Wednesday, March 31, 2010
Groove Yard
music by Carl Lee Perkins
album: The Complete Pacific Jazz Joe Pass Quartet Sessions, disc 3
Gibson Boy
music by Tal Farlow
artist: Tal Farlow
album: The Complete Verve Tal Farlow Sessions, disc 1
Go Fly A Kite
music by James V. Monaco (top)
lyric by Johnny Burke (above l-r: Jimmy Van Heusen, Johnny Burke)
artist: Artie Shaw
Monday, March 29, 2010
The Odd Couple
music by Neal Hefti (above)
lyric by Sammy Cahn (top)
artist: Russell Malone
album: Look Who's Here
This Is The Army, Mr. Jones
music & lyric by Irving Berlin
artist: Mel Torme & George Shearing
album: Complete Concord Recordings, disc 6
That Man
music by Bill Schluger aka Dave Cavanaugh
lyric by Peggy Lee (above)
artist: Peggy Lee
album: Two Shows Nightly-Live At The Copa
Two Bass Hit
music by Dizzy Gillespie (above) & John Lewis (top l-r: Percy Heath, John Lewis, Milt Jackson, Connie Kay)
artist: Miles Davis
album: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions, disc 4 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Saturday, March 27, 2010
Feels So Good
music by Chuck Mangione
artist: Chuck Mangione
album: Feels So Good (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Four
music by Miles Davis
artist: Miles Davis
album: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions, disc 2, 4 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Festival Swing
music by Alix Combelle (above) & Philippe "Fifi" Combelle
artist: Django Reinhardt
album: The Complete Django Reinhardt And Quintet Of The Hot Club Of France Swing/HMV Sessions 1936-1948, disc 5
Friday, March 26, 2010
Abstract No. 1
music by Shelly Manne (top), Shorty Rogers (middle) & Jimmy Giuffre (above)
artist: Shelly Manne
album: The Three
Amorous Cat
music by Herb Alpert (above), Eddie del Barrio & Stan Getz (top)
artist: Stan Getz
album: Apasionado (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
Apasionado
music by Herb Alpert (top), Eddie del Barrio & Stan Getz (above)
artist: Stan Getz
album: Apasionado (Click Here for YouTube video clip)
A Tune For Humming
music & lyric by Stephen Sondheim
artist: Mel Torme & George Shearing
album: Complete Concord Recoirdings, disc 5
Anyone Can Whistle
music & lyric by Stephen Sondheim
artist: Mel Torme & George Shearing
album: Complete Concord Recordings, disc 5
After The Waltz Is Over
music by Bob Wells
lyric by Mel Torme (above)
artist: Mel Torme & George Shearing
album: Complete Concord Recordings, disc 3
Wednesday, March 24, 2010
Darling Joe
music by Claus Ogerman (above)
lyric by Timothy Gray
artist: Stan Getz
album: Cool Velvet/Voices
Dat Dere
music by Bobby Timmons (above)
lyric by Oscar Brown, Jr. (top)
artist: Mel Torme & George Shearing
album: The Complete Concord Recordings, disc 7
Didn't Want To Have To Do It
music & lyric by John Benson Sebastian
artist: Peggy Lee
album: Two Shows Nightly-Live At The Copa
Do I Hear A Waltz?
music by Richard Rodgers (above)
lyric by Stephen Sondheim (top)
artist: Peggy Lee
album: Two Shows Nightly-Live At The Copa
Diane
music & lyric by Lew Pollack & Erno Rapee
artist: Miles Davis
album: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Diminishing
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
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Airegin
music by Sonny Rollins
artist: Miles Davis
album: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions, disc 3 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Ahmad's Blues
music by Ahmad Jamal
artist: Ahmad Jamal
album: Complete Live At The Spotlite Club 1958, recorded live Washington September 5, 6, 1958, disc 1 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip); The Complete Ahmad Jamal Trio Argo Sessions 1956-62, disc 3, 5
artist: Miles Davis
album: The Legendary Prestige Quintet Sessions, disc 2; Chronicle: The Complete Prestige Recordings (1951-1956), disc 7 (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
Swedish Pastry
music by Barney Kessel
artist: Red Norvo
album: Move!; The Legendary Red Noirvo Trio vol 2
Steeplechase
music by Charlie Parker
artist: Shelly Manne
album: The Three
artist: Russ Freeman
album: Mosaic Select No. 19: Pacific Jazz Piano Trios, disc 1
Theme From "Side Street"
music by Chuck Mangione
artist: Chuck Mangione
album: Feels So Good (Click Here for YouTube audio clip)
One Note Samba (Samba De Una Nota So)
music by Antonio Carlos Jobim (above)
lyric by Newton Ferreira Mendonca (top)
artist: Stan Getz and Charlie Byrd