Thursday, December 31, 2009
My Own True Love aka Tara's Theme
music by Max Steiner (above)
lyric by Mack David (top)
artist: Bing Crosby
Oriental Shuffle
music by Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinmhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 1
On Time
music by Les McCann
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 2
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
One Step Two Step
music by Harold Arlen (left)
lyric by Johnny Mercer (right)
artist: Tal Farlow
album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 7
Old Girl
music by George Roumanis
artist: Johnny Smith
album: The Complete Roost Johnny Smith Small Group Sessions, disc 3
Our Monday Date
music by Earl "Fatha" Hines (top)
lyric by Louis Armstrong (above)
artist: Louis Armstrong
Monday, December 28, 2009
Swing Guitar
music by Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Swing Forty Two
music by Django Reinhardt
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 5 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Si Tu Savais
music by Georges Ulmer (above) & Marcel Antoine Antoni
lyric by Andre Michel Charles Salvet
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 6 (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Swingtime In Springtime
music by Django Reinhardt
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 6
Sunday, December 27, 2009
Serenade In The Night
music by Cesare Andrea Bixio (above)
lyric by Bixio Cheubini (middle)
English lyric by Jimmy Kennedy (top)
artist: Bing Crosby
Saturday, December 26, 2009
Tears
music by Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Then I'll Be Happy
music by Cliff Friend
lyric by Lew Brown (above l-r: Harold Arlen, Lew Brown, Eddie Cantor) & Sidney Clare
artist: Bing Crosby
Friday, December 25, 2009
The Other Way
music by Les McCann
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 2
This For Doug
music by Ron Jefferson
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 2
Thursday, December 24, 2009
Blues
music by Django Reinhardt
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 4, 6 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Bolero
music by Django Reinhardt
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 3
Bricktop
music by Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 2, 6
Bouncin' Around
music by Gus Deloof
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 2
Wednesday, December 23, 2009
Breezin' Along With The Breeze
music by Richard A. Whiting (above) & Seymour Simons
lyric by Haven Gillespie (top)
artist: Bing Crosby
Blue Star (The Medic theme)
music by Victor Popular Young (above)
lyric by Edward Heyman (top)
artist: Bing Crosby
Be Careful It's My Heart
music & lyric by Irving Berlin
artist: John Pizzarelli, George Shearing
album: The Rare Delight Of You
artist: Russsell Malone
album: Look Who's Here
Blue 'N' Boogie
music by Dizzy Gillespie (top) & Frank Paparelli (above)
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3
Back At The Chicken Shack
music by Jimmy Smith
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3
artist: Jimmy Smith
album: The Best Of Jimmy Smith (Click Here for YouTube audio clip: Jimmy Smith)
artist: Jimmy Smith
album: The Best Of Jimmy Smith (Click Here for YouTube audio clip: Jimmy Smith)
Charleston
music & lyric by James P. Johnson (top) & Cecil Mack
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 2 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Tuesday, December 22, 2009
Count Your Blessings Instead Of Sheep
music & lyric by Irving Berlin
artist: Bing Crosby
album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
music & lyric by Irving Berlin
artist: Bing Crosby
album: The Bing Crosby CBS Radio Recordings 1954-56, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Cavalerie
music by Django Reinhardt
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 5 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 4
Django's Tiger
music by Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 5