Series 32, Prog 9

THE CY COLEMAN SONG BOOK

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

The Rules of the Road - Nat King Cole: Let’s Face the Music!

You Turn Me On, Baby - Blossom Dearie: Sweet Blossom Dearie (Live at Ronnie Scott’s)

I’m Gonna Laugh You Right Out of My Life - Sue Raney: All By Myself

Why Try to Change Me Now - Frank Sinatra: No One Cares

Hey, Look Me Over - Peggy Lee: Extra Special!

A Doodlin’ Song - Peggy Lee: Extra Special

You Fascinate Me So - Peggy Lee: Pretty Eyes

Pass Me By - Peggy Lee: Pass Me By

That’s My Style - Mark Murphy: Sings Mostly Dorothy Fields and Cy Coleman

I Walk a Little Faster: Beverly Kenney: Born to Be Blue

Melancholy Moon - The Andrews Sisters: single

Early Morning’ Blues - Joyce Breach & The Keith Ingham Trio: Remembering Mabel Mercer (Vol 2)

My Personal Property - Sammy Davis Jr: I’ve Gotta Be Me

Big Spender - Shirley MacLaine: Live at the Palace

I’m in Love Again - Marlene VerPlanck: Once There Was a Moon

When in Rome - Tony Bennett & Bill Evans: The Tony Bennett/Bill Evans Album

The Best Is Yet to Come - Lorez Alexandria: Lorez Alexandria the Great

With Every Breath I Take - Claire Martin & Richard Rodney Bennett: Witchcraft/The Songs of Cy Coleman

Kick Off Your Shoes - Carmen McRae: Live at the Village Gate

Witchcraft - Chris Connor: Witchcraft

Cy Coleman 

(June 14th, 1929 - November 18th, 2004)

Series 32, Prog 8

THE ANDY RAZAF SONG BOOK

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Honeysuckle Rose - Lena Horne: Lena Sings Your Requests

Ain’t Misbehavin’ - Louis Armstrong: Satch Plays Fats

Stomping’ at the Savoy - Anita O’Day: Pick Yourself Up

Gee Baby, Ain’t I Good to You - Lou Rawls: Nobody But Lou

Guess Who’s in Town - Helen Humes: Helen Comes Back

Stay - Nat King Cole: Songs from St Louis Blues

Christopher Columbus - Dinah Washington: Sings Fats Waller

Mound Bayou - Maxine Sullivan: A Tribute to Andy Razaf

In the Mood - The Modernaires: The Modernaires Sing The Great Glenn Miller Instrumentals

Massachusetts - Mavis Rivers: Mavis

Knock Me a Kiss - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Swings Lightly

S’posin’ - Frank Sinatra: Sinatra’s Swingin’ Session!!!

I’m Gonna Move to the Outskirts of Town - Jimmy Rushing: The Jazz Odyssey of James Rushing Esq

Blue Turning Grey Over You - Audrey Morris: The Voice of Audrey Morris

The Joint is Jumpin’ - Fats Waller: Your Feet’s Too Big (EP)

Keepin’ Out of Mischief Now - Sammy Davis Jr & Count Basie: Our Shining Hour

Memories of You - Judy Garland: Judy

A Porter’s Love Song to a Chambermaid - Mildred Bailey & Red Norvo Orchestra: 78rpm single

Andy Razaf 

(December 16th, 1895 - February 3rd, 1973)

Series 32, Prog 7

THE BURTON LANE SONG BOOK

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

How About You - Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan: Annie Ross Sings a Song with Mulligan

Everything I Have Is Yours - Billy Eckstine & Quincy Jones: At Basin Street East

Dancing On a Dime - Joyce Breach & Mike Renzi: Moments Like This

The Lady’s in Love with You - Ian Shaw: The Abbey Road Sessions

Says My Heart - Billie Holiday: The Real Billie Holiday

‘Taint No Use - Benny Goodman & His Orchestra: 78rpm single

Poor You - Susannah McCorkle: Over the Rainbow/The Songs of E Y ‘Yip’ Harburg

On a Clear Day (You Can See Forever) - Frank Sinatra: Strangers in the Night

I Hear Music - Rebecca Kilgore & Dave Frishberg: The Starlit Hour

How Are Things in Glocca Morra - The Four Freshmen: All Over the Place

Old Devil Moon - Mel Tormé: Swings Shubert Alley

Where Have I Seen Your Face Before - Maxine Sullivan: The Lady's in Love with You/Maxine Sullivan Sings the Music of Burton Lane

How’dja Like to Love Me - Jimmy Dorsey Orchestra featuring Don Mattison: 78rpm single

Too Late Now - Mark Murphy: Love Is What Stays

If This Isn’t Love - Marie Murphy: If This Isn’t Love

Stop! You’re Breakin’ My Heart - Willie Farmer Orchestra featuring Ann Seaton: 78rpm single

Come Back to Me - Todd Gordon & Royal Air Force Squadronaires: Evergreen

Burton Lane

(February 2nd, 1912 - January 5, 1997)

 

Series 32, Prog 6

DECADES APART…

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

1955 - He Needs Me - Peggy Lee: Pete Kelly’s Blues (Soundtrack)

1975 - I've Got Those Feelin' Too Good Today Blues - Peggy Lee: Mirrors

1943 - I Couldn’t Sleep a Wink Last Night - Frank Sinatra: The Columbia Years (1943-1952): The Complete Recordings - Vol 1

1973 - There Used to Be a Ballpark - Frank Sinatra: Ol’ Blue Eyes Is Back

1984 - Can’t Buy Me Love - Lisa Rich: Listen Here

2024 - Ask Me Now - Lisa Rich: Long As You’re Living

1955 - Flip Flop and Fly - Big Joe Turner: single

1975 - Nobody in Mind - Big Joe Turner: Nobody in Mind

1959 - They Can’t Take That Away from Me - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the George & Ira Gershwin Song Book (Vol 5)

1979 - Make Me Rainbows - Ella Fitzgerald & Count Basie: A Perfect Match/Ella & Basie

2001 - I Get Along Without You Very Well - Kurt Elling: Flirting with Twilight

2021 - SuperBlue - Kurt Elling: SuperBlue

1961 - If the Moon Turns Green - Carmen McRae: Sings Lover Man And Other Billie Holiday Classics

1981 - Secret Love - Carmen McRae: Live at Bubba’s!

1952 - It Had to Be You - Bing Crosby & Red Nichols: Swingin' With Bing: Bing Crosby's Lost Radio Performances

1972 - Sunrise, Sunset - Bing Crosby & Count Basie: Bing ’n Basie

Image: Feyza Yildirim Photography

Series 32, Prog 5

ALL ABOARD!

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Sentimental Journey - Louis Prima & Keely Smith: The Call of the Wildest

Watching’ the Trains Go By - Perry Como: Dreamer’s Holiday

Waitin’ for the Train to Come In - Peggy Lee: 78rpm single

The Freedom Train - Peggy Lee & Johnny Mercer: The Lost '40s & '50s Capitol Masters

The Train Blues - Peggy Lee: Blues Cross Country with the Quincy Jones Orchestra

Chattanooga Choo-Choo - Ray Charles: The Genius Hits the Road

It Takes a Long, Long Train with a Red Caboose - Janet Seidel: Don’t Smoke in Bed

The Train - Frank Sinatra: Watertown

Freight Train Blues - Beverly Jenkins: Gordon Jenkins Presents My Wife the Blues Singer

Trains and Boats and Planes - Astrud Gilberto: I Haven’t Got Anything Better to Do

Sleepy Town Train - The Modernaires: Sing the Great Glenn Miller Instrumentals

Take the “A” Train - Ella Fitzgerald: Sings the Duke Ellington Song Book (Vol 1)

I Thought About You - Nancy Wilson: But Beautiful

This Train - Mark Murphy: Who Can I Turn To?

Train in the Distance - Jacqui Dankworth: Detour Ahead

Blues in the Night (Parts 1 & 2) - Billy May & His Orchestra featuring Trummy Young: Jimmie Lunceford in Hi-Fi

Image: Oliver Dohrn

Series 32, Prog 4

TRY A LITTLE TENDERNESS

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Try a Little Tenderness - Peggy Lee: Ultimate Peggy Lee (previously unreleased)

Tenderly - Johnny Hartman: All of Me/The Debonaire Mr Hartman

Tender as a Rose - Carol Stevens with Phil Moore’s Music: That Satin Doll

Begin the Beguine - Perry Como: Como Swings

Love Me Tender - Carmen McRae: Any Old Time

Moonlight Serenade - Tommy Leonetti: single

Tender Loving Care - Nancy Wilson: Tender Loving Care

(Love Is) The Tender Trap - Frank Sinatra & Count Basie: Sinatra-Basie

The Tender Touch - Nelson Riddle & His Orchestra Featuring Sande Ellis: The Tender Touch

There’s Love - Nat King Cole: L-O-V-E

I Don’t Stand a Ghost of a Chance with You - Mavis Rivers: We Remember Mildred Bailey

Tender Is the Night - Billy Eckstine: Now Singing in 12 Great Movies

I Concentrate on You - Ella Fitzgerald: Ella Loves Cole

Yellow Days - Tony Bennett: Tony Bennett’s “Something”

Be Easy, Be Tender - Ann Richards: The Many Moods of Ann Richards

Try a Little Tenderness - The Commitments featuring Andrew Strong: The Commitments (Soundtrack)

Image: designecologist

Series 32, Prog 3

HANDLE WITH CARE

Intro: A Little White Ship - Todd Gordon: Love dot com

Handle with Care - Barb Jungr: Hallelujah on Desolation Row

I Could Make You Care - Johnny Hartman: All of Me/The Debonaire Mr Hartman

Devil May Care - Diana Krall: When I Look in Your Eyes

If I Didn’t Care - Harry James & Frank Sinatra: The Complete Harry James & His Orchestra featuring Frank Sinatra

Tender Loving Care - Nancy Wilson: Tender Loving Care

Who Cares What People Say - Mel Tormé: 78rpm single

Who Cares - Ella Fitzgerald & Nelson Riddle: Ella Fitzgerald Sings The George and Ira Gershwin Song Book - Vol 2

Be Careful, It’s My Heart - Helen Carr: Why Do I Love You

Love Don’t Care (Where It Grows) - Perry Como: single

My Baby Just Cares for Me - Nina Simone: Little Girl Blue

Nobody Cares - Ray Charles: The Genius Sings the Blues

You Made Me Care - Carmen McRae: Carmen McRae (bonus track)

When No One Cares - Frank Sinatra: No One Cares

I Don’t Care - Eydie Gormé: Sings Showstoppers

I Should Care - Nat King Cole: Just One of Those Things

Not a Care in the World - Peggy Lee & Benny Goodman: Peggy Lee Sings with Benny Goodman

Someone Who Cares - Peggy Lee: Norma Delores Egstrom from Jamestown North Dakota

I Don’t Care Who Knows It - David Allyn: Where You At (1941-1963)

Too Much in Love to Care - Claire Martin & Kenny Barron: Too Much in Love to Care

Image: Tima Miroshnichenko