| Artist |
Song |
Album |
Label |
Comments |
| Nat King Cole Trio |
Summer Is A Comin' In |
Complete Capitol Recordings |
Mosaic |
I don't care what the calendar says, summer has begun in NC! |
| Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven |
Is This Gonna Be My Lucky Summer? |
Tommy Dorsey and his Clambake Seven 1936-1938 |
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| Russ Morgan and Music in the Russ Morgan Manner |
Summer Night |
The Golden Age of American Dance Bands |
Jasmine |
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| Blossom Dearie |
Once Upon a Summertime |
Verve Jazz Masters 51 |
Verve |
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| Walter Wanderley Orchestra v/ Astrud Gilberto |
So Nice (Summer Samba) |
Samba Swing! |
Rhino |
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| Slim Gaillard |
Blue Skies |
Laughing in Rhythm |
Proper UK |
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| McKinney's Cotton Pickers |
Gee, Ain't I Good to You? |
Fats Waller Complete Recorded Works Vol. 2 |
JSP |
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| Django Reinhardt & the Hot Club Quintette |
Melancholy Baby |
Classic Early Recordings in Chronological Order |
JSP |
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| Coleman Hawkins Quintet |
I Only Have Eyes for You |
Verve Jazz Masters 34 |
Verve |
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| The Mills Brothers |
Nevertheless (I'm In Love With You) |
Anthology 1931-1968 |
|
great request! |
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| Dean Martin |
Powder Your Face with Sunshine (and Smile! Smile! Smile) |
Capitol Collector's Series |
Capitol |
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| Dean Martin |
Ain't That a Kick in the Head |
Capitol Collector's Series |
Capitol |
happy birthday Dean Martin! born Jun 7 1917 |
| Dean Martin |
Just in Time |
Wild, Cool & Swingin' Too! |
Capitol |
originally appeared in movie BELLS ARE RINGING |
| Dean Martin |
Medley |
Live at the Sands |
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recorded live at the Sands hotel in Las Vegas, 1963 |
| Dean Martin |
Sway |
Cha Cha De Amor |
Capitol |
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| Dean Martin |
The Silencers |
Dean Martin Sings Songs from The Silencers |
|
theme song from THE SILENCERS; instrumental |
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| Walter Wanderley Orchestra v/ Astrud Gilberto |
Nega Du Cabelo Duro |
Samba Swing! |
Rhino |
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| Armando Trovajoli |
Decisione |
Easy Tempo |
Eighteenth Street Lounge |
Italian film library music |
| Doris Day o/ Paul Weston |
Pillow Talk |
Golden Girl (The Columbia Recordings 1944-1966) |
Columbia |
great request for Doris Day! Theme song from PILLOW TALK |
| Anita O'Day |
An Occasional Man |
Anita O'Day's Finest Hour |
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| Marc Shaiman |
Girls Night Out |
DOWN WITH LOVE OST |
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rec. 2006 |
| Rosemary Clooney o/ Perez Prado |
Corazon De Melon |
A Touch of Tabasco |
Liberty |
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| Perry Como |
Papa Love Mambo |
The Essential Perry Como |
|
great request! |
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| Billie Holiday |
Violets For Your Furs |
Lady in Satin |
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THANK YOU for requesting a whole set of Billie Holiday |
| Billie Holiday o/ Teddy Wilson Orchestra |
What A Little Moonlight Can Do |
Lady Day |
Sony |
rec 1935 |
| Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra |
God Bless the Child |
Lady Day |
Sony |
rec 1941 |
| Billie Holiday |
Lover Man (Oh Where Can You Be) |
The Complete Decca Recordings |
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rec 1944 |
| Billie Holiday |
Strange Fruit |
Ken Burns Jazz |
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rec 1939 anti-lynching protest song |
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| Billie Holiday And Her Orchestra |
Summertime |
Lady Day |
Sony |
wrapping up with a mini deep dive into "Summertime." This was recorded 1936 in an important recording session. Bunny Berigan, trumpet; Artie Shaw, clarinet; Joe Bushkin, piano; Dick McDonough, guitar; Pete Peterson, bass; Cozy Cole, drums |
| Sidney Bechet |
Summertime |
The Best of Sidney Bechet |
Blue Note |
rec 1939 this recording was a tribute to trumpeter Tommy Ladnier who had died four days before the recording session |
| Les Paul and Mary Ford |
Summertime |
The Les Paul Show |
|
rec 1950 for radio. Paul and Ford performed all instruments and vocals, using multi-track recording which Paul pioneered |
| Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong |
Summertime |
Satchmo Ambassador of Jazz |
Verve |
rec 1957 for Fitzgerald & Armstrong's album PORGY AND BESS |
| Lambert, Hendricks & Ross |
Summertime |
Summertime |
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rec 1959 this trio created the "vocalese" singing style |
| John Coltrane Trio |
Summertime |
My Favorite Things |
Atlantic |
rec 1961 nothing needs to be said about this one |
| Herbie Hancock |
Summertime |
Gershwin's World |
Verve |
rec 1998 feat. Joni Mitchell vocals, Stevie Wonder harmonica! |
