Monday, March 31, 2008




Save Your Sorrow For Tomorrow

music by Al Sherman (above)

lyric by B.G. "Buddy" DeSylva (top l-r: Buddy DeSylva, Lew Brown, Ray Henderson)
Artist: Peggy Lee
Album: Trav'lin' Light




Sugar Blues

music by Clarence Williams (above)

lyric by Lucy Fletcher


Surprise Party

music by Walter Bishop

lyric by Bob Hilliard (above: Bob & Jackie Hilliard)


Sunday, March 30, 2008


I've Got Beginner's Luck

music by George Gershwin (right)

lyric by Ira Gershwin (left)
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris Connor Sings The George Gershwin Almanac Of Song
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby Short Is K-RA-ZY For Gershwin




I Hear Music

music by Burton Lane (top)

lyric by Frank Loesser (above)

Artist: Chris Connor
Album: Chris; All About Ronnie
Artist: Bing Crosby
Album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 2
Album: That Shearing Sound


It's A Most Unusual Day

music by Jimmy McHugh (above)

lyric by Harold Adamson (top)

Artist:
Chris Connor
Album: A Jazz Date With Chris Connor/Chris Craft
Artist: Bing Crosby

Saturday, March 29, 2008


I Miss You So

music by Jimmy Henderson (above)

lyric by Sydney Robin
Artist: Chris Connor
Album: I Miss You So/Witchcraft
Artist: Diana Krall
Album: Love Scenes



It's Love

music by Leonard Bernstein (above)

lyric by Betty Comden (top left) & Adolph Green (top right)
Artist: Carmen McRae
Album: Here To Stay

It Takes A Whole Lot Of Human Feeling

music and lyric by Micki Grant

Artist: Carmen McRae

Album: Jazz Collector Edition

Monday, March 24, 2008



You Won't Forget Me

music by Fred Spielman

lyric by Kermit Goell
Artist: Shirley Horn
Album: You Won't Forget Me
Album: The Complete Helen Merrill On Mercury

Sunday, March 23, 2008


You're So Right For Me

music and lyric by Ray Evans (right) & Jay Livingston (left)
Artist: Peggy Lee
Album: Latin Ala Lee/Ole Ala Lee


You Fascinate Me So

music by Cy Coleman (l-r: Nancy Andrews, Carolyn Leigh, Cy Coleman)

lyric by Carolyn Leigh
Artist: Peggy Lee
Album: Pretty Eyes/Guitars Ala Lee








You Must Have Been A Beautiful Baby

music by Harry Warren (top)
lyric by Johnny Mercer (above)
Artist: Dick Haymes
Album: For Me, For You, Forevermore
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: Ralph Sharon Plays The Harry Warren Songbook

You've Got Me Crying Again

music by Isham Jones

Album: Angel Eyes; The Four Freshmen And Five Saxes/The Four Freshmen And Five Guitars


You Made Me Love You

music by Jimmy Monaco

Album: The Four Freshmen And Five Trombones
Artist: Al Jolson
Album: You Made Me Love You 1911-1916







You Are Not My First Love

music and lyric by Bart Howard
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: 50 By Bobby Short


You Don't Know Paree

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


You've Got That Thing

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

Saturday, March 22, 2008


You Call It Madness

music by Con Conrad

lyric by Gladys Dubois, Russ Columbo & William Rivers


Artist: Diana Krall
Album: All For You

Where Are The Songs We Sung?

music and lyric by Noel Coward
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby, Noel And Cole


We Were Dancing

music and lyric by Noel Coward

Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby, Noel And Cole



World Weary (click on link for YouTube video performance)
music and lyric by Noel Coward

Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby, Noel And Cole
Artist: Noel Coward
Album: Noel Coward In Las Vegas


Why Don't We Try Staying Home

music and lyric by Cole Porter
Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby, Noel And Cole; MP3 Downloads


Where Have You Been

music and lyric by Cole Porter

Artist: Bobby Short
Album: Bobby, Noel And Cole; MP3 Downloads

Friday, March 21, 2008



Weren't We Fools

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


Who Can I Turn To

music by Alec Wilder (above)

Artist: Jo Stafford
Album: Jo Stafford with Tommy Dorsey & Paul Weston
Artist: Barbara Lea
Album: Remembering Lee Wiley



When It's Sleepy Time Down South


Artist: Mel Torme
Album: I Let A Song Go Out Of My Heart; Mello Moods
Album: The Harry James Years, Vol. 1


With You

music and lyric by Irving Berlin
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: A Foggy Day

Thursday, March 20, 2008




The Birth Of The Blues

music by Ray Henderson (right)

lyric by B.G. "Buddy" DeSylva (left) & Lew Brown (center)
Album: In The Blue Of Evening; The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 12
Artist: The Hi-Lo's
Album: Under Glass/I Presume
Album: Mel Torme & George Shearing-The Complete Concord Recordings, disc 5



The Lamplighter's Serenade


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

The Call Of The Canyon

music and lyric by Billy Hill
Album: Dorsey/Sinatra All Time Greatest Hits, Vol. 1

The Charm Of You

music by Jule Styne (above)

lyric by Sammy Cahn (top)
Album: Frank Sinatra Sings The Songs Of Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne


The Tender Trap

music by Jimmy Van Heusen (right)

lyric by Sammy Cahn (left)
Album: Sinatra-Basie
Artist: Mel Torme
Album: Mel Torme At The Crescendo
Artist: Ralph Sharon
Album: Swings The Sammy Cahn Songbook
Artist: Bing Crosby

The Stars Will Remember (So Will I)

music and lyric by Don Pelosi and Leo Towers
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 6


There But For You Go I

music by Frederick Loewe (left)

lyric by Alan J. Lerner (right)
Album: The Columbia Years 1943-1952 Complete Recordings, Vol. 6

Wednesday, March 19, 2008


San Fernando Valley

music and lyric by Gordon Jenkins