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"Divaville Lounge" with Sarah O (archive)

step into the lounge!

Sunday, February 22, 2026 | 14:00 to 16:00 | jazz/pop vocalists

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Artist	Song	Album	Label	Comments
Hazel Scott Trio	A Foggy Day	March of Dimes		1955 television appearance. Hazel Scott piano, vocals; Charles Mingus b, Rudy Nichols d
				Today's show is a Black History Month tribute to Hazel Scott! Reference: HAZEL SCOTT by Karen Chilton. Available at the Duke music library (book or audio book) or Durham Public Library (audiobook only)
Hazel Scott & Marian McPartland	Early Life / Jullliard	Piano Jazz	NPR	radio interview recorded in 1980
Hazel Scott & Canada Lee	New World A-Coming	New World A-Coming		radio transcription 26 March 1944

Sextet of the Rhythm Club of London	Mighty Like the Blues	Great Scott! Collected Recordings 1939-57	Acrobat	rec 1939 Scott's first recording session. HS p, vcl; Danny Polo c; Pete Brown as; Albert Harris g; Pete Barry b; Arthur Herbert d. Note that since this is her first session, it's a conventional swing orchestra not dominated by piano as would be typical for the rest of her recording career
Hazel Scott	Ritual Fire Dance	Swinging the Classics	Decca	rec 1940. HS p; J.C. Heard d
Hazel Scott	Blues in B Flat	Hazel Scott, Vol. 2	Decca	rec 1942 HS p; J.C. Heard d. HS composer

Hazel Scott	Taking a Chance on Love	I Dood It	MGM	rec 1943 appearance in the film I DOOD IT. Scott always appeared as herself in movies because the only available parts for Black women at the time were demeaning. She had a conflict with producer Harry Cohn because she refused to perform with background actors wearing stereotypical "calico laundry women" costumers behind her & Cohn saw to it that she didn't make any more film appearances until after Cohn's death
Hazel Scott and Sidney Catlett	"C" Jam Blues	Classic V-Disc Small Group Sessions	Mosaic	rec 1943, V-Discs were produced for servicemen during WWII
Charlie Parker & Hazel Scott	Embraceable You	Bird in Time 1940-1947	ESP	rec 1943 sorry the sound quality is so bad
Hazel Scott	Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2	Army-Navy Screen Magazine		WWII era newsreel, exact date unknown. This piece by Liszt was one of Scott's favorites

Hazel Scott with Toots Camarata's Orchestra	I'm Glad There Is You	Hazel Scott with Toots Camarata's Orchestra		rec 1945 unusual for Scott to record with a full orchestra
Hazel Scott	How High the Moon	A Piano Recital	Signature	rec 1946
Hazel Scott	A Rainy Night in G	A Piano Recital	Signature	rec 1946 HS composer
Hazel Scott	Mary Lou	Great Scott	Columbia	rec 1948 HS p; unknown b, g, d. The performance is a tribute to Scott's lifelong friend Mary Lou Williams

Hazel Scott	Dancing on the Ceiling (He Dances On My Ceiling)	Great Scott	Columbia	rec 1948 HS p, vcl; unknown b, g, d
Hazel Scott	Nightmare Blues	Great Scott	Columbia	rec 1948 HS p, vcl; unknown b, g, d. composer HS
Hazel Scott	That Old Black Magic	Hazel Scott's Late Show	Capitol	rec 1953 HS p; Red Callender b; Lee Young p
Hazel Scott	What America Means to Me	What America Means to Me	WFIL Philadelphia	1951 radio transcription. This was made the year after Scott's disastrous appearance before HUAC. Note that while she asserts her patriotism and loyalty to the country, she still doesn't shy away from condemning racism and Jim Crow

Hazel Scott with Charles Mingus and Max Roach	Git Up From There	Relaxed Piano Moods	Original Jazz Classics	rec 1955 composer HS. Relaxed Piano Moods is generally considered her greatest works
Hazel Scott with Charles Mingus and Max Roach	Peace of Mind	Relaxed Piano Moods	Original Jazz Classics	rec 1955 composer HS
Hazel Scott	Ev'ry Time	'Round Midnight	Decca	rec 1956 HS p, Everett Barksdale g, Ssandy Block b, Jimmy Crawford d.
Hazel Scott	'Round Midnight	'Round Midnight	Decca	rec 1956 HS p, Everett Barksdale g, Sandy Block b, Jimmy Crawford d

Hazel Scott	L'homme que j'aime	Joue et Chante	Polydor	rec 1958 in Paris where Scott lived for many years
Hazel Scott	Do You Feel Alright?	Always	Image	rec 1979 in New York. composer HS
Hazel Scott Trio	Guess I Gotta Move	After Hours	Tioch Records	rec 1980 the year before Scott died. HS p, George Duvivier b, Oliver Jackson d. composer HS/Duvivier
Hazel Scott and Marian McPartland	Don't Misunderstand	Piano Jazz	NPR	rec 1980 the year before Scott died. Radio interview