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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

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Sunday, February 17, 2013 | 14:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists
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Artist Song Album Label Comments
The Mills Brothers Across the Alley from the Alamo Anthology 1931-1968 MCA
Nat King Cole El Bodeguero Grandes Exitos Vol 2 Capitol this song was major hit in Cuba for Orquesta Aragon, Cole was inspired by them & other Cuban bands to record 2 albums of Spanish language songs
Steve Lawrence & Eydie Gorme Green Eyes Steve & Eyde Sing the Golden Hits MCA this was also originally a Cuban song: "Aquellos Ojos Verdes"
Stan Kenton The Peanut Vendor The Greatest Jazz: Take Five also a popular Cuban song: "El Manisero"
Benny Goodman Mission to Moscow Big Band Jazz, Vol !! inst.
Ibrahim Ferrer con Chepin & His Oriental Orchestra Ay, Azabache! Mi Oriente Tumbao Ferrer talked about being inspired by Nat King Cole's Spanish language albums & how they influenced his own singing style
Count Basie Orchestra Jumpin' at the Woodside Complete Decca Recordings RCA
Anita O'Day o/ Gene Krupa Watch the Birdie Uptown Sony
Cab Calloway Twee-Twee-Tweet Are You Hep to the Jive? Sony
Artie Shaw v/ Leo Watson Whistle While You Work Begin the Beguine Membran
Louis Jordan That Chick's Too Young to Fry Let the Good Times Roll Bear Family
Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra They're Either Too Young or Too Old The Wartime Years: Wartime Memories
Putney Dandridge & His Orchestra When I Grow Too Old to Dream Roy Eldridge: Little Jazz Proper UK rec. 1935
Benny Goodman All I Do is Dream Of You Complete Capitol Small Group Recordings Mosaic
Tallulah Bankhead & Jack Carson Baby, It's Cold Outside Give My Regards to Broadway AEI
Eddie Cantor Oh! Gee, Oh! Gosh, Oh! Golly, I'm In Love Cocktail Hour Columbia
Al Bowlly On a Steamer Coming Over The Very Thought of You Sanctuary
Rudy Vallee Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries Heigh-Ho Everybody! Pearl
Dick Powell With Plenty of Money and You Singing Troubador Great Movie Themes
Ginger Rogers We're In the Money Gold Diggers of 1933 OST RKO Radio Pictures
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Orchestra Lafayette Wicked Swing BMG inst.
Frank Sinatra Let's Fall in Love Ring-a-Ding-Ding! Reprise
Peggy Lee Caramba! It's the Samba The SIngles Collection Capitol
Wayne Newton L-O-V-E Ultra-Lounge: Wild, Cool & Swingin' Capitol
Billy Eckstine I Left My Hat in Haiti Everything I Have is Yours: Best of the MGM Years Polygram
Duke Ellington Orchestra THings Ain't What They Used to Be Cote D'Azur Concerts on Verve Verve inst.
Liberace Aruba Liberace Bachelor in Paradise: Classics from MGM Films Rhino
Judy Holliday An Occasional Man Trouble is a Man DRG
Shirley Bassey Burn My Candle Head Over High Heels Trikont
Marilyn Monroe After You Get What You Want, You Don't Want It s/t Gold
Nat King Cole Destination Moon The King Swings Capitol
Nat King Cole I Hear Music The Piano Style of Nat King Cole Capitol inst.
The Four Lads Istanbul Not Constantinople The Four Lads Sing
Eartha Kitt Somebody Bad Stole De Wedding Bells Legendary BMG
Ella Fitzgerald I'm a Poached Egg Without Toast Jukebox Ella Verve
Noel Coward Why Must the Show Go On? The Noel Coward Album Sony
Ethel Merman Dearie There's No Business Like Show Business Razor & Tie
Dinah Washington I Get a Kick Out of You Night and Day: The Cole Porter Songbook Verve
Mel Torme Lulu's Back in Town Lulu's Back in Town Bethlehem Archive
Duke Ellington Orchestra Cafe Au Lait Such Sweet Thunder Columbia inst.
Julie London Gone With the Wind Cry Me a River Disky