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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

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Sunday, February 9, 2014 | 14:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists
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Artist Song Album Label Comments
Al Bowlly o/ Ray Noble One, Two, Button Your Shoe Ray Noble: Love is the Sweetest Thing
Taft Jordan & The Mob Louisiana Fairytale Sounds of Harlem Hep
Chick Bullock & His Levee Loungers I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket Bunny Berigan The Key Sessions JSP
Bing Crosby o/ Paul Whiteman Mary (What Are You Waiting For?) Bing Crosby: 1926-1932 Timeless Holland
Tommy Dorsey Mr. Ghost Goes to Town The Bluebird Recordings in Chronological Order 1936-37 Jazz Classics
Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Louise Tobin Scatter-brain Benny's Girls
Ziggy Elman Zaggin' with Zig The Issued Recordings 1947 & 1949 Jazz Band
CHick Webb Midnight in a Madhouse Stomping at the Savoy Proper UK happy birthday!
CHick Webb Orchestra v/ Ella Fitzgerald Love and Kisses Let's Get Together Webb gave Ella her first professional singing job; this was her first recording
Chick Webb Stompin' at the Savoy Stomping at the Savoy Proper UK Webb led a swing orchestra which was very popular live, but never achieved much commercial success because the band's live energy didn't translate well to studio recordings. he routinely won "battles of the bands" with much more successful orchestras
CHick Webb Orchestra v/ Ella Fitzgerald A-Tisket A-Tasket Ken Burns Jazz when Ella joined Webb's orchestra they finally began to see commercial success; this was their biggest hit
Chick Webb Strictly Jive Stomping at the Savoy Proper UK Webb suffered from spinal tuberculosis as a child, which left him in chronic pain & poor health for the rest of his life. he died in 1939 just as his band finally began to hit it big. he was in his 30s
Chick Webb Spinnin' the Webb Stomping at the Savoy Proper UK
Louis Jordan I'm Gonna Leave You On the Outskirts of Town Let the Good Times Roll Bear Family Louis Jordan also got started with Chick Webb, he started his own band after being fired by Webb for fraternizing with Ella; this was Jordan's first charting hit under his own name
Andy Kirk and HIs Clouds of Joy Take It And Git Jukebox Hits 1936-1949
Nellie Lutcher Fine Brown Frame Jumpin' Like Mad
Lalo Guerrero Chicas Patas Boogie Pachuco Boogie Arhoolie
Slim Gaillard Tutti Frutti Laughing in Rhythm Proper UK
Louis Armstrong Just a Gigolo Satchmo's Classic Vocals Bluebird
The Imperial Orchestra Dream, Sweetheart Bunny Berigan The Key Sessions JSP inst.
Fred Waring's Pennsylvanians Let's Have Another Cup of Coffee Flashbacks #1 Trikont great request! did not have the exact version but this is from the same era
Bing Crosby Just One More Chance Bing! His Legendary Years MCA another song from PAPER MOON, this was BIng's first big hit
Fred Astaire & Ginger Rogers I'm Putting All My Eggs in One Basket Fred and Ginger at RKO Rhino
Larry Clinton o/ Bea Wain I Married an Angel The Golden Age of American Dance Bands Jasmine
Tommy Dorsey Swinging on Nothing The American Swing Collection inst.
Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Louise Tobin Mission to Moscow Big Band Jazz, Volume II
Bob Wills & His Texas Playboys Stay a Little Longer Doughboys, Playboys and Cowboys Proper UK
Count Basie Jumpin' at the Woodside Complete Decca Recordings RCA
Bennie Moten's Kansas City Swing Orchestra Lafayette Wicked Swing
Cab Calloway Nagasaki 1930-1939 L'Art Vocal
Willie Bryant and His Orchestra Rigmarole Big Ben Proper UK inst.
Dakota Staton They All Laughed Capitol Sings George Gershwin Capitol great request as always!
Lena Horne Watch What Happens Sex Kittens in Hi-Fi DCC
Herb Alpert's Tijuana Brass A Taste of Honey Whipped Cream and Other Delights another great one!
Sergio Mendes & Brasil \ The Fool on the Hill Fool on the Hill thanks for the requests!
Frank Sinatra Goin' Out of My Head May 22, 1968 - Oakland Coliseum Baysound
Julie London Hot Toddy Bottoms Up Capitol
Dean Martin Sway Cha Cha De Amor Capitol
Ella Fitzgerald Hawaiian War Chant Wild, Cool & Swingin' Too! Capitol
John Buzon Trio I Can't Believe That You're In Love with Me Cha Cha on the Rocks Liberty
Duke Ellington Absinthe Music for a Bachelor's Den Vol 3 DCC inst.
Sammy Davis Jr. There Was a Tavern in the Town As Long As She Needs Me Collector's Choice