| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Anita O'Day |
Let's Begin |
Pick Yourself Up |
Polygram |
Happy 10th Anniversary Divaville Lounge |
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| Laurie Johnson |
Happy Go Lively |
Music for TV Dinners |
Scamp |
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| Sammy Davis Jr. |
Yes I Can! |
I Gotta Be Me |
Reprise |
this set: songs I played in July / Aug 2007, still like a lot, but never seem to play anymore |
| Dean Martin |
Don't Let the Stars Get In Your Eyes |
Classic Dean |
Phantom Imports |
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| Bing Crosby |
You Belong To My Heart (Now and Forever) |
Bing! His LEgendary Years |
BMG |
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| Dorothy Lamour |
That Sentimental Sandwich |
Lovelight in the Starlight |
Jasmine |
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| The Three Suns |
Ballin' the Jack |
1949-56 |
Circle |
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| Johnny Mercer and Jack Teagarden |
The Old Music Master |
Too Marvelous for Words: Songs of Johnny Mercer |
Capitol |
my first ever theme show was a birthday tribute to Johnny Mercer in November 2007 |
| Johnny Mercer |
Blues in the Night |
Too Marvelous for Words: Songs of Johnny Mercer |
Capitol |
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| Johnny Mercer |
Summer Wind |
My Huckleberry Friend |
DRG |
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| Glenn Miller Orchestra |
A String of Pearls |
The Popular Recordings 1938-1942 |
RCA |
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| Sarah Ovenall & Derick Ovenall |
Interview with Derick Ovenall |
s/t |
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| Glenn Miller Orchestra v/ Tex Beneke |
Don't Sit Under the Apple Tree |
RCA Original Masters |
RCA |
in 2009 I interviewed my dad on air about his experiences in WWII and after |
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| Fats Waller |
Ain't Misbehavin' |
Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2 |
JSP |
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| Collins & Harlan |
The Aba Daba Honeymoon |
The Best of Arthur Collins |
Mondo Tunes |
for New Year's Eve 2010 I did the "Divaville Lounge Wayback Machine," a song a year from 1911 - 1965. This song is from 1914 |
| King Oliver's Creole Jazz Band v/ Bessie Smith |
St. Louis Blues |
Satchmo Ambassador of Jazz |
Verve |
rec. 1925 |
| The Andrews Sisters |
Bei Mir Bist Du Schoen |
50th Anniversary Collection |
MCA |
rec. 1937 |
| Bing Crosby |
Swinging on a Star |
Cocktail Hour |
Columbia River |
rec. 1944 |
| Julie London |
Cry Me a River |
The Very Best of Julie London |
Capitol |
rec. 1955 |
| Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli |
Nocturne |
Nuages |
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| Francesca Bucca, Giuseppe Bucca, Santa Salsera |
Interview with Giuseppe Bucca |
s/t |
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| Django Reinhardt & Stephane Grappelli |
Chasing Shadows |
The Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order |
JSP |
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| Benny Goodman Orchestra v/ Martha Tilton |
Once in a While |
Live at the Madhattan Room 6 Nov 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
in 2011 I did a theme show all about the year 1937 which changed my life: the leader of the Mint Julep Jazz Band heard the show & asked me to DJ their band breaks, introducing me to the world of live swing DJing |
| Benny Goodman Trio |
More Than You Know |
Live at the Madhattan Room 6 Nov 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
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| Billie Holiday |
I'll Never Be the Same |
Lady Day |
Sony |
this is one of Holiday's first recordings with Lester Young |
| Duke Ellington Orchestra |
Caravan |
Fitch Is On the Air 18 March 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
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| Duke Ellington Orchestra v/ Ivie Anderson |
One, Two, Button Your Shoe |
Fitch Is On the Air 18 March 1937 |
otr-cat.com |
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| Bing Crosby |
Sweet Leilani |
Bing! His LEgendary Years |
MCA |
one of the top 5 songs of 1937, according to Billboard (?) not sure where this data comes from |
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| Art Tatum |
The Sheik of Araby |
Anthology of British Vintage Jazz Vol 3 |
Ihor |
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| Sarah Ovenall & Derick Ovenall |
Interview with Derick Ovenall |
s/t |
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| Duke Ellington Orchestra |
Rockin' in Rhythm |
Black, Brown and Beige |
Columbia |
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| Essential Count Basie |
The World is Mad |
Columbia Masterworks |
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| Fred Astaire |
Night and Day |
The Great Entertainers |
Direct Source |
in 2014 I did a show called "Two Takes on a Standard," comparing early & later recordings of evergreen songs |
| Frank Sinatra |
Night and Day |
The Capitol Years |
Capitol |
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| Ben Bernie & His Orchestra |
Sweet Georgia Brown |
Sweet Georgia Brown and Other Hot Numbers |
Retrieval Records |
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| Anita O'Day |
Sweet Georgia Brown |
Pick Yourself Up |
Polygram |
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| Oscar Peterson |
They Can't Take That Away from Me |
Plays Pretty |
Verve |
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| Frank Sinatra o/ Count Basie |
The Best is Yet to Come |
It Might as Well Be Swing |
Reprise |
I hope the best is yet to come! Here's to 10 more years |
