harold Adamson (right)
Album: Close To You; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 1; Sinatra In Hollywood 1940-1964, Disc 1
Artist: Count Basie
Album: Count Basie And His Orchestra 1944

Monday, May 07, 2007



Ev'rytime

music by Hugh Martin (above)
lyric by Ralph Blane (top)
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor/He Loves Me He Loves Me Not
Album: You'd Better Love Me




Evil Blues

music by Count Basie (above l-r: Freddie Green, Count Basie) & Harry "Sweets" Edison (middle)
lyric by Jimmy Rushing (top)
Artist: Count Basie
Album: The Complete Decca Recordings



Everything I've Got

music by Richard Rodgers (top)
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor/Chris Craft







Everybody Loves My Baby



music by Spencer Williams (above)

lyric by Jack Palmer








Album: On The Air 1937-1938

Artist: Glenn Miller

Album: The Lost Recordings; MP3 Download




Every Night About This Time

lyric by Ted Koehler (top l-r: Harold Arlen, Ted Koehler)
Album: Young Frank Sinatra In The Blue Of Evening


Every Man Should Marry

music by Abner Silver
lyric by Benny Davis (top)
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 10



Evergreen

music by Paul Williams (above)
lyric by Barbra Streisand (top)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Live At Ronnie Scott's





Ever Homeward

music by Jule Styne (above)
lyric by Sammy Cahn (top)
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 8


Erudition

Album: Complete 1953-1954 Quintet Studio Recordings With Stan Getz

Sunday, May 06, 2007




Eeny Meeny Miney Mo

music by Matt Malneck
lyric by Johnny Mercer
Album: The Birth Of Swing 1935-1936








Early Autumn

music by Ralph Burns (above) & Woody Herman (center)
lyric by Johnny Mercer (top)
Artist: Stan Getz
Album: Cool Velvet/Voices (click on link for YouTube video); MP3 Download
Album: Old Friends
Artist: Woody Herman
Album: Keeper Of The Flame; MP3 Download; Early Autumn (click on link for YouTube video); Woody Herman Memorial-40th Anniversary Concert At Carnegie Hall

Friday, May 04, 2007





All This Could Lead To Love

music by Mundell Lowe (above)
lyric by Walter Bishop, Jr. (top)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Blue Moon


All My Life

music by Sam H. Stept
Album: The Complete Small Combinations, Vol. 1-2 1935-1937; After You've Gone, Vol. 1


All Dressed Up With A Broken Heart

music and lyric by Fred Patrick, Claude Reese & Jack Val
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: This Is Chris



All About Ronnie

music and lyric by Joe Greene
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris; All About Ronnie
Artist: Stan Kenton
Album: Retrospective






Ain't Misbehavin'

lyric by Andy Razaf (top)
Album: Slipped Disc 1945-1946; B.G. In Hi-Fi
Album: Unforgettable
Album: The Columbia Years 1949-1953


Ain't It The Truth?

Artist: Count Basie
Album: Count Basie And His Orchestra 1944 and 1945








After You've Gone

music by Turner Layton (top)



Artist: Terry Gibbs
Album: Memories Of You
Album: After You've Gone, Vol. 1; The Small Groups; Small Groups 1941-1945; The Complete Small Combinations, Vol. 1-2 1935-1937; Slipped Disc 1945-1946
Album: The Four Freshmen & 5 Trombones/The Four Freshmen & 5 Trumpets
Album: And I Thought About You
Artist: Judy Garland
Album: Judy At Carnegie Hall
Artist: Woody Herman
Album: Mosaic Select No. 31, Disc 1

Thursday, May 03, 2007



A Wonderful Guy

music by Richard Rodgers (left)
Album: Music From South Pacific
Album: Capitol Collectors Series


A Smooth One

music by Benny Goodman
Album: Compact Jazz; The Small Groups; The Benny Goodman Sextet With Charlie Christian, 1939-1941


A Good Man Is A Seldom Thing

music & lyric by Charles DeForest
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris