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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

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Sunday, January 26, 2014 | 14:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists
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Artist Song Album Label Comments
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli Tea for Two The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order JSP happy birthday Stephane Grappelli!
Al Bowlly Close Your Eyes The Very Thought Of You Sanctuary
Fats Waller Louisiana Fairytale The Complete Recorded Works Vol 3 JSP
Ella Fitzgerald The Starlit Hour Live at the Roseland Ballroom, March 6 1940 otr-cat.com radio broadcast
Larry Clinton Orch v/ Bea Wain You Go to My Head Larry Clinton and His Orchestra
Tommy Dorsey Orchestra Song of India Big Band Legends inst.
Artie Shaw Oh! Lady, Be Good Begin the Beguine Membran
Gene Krupa Orchestra v/ Anita O'Day Thanks for the Boogie Ride Uptown Sony feat. Roy Eldridge
Louis Jordan Caldonia Let the Good Times Roll Bear Family what makes your big head so hard?
Count Basie v/ Jimmy Rushing Sent For You Yesterday And Here You Come Today Complete Decca Recordings RCA
Dinah Washington A Slick Chick The Queen Sings Proper UK
Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli The Sheik of Araby Quintet of the Hot Club du France inst.
Helen Kane o/ The Victor Orchestra I Wanna Be Loved By You The Charleston Era ASV happy birthday songwriter Harry Ruby!
Sammy Kaye Baby Face Swing and Sway with Samym Kaye
Groucho Marx Everyone Says I Love You Horsefeathers OST Soundtrack Factory Tin Pan Alley songwriting duo Kalmar and Ruby worked with the Marx Brothers and Eddie Cantor
The Mills Brothers Nevertheless Anthology 1931-1968
Mel Torme Three Little Words Jazz and Velvet Proper UK this song is the title of, & heavily featured in the Kalmar and Ruby biopic
Louis Armstrong o/ Sy Oliver A Kiss to Build a Dream On Satchmo Ambassador of Jazz Verve I did not know Harry Ruby wrote this song!
Sarah Vaughan Thinking of You The Divine Sarah Vaughan: The Columbia Years this song is featured in a beautiful dance between Vera Ellen and Fred Astaire
Charlie Byrd A Kiss to Build a Dream On For Louis inst.
Blossom Dearie Down with Love Verve Jazz Masters Verve great request! Sorry it took me a bit to work around to it
Ella Fitzgerald Slumming on Park Avenue Sings the Irving Berlin Songbook Verve another great request!
George Shearing Lullaby of Birdland 45" MGM Shearing is the song's composer, thanks for requesting this!
Ella Fitzgerald Manhattan Sings the Rodgers and Hart Verve did not have this song sung by Mel Torme, sorry!
Mel Torme It's All Right With Me The Bethlehem Years Bethlehem Archive
Nelson Riddle Theme from 'Route 66' Music for a Bachelor's Den in Hi-Fi DRG inst.
Ibrahim Ferrer con Chepin & His Oriental Orchestra Ay, Azabache! Mi Oriente Tumbao
Artie Shaw Orchestra The Carioca Strike It, Rich! Proper UK feat. Buddy Rich
Glenn Miller and the Army Air Force Band St. Louis Blues The Jazz Collector Edition great request!
Kay Kyser Strip Polka A Strict Education in Music Jasmine
Eddie Cantor If You Knew Susie Charming Gents of Stage and Screen ASV Living Era one more song by Kalmar and Ruby
Carmen Miranda Chica Chica Boom CHic Anthology
Xavier Cugat Auto-Conga Selection of Xavier Cugat
Stan Getz, Joao Gilberto, Antonio Carlos Jobim and Astrud Gilberto The Girl from Ipanema Getz-Gilberto Verve happy birthday Antonio Carlos Jobim!
Frank Sinatra & Tom Jobim Dindi Francis Albert Sinatra and Antonio Carlos Jobim Reprise
Sarah Vaughan Quiet Nights of Quiet Stars (Corcovado) The Essential Sarah Vaughan
Henri Salvador Dans mon ile Best of Henri Salvador Jobim said that this song was part of his inspiration for creating the bossa nova sound
Mildred Bailey o/ Benny Goodman Emaline Coleman Hawkins The Essential Sides Remastered JSP
Duke Ellington Orchestra Prelude to a Kiss The Duke Columbia inst.
Vaughn Monroe So Goodnight Vaughn Monroe and His Orchestra Circle goodnight! stay tuned for Demon Eye, performing live at 4 pm!