Monday, January 11, 2010



Ivy

music & lyric by Hoagy Carmichael

artist: Ahmad Jamal
album: Complete Live At The Spotlite Club 1958, recorded live in Washington on September 5, 6, 1958, disc 2; The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62, disc3, 5


Improvisation


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)


I'se A-Muggin'

music & lyric by Stuff Smith

album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 1

I'd Climb The Highest Mountain

music by Sidney Clare

lyric by Lew Brown (above l-r: Harold Arlen, Lew Brown, Eddie Cantor)

artist: Bing Crosby

Sunday, January 10, 2010



Love Is A Many Splendored Thing

music by Sammy Fain (above)

lyric by Paul Francis Webster (top)

artist: Bing Crosby

Friday, January 08, 2010



Hallelujah I Love Him/Her So

music & lyric by Ray Charles

album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo, May 29-30-1962, disc 4


How Important Can It Be

music by Bennie Benjamin (above)

lyric by George David Weiss (top)

artist: Bing Crosby


Hey Good Lookin'


artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 4

Thursday, January 07, 2010




How The West Was Won

music by Alfred Newman

lyric by Ken Darby

artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3


Hello Dolly

music & lyric by Jerry Herman

artist: Joe Pass
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 4

Sunday, January 03, 2010






album: Twelve Nights In Hollywood, recorded live at the Crescendo, May 11 through May 21, 1961, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)



Alice In Wonderland

music by Sammy Fain (above)

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

artist: Bill Evans
album: The Complete Village Vanguard Recordings, 1961, disc 1, 2 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
artist: Dave Brubeck
album: Dave Digs Disney


Are You In The Mood?


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)




Alabamy Bound

music by Ray Henderson (above)


artist: Bing Crosby
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 2

Saturday, January 02, 2010



Mystery Pacific


album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 2



Miss Annabelle Lee aka Who's Wonderful, Who's Marvelous

music by Lew Pollack,
lyric by Sidney Clare
album: The Complete Django Rainhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France 1936-1948, dusc 2

Friday, January 01, 2010



Mike

music by Django Reinhardt

album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 6