| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Benny Goodman Trio |
Moonglow |
Let's Dance |
|
Happy birthday Teddy Wilson! |
| Billie Holiday o Teddy Wilson |
I'll Never be the Same |
Lady Day |
Sony |
Wilson was piano player with Benny Goodman, and his orchestra backed many of Billie Holiday's best performances |
| Billie Holiday o Teddy Wilson |
Sugar |
Lady Day |
Sony |
when Wilson joined Goodman's orchestra it was the first time a major swing band was integrated |
|
| Teddy Wilson Orchestra |
I'll See You in My Dreams |
Big Ben |
Proper UK |
inst. |
| Billie Holiday o/ Teddy Wilson |
Miss Brown to You |
Lady Day |
Sony |
this recording is from the landmark session where Goodman sat in on Wilson's orchestra to see if they were a good fit, before Wilson joined Goodman's band |
| Benny Goodman Trio |
Who? |
Madhattan Room 20 Nov 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
live radio broadcast |
| Duke Ellington Orchestra |
Ring Dem Bells |
The Duke |
Columbia |
|
| Ted Lewis Orchestra feat. Fats Waller |
I'm Crazy 'Bout My Baby |
Fats Waller The Complete Recorded Works Volume 2 |
JSP |
|
| Tommy Dorsey Orchestra v/ Edythe Wright |
Tea on the Terrace |
For Sentimental Reasons (The Bluebird Recordings) |
|
|
| Kay Kyser v/ Harry Babbit & Trudy Erwin |
Who Wouldn't Love You? |
A Strict Education in Music |
Jasmine |
|
| Bunny Berigan, Tommy Dorsey & Fats Waller |
Blues |
The Compelte Recorded Works Vol 4 |
JSP |
inst. |
| Hoagy Carmichael |
Georgia On My Mind |
First of the Singer-Songwriters |
Proper UK |
happy birthday Hoagy Carmichael! |
| Fats Waller |
Two Sleepy People |
Memories of You |
|
Carmichael composition was written as a follow-up to "Thanks for the Memory" |
| Louis Armstrong |
Lazy River |
Satchmo: Ambassador of Jazz |
Universal |
|
| Mildred Bailey |
Rockin' Chair |
1931-1939 |
L'Art Vocal |
this Carmichael song became such a signature for Bailey she called herself "the Rockin' Chair Lady" |
| Hoagy Carmichael |
Judy |
First of the Singer-Songwriters |
Proper UK |
this may be my all-time favorite Carmichael song |
|
| Johnny Hodges |
The Nearness of You |
Triple Play |
|
inst. |
| Frank Sinatra |
The Nearness of You |
Nice 'n' Easy |
Capitol |
wrapping up the Carmichael tribute with a more modern arrangement |
| Sarah Vaughan |
Ain't Misbehavin' |
Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi |
Columbia |
|
| Chet Baker |
Look for the Silver Lining |
The Best of Chet Baker Sings |
Blue Note |
|
| Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong |
Cheek to Cheek |
Ella and Louis |
Verve |
|
|
| Ben Webster |
Don't Blame Me |
Big Ben |
Proper UK |
inst. |
| Mel Torme |
This Can't Be Love |
Jazz and Velvet |
Proper UK |
recorded for radio 1946 |
| Peggy Lee |
Do I Love You? |
Beauty and the Beat! |
Capitol |
|
| The Four Freshmen |
Day By Day |
Best of the Four Freshmen |
|
fun request! |
| Rosemary Clooney o/ Perez Prado |
I Only Have Eyes for You |
A Touch of Tabasco |
RCA |
|
| Ernestine Anderson |
I Love Being Here With You |
Isn't It Romantic |
|
great request! |
| Dinah Washington |
AIn't Nobody's Business If I Do |
The Queen Sings |
Proper UK |
|
|
| Henry Mancini |
Rain Drops in Rio |
Martinis with Mancini |
|
inst. |
| Jess Stacy, Israel Crosby, Gene Krupa |
Barrelhouse |
78" |
|
rec. 1935. fantastic request! |
| Jimmie Lunceford Orchestra |
For Dancers Only |
s/t |
Swingsation |
rec. 1937 |
| Count Basie Orchestra v/ Jimmy Rushing |
Pennies from Heaven |
Complete Decca Recordings |
RCA |
|
| Metronome All-Stars |
Blue Lou |
The Pied Piper |
Bluebird |
|
| Artie Shaw Orchestra v/ Helen Forrest |
Comes Love |
Begin the Beguine |
Membran |
|
|
| Artie Shaw Gramercy Five |
The Sad Sack |
Little Jazz Trumpet Giant |
Proper UK |
inst. |
| Erskine Hawkins |
Cherry |
Original Tuxedo Junction |
Proper UK |
|
| Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Helen Ward |
Night Wind |
Queen of Big Band |
ASV |
|
| Benny Goodman Orchestra |
Stardust |
"Let's Dance" Broadcasts |
|
inst. |
| Hoagy Carmichael |
Stardust |
Stardust and Much More |
ASV |
Hoagy singing his most famous song, recorded in 1960 |
