| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Ella Fitzgerald |
I Remember You |
The Johnny Mercer Songbook |
Verve |
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| Dinah Washington |
Mad About the Boy |
The Dinah Washington Story |
Polygram |
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| Frank Sinatra |
No One Ever Tells You |
A Swinging Affair |
Capitol |
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| Duke Ellington Orchestra v/ Rosemary Clooney |
Hey Baby |
Blue Rose |
Columbia |
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| Duke Ellington Orchestra v/ Rosemary Clooney |
A Midnight in Paris |
The Duke: The Columbia Years |
Columbia |
inst. |
| Paul Robeson |
A Woman is a Sometime Thing |
The Complete EMI Sessions 1928-1939 |
EMI |
happy birthday! |
| Billie Holiday |
Summertime |
1933-1937 |
|
happy birthday! |
| Benny Goodman Trio |
Where or When |
Madhattan Room 23 October 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
live radio broadcast |
| Johnny Long Orchestra v/ Frances Lane |
Waiting for the Train to Come In |
Live at the Hotel New Yorker 12-1-45 |
Collector's Choice |
great request! Long was Duke bandleader in the late 30s |
| Quartette Swing D'Emile Carrara |
Jeepers Creepers |
Squeeze Me |
Proper UK |
|
| Oscar Aleman |
In The Mood |
Swing Guitar Masterpieces |
Acoustic |
|
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| Tommy Dorsey Orchestra |
Honeysuckle Rose |
Bunny Berigan the Key Sessions |
JSP |
inst. feat. Fats Waller & Bunny Berigan |
| Larry Clinton |
In a Persian Market |
A Study in Larry Clinton |
|
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| Artie Shaw Orchestra |
Lambeth Walk |
Artie Shaw, King of the Clarinet |
|
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| Bob Chester Orchestra v/ Betty Bradley |
Yes, My Darling Daughter |
Chester's Choice |
Jasmine |
|
| Woody Herman Orchestra |
Blue Flame |
The Best of Woody Herman |
|
great request as always! |
| Duke Ellington Orchestra |
Perdido |
The Blanton-Webster Band |
RCA |
|
| Harry James Orchestra v/ Helen Forrest |
Skylark |
The Complete Helen Forrest |
ASV |
happy birthday Helen Forrest! |
| Les Brown Orchestra v/ Doris Day |
My Dreams Are Getting Better All the Time |
Golden Girl: The Columbia Recordings 1944-1966 |
Columbia |
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| Harry James Orchestra |
A Sleepy Lagoon |
Strictly Instrumental |
Memoir |
inst. |
| Fats Waller |
Ain't Misbehavin' |
The Complete Recorded Works Vol 2 |
JSP |
rec. 1929 Waller & Andy Razaf have co-writing credit, though stories say that Waller wrote the song in 45 minutes in Razaf's apartment |
| Sarah Vaughan |
Ain't Misbehavin' |
Sarah Vaughan in Hi-Fi |
Sony |
rec. 1950 this recording includes Miles Davis on trumpet |
| Art Tatum |
Ain't Misbehavin' |
Solo Masterpieces Vol. 6 |
|
rec. 1953 Tatum and Waller were friends & colleagues, this recording shows off Tatum's masterful interpretation of Waller's composition |
| Nat King Cole |
Somewhere Along the Way |
Capitol Records from the Vaults, Vol. 4 |
Capitol |
great request! |
| John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman |
My One and Only Love |
John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman |
Impulse! |
great request as always! |
| Chet Baker |
Look for the Silver Lining |
The Best of Chet Baker Sings |
Blue Note |
|
| Anita O'Day |
Tea for Two |
Finest Hour |
UMVD |
I *believe* this was recorded live at the Newport Jazz Festival in 1957, check out the movie JAZZ ON A SUMMER'S DAY to see this performance (or if not this exact performance, one very similar) |
|
| Perez Prado & His Orchestra |
Patricia |
Mondo Mambo! |
Rhino |
inst. |
| Billie Holiday o/ Teddy Wilson |
April In My Heart |
Lady Day |
Sony |
happy 100th birthday Billie Holiday! |
| Billie Holiday |
No Regrets |
1933-137 |
Sony |
this recording is from the same all-star session as "Summertime" |
| Billie Holiday |
My Old Flame |
The Complete Commodore Recordings |
GRP |
rec. 1944 |
| Billie Holiday |
Strange Fruit |
Billy Holiday at Jazz at the Philharmonic |
Verve |
rec. 1946 |
| Billie Holiday |
God Bless the Child |
Lady in Autumn: The Best of the Verve |
Verve |
rec. 1957 |
|
| Lester Young |
Midnight Symphony |
'Round Midnight |
|
inst. |
| Fats Waller |
Your Feet's Too Big |
Flaky Forties |
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| Ben Bernie |
Let's Put Out the Lights (And Go to Sleep_) |
Charming Gents of Stage and Screen |
ASV |
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| George Olsen & His Music |
Bye Bye Blackbird |
The Golden Age of American Dance Bands |
Jasmine |
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