November 3, 2009
“The Song Is You” {Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II} – Bing Crosby [1956]
“Under The Moon” – Annette Hanshaw [1927]
“I’ve Got Five Dollars” – Bing Crosby [1956]
“Love is The Darndest Thing” {Jimmy Van Heusen & Johnny Burke} – Betty Hutton
“Fascination” – Arthur Lyman
“You ‘n’ Me ‘n’ The Moon” – Dean Martin
“I Wish I Didn’t Love You So” – Betty Hutton
“There Are Such Things” – Frank Sinatra [1961]
“Gone With The Wind” {Allie Wruble & herb Magdison} – Julie London
“Tropical” – Arthur Lyman
“Long Ago & Far Away” {Jerome Kern & Ira Gershwin} – The Hilos
“All I Need Is You” – Chris Connor
“My Baby Just Cares For Me” {Gus Kahn &Walter Donaldson} – the Hilos
“I’m Shooting High” – Chris Connor
“Jungle Jalopy” – Arthur Lyman
“I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” – Frank Sinatra [1961]
“The Night We Called It a Day” {Matt Dennis & Tom Adair} – Chris Conner
“Polka Dots & Moonbeams” – Frank Sinatra
“The Thrill Is Gone” – Julie London
“Maui Chimes” – Arthur Lyman
“Cheek To Cheek” {Irving Berlin} – Bing Crosby
“Good for Nothin’” – Chris Connor
“In The Middle Of A Kiss” – Julie London
“That’s All” – Johnny Mathis
“Aram” {Wilson} – Gerald Wilson Orchestra – Detroit [Mack Ave: 2009] terrell stafford-tr; antonio hart-as. soloists in large big band
“Cruising With Cab” {Wilson} – GWO – Central Ave Sound [Rhino: 1945/1999] big band with Snooky Young-tr; melba liston-trom; eddie lockjaw davis-ts.
“Dissonance In Blues” {Wilson} – GWO – central Ave Sound [Rhino: 1947/1999] big band with Dexter Gordon-ts; Red Callender-b
October 13, 2009
“I Got Rhythm” {George & Ira Gershwin} – Ethel Waters [1930]
“When My Baby Smiles At Me” – Ted Lewis [1926]
“Red Sails In The Sunset” – Vera Lynn
“Some Day Sweetheart” – Ted Lewis [1930]
“Cocktails For Two” – Bent Fabric & Acker Bilk
“Around The World” – Kay Starr
“Blue Evening” – Dick Todd
“Movin’” – Kay Starr
“Autumn In New York” – Frank Sinatra
“These Foolish Things” – Acker Bilk & Bent Fabric
“Old Devil Moon” – Margaret Whiting
“Soft Lights & Sweet Music” {Irving Berlin} – Vic Damone
“At Last” {Mack Gordon & Harry Warren} – Doris Day
“Pennies From Heaven” {Arthur Johnson & Johnny Burke} – the Four Freshmen
“Alley Cat” – Acker Bilk & Bent Fabric
“Summer Has Gone” – Doris Day
“I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” – the Four Freshmen
“Should I Could I/ I Can’t Believe That You’re” – Louis Prima & Keely Smith
“Autumn Leaves” – Keely Smith
“Too Marvelous For Words” – Louis Prima
“Come Rain Or Come Shine” – Keely Smith
“Thee Will Never Be Another You” – the Four Freshmen
“Outside Of That I Love You” – Dick Todd & Dinah Shore
“What A Wonderful World” – Vera Lynn
October 6, 2009
“Girl Of My Dreams” {Sunny Clapp} – Buddy Clark [1947]
“I’m Always Chasing Rainbows” – Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes [1945]
“It’s A Big Wide Wonderful World” – Buddy Clark [1947]
“Oh, What It Seemed To Be” – Helen Forrest & Dick Haymes [1945]
“By Myself” – Ellis Larkins [1954]
“MoonLight Becomes You” – Frank Sinatra
“The Glory Of Love” – Patti Page [1949]
“Oh, You Crazy Moon” – Frank Sinatra
“I’ll Never smile Again” – Patti Page [1949]
“You Stepped Out Of A Dream” – Montovani
“Don’t Get Around Much Anymore” – Mel Torme
“My Romance” {Richar Rodgers & Lorenz Hart} – Lee Wiley [1954]
“Oh, What A Night For Love” {Neil Hefti & Steve Allen} – Mel Torme
“What’s New?” – Teddi King
“Perfume & Rain” – Ellis Larkins [1954]
“I’m Beginning to See The Light” – Doris Day
“Love Somebody” – Doris Day & Buddy Clark [1947]
“You’re Breaking My Heart” – Buddy Clark
“The More I See You” {Mack Gordon & Harry Warren} – Doris Day
“Blue Fantasy” – Montovani
“In The Evening” – Mel Torme
“I Saw Stars” – Teddi King
“I’ll Get By” – Buddy Clark
“I’ve Heard That Song Before” – Helen Forrest with Harry James [1942]
“Stairway To The Stars” {Frank Signorelli} – Milt Jackson/John Coltrane – Bags And Trane [Atlantic: 1988] Jackson, Coltrane, Hank Jones, Paul Chambers, Connie Kay
“Midget Rod” {Milt Jackson} – Milt Jackson – Ballads And Blues/Bags And Flutes [Atlantic: 1999/1958] Jackson, Frank Wess (fl), Kenny Burrell, Percy Heath, Art Taylor
“Red Top” {Ben Kynard} – Milt Jackson/Oscar Peterson – Reunion Blues [Verve: 2005/1971] Jackson, Peterson, Ray Brown,Louis Hayes
“Moten Swing” {Benny Moten} – Sonny Stitt – Sonny Stitt Sits InWith The Oscar PetersonTrio
“I Can’t Get Started” {Ira Gershwin} – Sonny Stitt – Endgame Brilliance
“Little Melonae” {Jackie McLean} – Art Blakey – Hard Bop [Mosaic: 2006/1956] Blakey, JAckie McLean, Bill Hardman, Dam Dockery, Spanky De Brest
“Second Balcony Jump” {Billy Eckstine} – Dexter Gordon – The Classic Blue Note recordings [Capitol: 2003/1962] Gordon, Sonny Clark, Butch Warren, Billy Higgins
“It Could Happen To You” {Jimmy Van Heusen} – Hod O’Brien – Live At Blues Alley, Third Set [Reservoir: 2007] O’Brien, Ray Drummond, Kenny Washington
“Darn That Dream” {Eddie De Lang} – Dexter Gordon – The Classic Blue Note recordings [Capitol: 2006/1964] Gordon, Kenny Drew (p), Niels-Henning Orsted Pederson (b), Art Taylor (d)
“Co Op” {JJ Johnson} – JJ Johnson – The Savoy Sessions [Savoy: 2002/1954] Johnson, Kai Winding, Billy Bauer (g), Charles Mingus (b), Kenny Clarke (d)
“I’ll Remember April” {Tad Dameron} – Sonny Clark – Sonny Clark Trio [Capitol: 1987/1957] Clark, Paul Chambers, Philly Joe Jones
“Get Happy” {Harold Arlen} – JJ Johnson – The Eminent JJ Johnson [Capitol: 1989/1953] Johnson, Clifford Brown, Jimmy Heath, John Lewis,Percy Heath, Kenny Clarke
“Dancing In The Dark” {Arthur Schwartz} – Sonny Clark – Standards [Capitol: 1998/1958] Clark, Paul Chambers, Wes Landers
September 29, 2009
“Title Track” – GIL SCOTT-HERON – Spirits [TVT: 1994]
“Timeline” – TAYLOR EIGSTI – Let It Come To You [Concord: 2008]
“Night Theme” – THE CRUSADERS – Unsung Heroes [Blue Thumb: 1973]
“Crescent City Undercurrents” – JAE SINNETT – It’s Telling…A Drummer’s Perspective [J-Nett: 2008]
“Gone, Gone Gone” – MILES DAVIS & QUINCY JONES – Live At Montreux [Warner: 1993]
“Lap Dance” – VINX – Big ‘N’ Round [Traumton: 2003]
“Shadow Dance” – STANLEY JORDAN – State Of Nature [Mack Avenue: 2008]
“Sixth And Smith” – JAE SINNETT – Confluence [J-Nett: 2003]
“Last Train” – VINX – Big ‘N’ Round [Traumton: 2003]
“I Should Care” – WAYNE ESCOFFERY – Intuition [Nagel Heyer: 2004]
“Her” – KAMAU DAAOOD – Leimert Park [MAMA: 1997]
“Five Short Stories” – WEATHER REPORT – Tale Spinnin’ [Columbia: 1973]
“Lazy River” – the Mills Brothers [1952]
“Whad Ja Do To Me?” – the Boswell Sisters
“There’s No One But You” – Mills Brothers
“Making Faces At The Man In The Moon” – Boswell Sisters
“Serenade In Blue” – Jackie Gleason
“All The Things You Are” {Jerome Kern & Oscar Hammerstein II} – Johnny Desmond
“But Not For Me” {George & Ira Gershwin} – Monica Lewis
“I’m Through With Love” – Johnny Desmond
“Out O’ Breath” – Monica Lewis & Johnny Desmond
“Moonlight Becomes You” – Jackie Gleason
“Day By Day” {Axel Stordahl, Paul Weston & Sammy Cahn} – Frank Sinatra
“Fly Me To The Moon” {Bart Howard} – Doris Day
“That Old Feeling” {Sammy Fain & Lew Brown} – Bob Manning [1955]
“It”s Been A Long, Long Time” {Sammy Cahn & Jule Styne} – Doris Day
“If I Could Be With You” – Jackie Gleason
“How Could You Do A Thing Like That TO Me?” – Frank Sinatra
“Secret Love” {Sammy Fain & Paul Francis Webster} – Caterina Valente [1958]
“That Old Black Magic” – Frank Sinatra
“Our Day Will Come” – Doris Day
“Lover Come Back To Me” – Jackie Gleason
“My Ideal” – Bob Manning
“Where Or When” – Caterina Valente [1956]
“Exactly Like You” – Monica Lewis
“Good Bye” – Bob Manning [1954]
“Sunset Tower” {S Kenton} – Stan Kenton – Easy Go [Capitol: 1952]
“Lazy Daisy” {S Kenton} – Stan Kenton – Easy Go [Capitol: 1952]
“Let’s Get Lost” {Loesser-McHugh} – Chet Baker – Best Of Chet Baker Sings [Pacific Jazz: 1954]
“Look for the Silver Lining” {Desylva-Kern} – Chet Baker – Best Of Chet Baker Sings [Pacific Jazz: 1954]
“Burnin” {A Ferguson} – Count Basie – Swing Shift [Mama: 1999]
“Warm Velvet” {A Ferguson} – Count Basie – Swing Shift [Mama: 1999]
“Pharoah Joy” {J Locke} – Joe Locke – Mutual Admiration [Sharp Nine: 2009]
“Autumn In NY” – Teddy King – A Girl & Her Songs [RCA: 1950's]
“Got You Under My Skin” – Ladd Mcintosh – Temptation [2005]
“Bossa For Bert” {E Caine} – Elliott Caine – Le Supercool [Ejc: 2000]
“Desafinado” {A Jobim} – Eliane Elias – Bossa Nova Stories [Emi: 2009]
“Girl From Ipanema” {A Jobim} – Eliane Elias – Bossa Nova Stories [Emi: 2009]
“Pent Up House” {S Rollins} – Hod Obrien – Live @ Blues Alley-2Nd Set [Reservoir: 2004]
“Easy To Love” {C Porter} – Maynard Ferguson – Boy W/ Lots Of Brass [Emarcy: 1957]
“Moonlight In Vermont” {Duessdorf} – Maynard Ferguson – Boy W/ Lots Of Brass [Emarcy: 1957]
“Forty-Four” {S Davis} – Eric Alexander – Return Of The Lineup [Sharp Nine: 2008]
September 22, 2009
“It’s Delovely” {Cole Porter} – Martha Tilton
“I’m Getting Sentimental Over You” – the Four Freshmen
“You’re A Mystery To Me” – Martha Tilton
“It’s Only A Paper Moon” {Billy Rose, Yip Harburg & Harold Arlen} – the Four Freshmen
“Just In Time” {Betty Comdon,Adolph Green & Jule Styne} – Don Costa
“Don’t Ever Leave Me” – Peggy Lee
“My Heart Stood Still” {Richard Rodgers & Lorenz Hart} – Frank Sinatra [1963]
“Nobody’s Heart” {Rodgers & Hart} – Peggy Lee
“This Was Nearly Mine” {R. Rodgers & O. Hammerstein II} – Frank Sinatra
“Isn’t It Romantic?” {Rodgers & Hart} – George Shearing
“Summertime” {George Gershwin & B. D. Heyward} – Sarah Vaughan [1957]
“People Will Say We’re In Love” {Richard Rodgers & O. Hammerstein II} – Buddy Greco
“Embracable You” {George & Ira Gershwin} – Sarah Vaughan [1957]
“I Didn’t Know What Time It Was” {Rodgers & Hart} – Buddy Greco
“The Breeze & I” – Don Costa
“What’s New?” {Johnny Burke & Bob Haggart} – Helen Merrill
“But Beautiful” {J. Burke & J. Van Heusen} – the Four Freshmen
“Don’t Explain” {Billie Holiday & Arthur Hertzog} – Helen Merrill
“I Have Dreamed” {Rodgers & Hammerstein II} – Frank Sinatra
“Day In Day Out” {Rube Bloom & Johnny Mercer} – Don Costa
“Falling In Love With Love” {Rodgers & Hart} – Helen Merrill [1954]
“Love Is Just Around The Corner” – Billy Ekstine
“Maybe” {George & Ira Gershwin} – Sarah Vaughan
“That’s All” {Alan Brant & Bob Haymes} – Billy Eckstine
“Interlude” {Rugolo} – Roy Wiegand – Stan-The Big Sur [Sea Breeze: 1999]
“Love For Sale” – Stan Kenton – Very Best Of [1950'S]
“Girl From Ipanema” {Jobim} – B Shew – Heavyweights [Mama: 1995]
“Giant Steps” {Coltrane} – A Sandoval – Dream Come True [Grp: 1993]
“Naima” {Coltrane} – A Sandoval – Dream Come True [Grp: 1993]
“Somos Novios” – I Atman – Ny Rendezvous [2009]
“Autumn In NY” – F Sinatra – Come Fly with Me [Capitol]
“Sept In Rain” – Roy Hargrove – Emergence [Emarcy: 2009]
“El Cuyoco” {Puente} – Tito Puente – Dance Mania [Rca: 2009]
“3D Mambo” {Puente} – Tito Puente – Dance Mania [Rca: 2009]
“Ultramarine” {Chiasson} – Hod O’Brien – So That’S How It Is [Reservoir: 1997]
“Early Autumn” {Burns} – Roy Wiegand – Stan-The Big Sur [Sea Breeze: 1999]
“Met Miss Jones” – Steve Davis – Eloquence [Jlp: 2009]
“Cass Tech” {G Wilson} – G Wilson – Detroit [Mack Ave: 2009]
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