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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

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Sunday, February 16, 2020 | 14:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists

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Artist	Song	Album	Label	Comments
Earl Hines Orchestra	Jelly Jelly	Earl Hines Sessiond 1928-1945	Mosaic	2-3 today: a tribute to Billy Eckstine! This is one of Eckstine's first recordings, when he was the singer with Earl Hines. Rec. 1940
Earl Hines Orchestra	Skylark	Earl Hines Sessions 1928-1945	Mosaic	rec 1942 although not the first to record it, Eckstine introduced the song Skylark on the radio
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra	I Love the Rhythm in a Riff	1944-45	Melodie Jazz Classic	rec. 1944 Eckstine left Hines' band in 1944 and founded his own, the first band devoted to bop. He brought together Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon, Miles Davis, Sarah Vaughan, Fats navarro, Sonny Stitt, Gene Ammons & other luminaries of early bop
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra	A Cottage for Sale	1944-45	Melodie Jazz Classic	rec. 1945 the band was so innovative audiences often had trouble with the music, and preferred ballads where Eckstine's vocals were the feature
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra	Blowin' The Blues Away	The Swinging Mr. B	Passport	rec. 1945 rare radio transcription. Eckstine calls out several performers in the lyrics
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra	Second Balcony Jump	1946-1947	Chronological Classics	rec. 1946 by this point Eckstine was learning trumpet and valve trombone
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra	Oo Bop Sh'Bam	1946-1947	Chronological Classics	rec. 1946 written by Dizzy Gillespie

Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra	Anthropologie (Take 2)	Complete RCA Victor Recordings	RCA	talkset
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra	Cool Breeze	1946-1947	Chronological Classics	rec. 1946 the band was so progressive and modern that they never gained much success. audiences and critics didn't understand them
Billy Eckstine and His Orchestra	I Only Have Eyes for You	1946-1947	Chronological Classics	rec. 1947 eventually Eckstine realized since audiences responded so much better to his singing that he'd be more successful without the band. He disbanded the orchestra in 1947 and signed a lucrative deal with MGM
Billy Eckstine	Everything I Have is Yours	Everything I Have is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years	Polygram	rec. 1948 MGM wanted to shape Eckstine into a crooner idol in the style of Frank Sinatra
Billy Eckstine	I Apologize	Everything I Have is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years	Polygram	rec. 1951 these songs sound sugary compared to the progressive jazz of Eckstine's orchestra, but they were hugely successful
Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan	Dedicated to You	Everything I Have is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years	Polygram	rec. 1953 Sarah Vaughan got started in Earl Hines band on Eckstine's recommendation. She went with him when he founded his own band, and they stayed friends and worked together many times over the years

Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra	Do Nothing Till You Hear from Me	Jazz Round Midnight: Ballads		talkset
Billy Eckstine with the Metronome All Stars	St. Louis Blues Pt. 1 & 2	Everything I Have is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years	Polygram	rec. 1953 every year Metronome had a reader vote on the best musicians and singers. The winners would record four sides as the Metronome All Stars
Billy Eckstine with the Woody Herman Orchestra	Life is Just a Bowl of Cherries	Everything I Have is Yours: The Best of the MGM Years	Polygram	rec. 1955 Eckstine continued recording with different bands, but the upward trajectory of his career was derailed by the backlash to that photo
Billy Eckstine and Sarah Vaughan	Cheek to Cheek	Sing the Best of Irving Berlin	Verve	rec. 1958 Vaughan funded the recording of this album to help out her friend. Orchestra led by Hal Mooney
Billy Eckstine	Prisoner of Love	Billy's Best	Verve	rec. 1958 this was an early hit for Eckstine which he recorded many times
Billy Eckstine	Maybe This Time	If She Walked Into My Life	Craft	rec. 1974 in the 70s Eckstine recorded several albums including this one for Stax. He only recorded a couple more albums after this, and died in 1993

Dizzy Gillespie Orchestra	Sweet and Lovely	Jazz in Paris - Champs Elysees		talkset
Noble Sissle Orchestra feat. Lena Horne	I Take to You	78"		3-4 today: a tribute to Lena Horne! This was rec. 1936 & was Horne's first recording. She was credited as "Leana Horne" on the record
The Duke is Tops	I Know You Remember	short film		rec. 1938 this was Horne's first film appearance
Lena Horne o/ Charlie Barnet	Good-For-Nothin' Joe	Stormy Weather		rec. 1941 when Horne joined Charlie Barnet's orchestra it became one of the first integrated bands
Lena Horne o/ Lou Bring	The Man I Love	Stormy Weather		rec. 1941 this was a hit song for Horne
Lena Horne o/ Teddy Wilson	Out of Nowhere	Classic Brunswick & Columbia Teddy WIlson Sessions	Mosaic	rec. 1941 Wilson was Horne's regular accompanist when she performed at Cafe Society

Lena Horne	Introduction	Jubilee 77	otr-cat.com	rec. 1944 Horne often contributed to the war effort by performing for troops or appearing on shows like Jubilee
Lena Horne	Honeysuckle Rose	Jubilee 77	otr-cat.com	rec. 1944
Lena Horne	Stormy Weather	Masters of Jazz: Female Vocal Classics	Columbia	rec. 1942 the title song from STORMY WEATHER which Horne starred in, this became a signature song for her
Lena Horne	Ain't It the Truth	Cabin in the Sky OST	Soundtrack Factory	rec 1943 this song was written for Horne to sing in CABIN IN THE SKY, but the scene has her singing in the bathtub which was considered too racy so the scene was cut
Lena Horne	Love	The Lady and Her Music	Recall Records	rec. 1946 Horne sang this in ZEIGFELD FOLLIES
Lena Horne	The Lady Is a Tramp	The Lady and Her Music	Recall Records	rec. 1948 Horne sang this in WORDS AND MUSIC
Roy Eldridge Quartet	Someone to Watch Over Me	Little Jazz Trumpet Giant	Proper UK	talkset

Lena Horne	Love Me or Leave Me	Best of Lena Horne: Love Me or Leave Me	Castle	rec. 1955
Lena Horne o/ Nat Brandwynne	Day in - Day Out	At the Waldorf-Astoria	Imports	rec. 1958 Horne's appearance at the Waldorf-Astoria was a triumph for her
Lena Horne	Can't Help Lovin' Dat Man	Lena Like Latin	Ember	rec. 1964 Horne performed in SHOW BOAT on stage. In the next track she talks about her frustration at trying & failing to reprise the role in the movie
Lena Horne	Lena's Dialogue: "Early Career"	Live on Broadway: The Lady and Her Music	Warner Brothers	rec. 1981 from Horne's one-woman show on Broadway
Duke Ellington Orchestra	Don't Ever Say Goodbye	The Complete Capitol Recordings of Duke Ellington	Mosaic	talkset
Lena Horne	Believe in Yourself	The Wiz	Geffen	rec. 1978 Horne appeared in this movie as Glinda the Good Witch